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One of Adolf Hitler's primary stated goals before World War II was to bring all German people in Europe into a single country under his control. To that end, he spent much of 1937-1939 seizing territory from neighboring countries, in the name of German unification. He engineered the annexation of Austria, the seizure of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, and then the dissolution of the rest of Czechoslovakia.
After all that was done, he turned his sights to Poland. A large portion of western Poland had been ruled by Germany before the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. Hitler demanded that territory back, along with an important seaport city called Danzig (now called Gdansk). However, Britain and France were no longer willing to allow Hitler to attack his neighbors; additionally, they were allied with Poland, so they were obligated to help if attacked. At first Hitler tried negotiating with Poland but his demands were too strict and Poland refused to accept.
Hitler believed the Allies would not defend Poland; they had done nothing to help Austria or Czechoslovakia, so why would they now? So German agents pretended to be Polish spies, and they launched attacks on some German buildings near the border with Poland- Hitler wanted to use this as proof that Poland was attacking them, to justify declaring war and invading Poland. Nobody believed Hitler's stories, and when Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany. World War II had officially begun.
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What was a factor that led to the start of world war 2 in 1939?
Germany's aggression toward Poland
Should world war 2 be blamed on Germany?
Yes, the blame for World War 2 rests primarily with Germany and Japan. They made the decision to start a war of aggression.
How did Germany contribute to the start of the World War 2?
they invaded Poland
The conflicts that led to World War II began outside of Europe with?
germany invading poland?
How did the terms of the treaty that ended world war 1 contribute to the problems that led to the start of world war 2?
Hitler
What country did Germany invade that led to the start of world war 2?
Poland
What type of Government did Germany have at the start of World War 2?
dictatorship, led by Adolph Hitler
What was a factor that led to the start of world war 2 in 1939?
Germany's aggression toward Poland
Who led Germany after World War 1?
After ww1 Germany was led by adolf Hitler
Why did the Japanese start World War 2?
They didn't, it was Germany who started it. The US and Britain had the policy of appeasement which led to the escalation of the War.
The country whose takeover by Germany led to the outbreak of world war 2?
Germany declared war on Poland, which led to England and France declaring war on Germany.
The US entered World War 2 in 1941 two years after the war had started what was a factor that led to the start of World War 2 in 1939?
Germany's aggression toward Poland
When was the year Hitler led Germany and the World into war?
1939
Who was the German who led Germany in to world war 2?
Adolf Hitler
Why did the second World War start?
The Second World War started primarily due to the aggressive actions of Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler. Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939 triggered the outbreak of the war, as it prompted Britain and France to declare war on Germany, escalating the conflict into a global scale.
How many planes did Germany have at beginning of World War I?
how many planes id germany have at start of World War 1
Who led American forces into Germany?
General Pershing led American forces into Germany in 1918 to mark the first World War. The successful campaign led to the defeat of Germany by US forces.
