AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Soviet invasion of Finland
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Italian invasion of Ethiopia
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German invasion of Poland
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German invasion of Czechosovakia
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 3, 1939, in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany.
Detailed explanation-2: -German troops invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, triggering World War II. In response to German aggression, Great Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: -England and France had promised to help Poland in the event of a German attack, and so they declared war on Germany. The Second World War had begun. A Polish barrier on the border is chopped to pieces by German soldiers. Sępólno Krajeńskie (Poland), 1 September 1939.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, two days after Germany invaded Poland. France also declared war on Germany later the same day.
Detailed explanation-5: -Britain and France declared war on Germany in September 1939 in response to the invasion of Poland. The period between September 1939 and April 1940 is often called the ‘Phoney War’ because, although war raged at sea, very little happened in Western Europe during this time.