WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN WWII
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the British blockade of German ports
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Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union
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the joint invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union
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Frances denouncement of the Munich Conference
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. Nazi Germany possessed overwhelming military superiority over Poland.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “reason” given was that Russia had to come to the aid of its “blood brothers, ” the Ukrainians and Byelorussians, who were trapped in territory that had been illegally annexed by Poland.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hitler was demanding Danzing corridor from Poland as it was inhabited mainly by the Germans. Realizing the danger, Britain and France pledged assistance to Poland against Germany. Germany accused Poland for committing atrocities against Germans living there and it became a cause of World War Second.
Detailed explanation-4: -The immediate precipitating event was the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany on September 1, 1939, and the subsequent declarations of war on Germany made by Britain and France, but many other prior events have been suggested as ultimate causes.