HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Rise of Fascism
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Harsh treatment of Germany by the Treaty of V.
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Appeasement and Great Depression
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War II. Over the next six years, the conflict would take more lives and destroy more land and property around the globe than any previous war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sept. 1, 1939: Germany invades Poland, marking what many regard as the start of the war, though Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937.
Detailed explanation-3: -World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3. The war between the U.S.S.R. and Germany began on June 22, 1941, with Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -World War II: World War I did not directly cause World War II. However, WW1 created several consequences which led to a second World War: New states in Eastern Europe who were weak and ripe for the taking by Hitler. A devastated Germany and France appeased Hitler to prevent another war.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty of Versailles and the German desire for revenge. Economic downturns. Nazi ideology and Lebensraum. The rise of extremism and the forging of alliances. The failure of appeasement.