WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these events caused Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany?
A
Germany’s seizure of the Sudetenland.
B
Germany’s political Union with Austria.
C
Germany’s occupation of the Rhineland.
D
Germany’s invasion of neighboring Poland.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 which directly led to the Anglo-French declaration of war on Germany on 3 September.

Detailed explanation-2: -Great Britain declared war on Germany because of Germany’s invasion of the neutral country of Belgium. The British declared war on August 4, 1914.

Detailed explanation-3: -by Ellen Castelow. The spark which set Europe (and the rest of the world) alight was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serb nationalist on 28th June, 1914. Austria blamed Serbia, which then looked to Russia for support.

Detailed explanation-4: -The major causes of World War II were numerous. They include the impact of the Treaty of Versailles following WWI, the worldwide economic depression, failure of appeasement, the rise of militarism in Germany and Japan, and the failure of the League of Nations.

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