WORLD WAR II
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WORLD WAR II
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the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
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Germany’s invasion of Poland
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the assassination of an Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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the sinking of the Lusitania
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland from the west; two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, beginning World War II.
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. Nazi Germany possessed overwhelming military superiority over Poland.
Detailed explanation-3: -Germany started World War II by invading Poland on September 1, 1939. In subsequent years, Germany invaded 11 countries. Most European Jews lived in countries that Nazi Germany would occupy or influence during World War II.
Detailed explanation-4: -Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war–what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy.