WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It filed a protest with the League of Nations.
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It seized part of Finland, Estonia, and Latvia.
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It formed an alliance with Britain and France.
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It attacked Poland from the east as part of the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland, sealing Poland’s fate. The last operational Polish unit surrendered on October 6.
Detailed explanation-2: -While Poland was defending itself against Germany in the west, on 17 September, the Soviet Union attacked the country from the east. This two-pronged attack was too much for Poland. On 6 October 1939, its last troops surrendered.
Detailed explanation-3: -What did the Soviet Union do during Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939? It attacked Poland from the east as part of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. What was one reason why the Spanish Civil War was called a “dress rehearsal” for World War II?
Detailed explanation-4: -The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, and one day after the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union had approved the pact. The Soviets invaded Poland on 17 September.