sep 3, 1938 - German Appeasement ending with the invasion of poland
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Britain and France's assurances for Poland marked the end of the appeasement programme. Instituted hoping to avoid war, appeasement was the name given to Britain's 1930s policy of allowing Hitler to uncheckedly extend German territory.
causes-
Germany invades Poland. In 1939, German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy.
effects-
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler argued that the massive invasion was a defensive action, but it did not convince Britain and France. We declared war on Germany, starting World War II. For Hitler the invasion of Poland would offer the German people Lebensraum or "living space."
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