German Appeasement (mar 15, 1939 – sep 3, 1939)

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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler claimed the invasion was a defensive action, but Britain and France were not convinced that it was just a defensive action against Poland. On September 3, they declared war on Germany, starting World War II. To Hitler, the conquest of Poland would bring Lebensraum, or “living space,” for the German people. September 1, 1939 Germany surprise attack with planes, tanks and troops in a "lightning war" known as blitzkrieg. They had also broken the German army's secret code. Incapable to break British defenses, Hitler called off the attacks May 1941.

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