Outbreak of WWII
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- With many nations across the world the United States worked to keep up isolation in the states. Americans favored isolationism because of their memory from the past war and the terrible effects it brought. Supporting the Americans, FDR had not taken any direct action to the harsh leaders in Asia and Europe. Later 21 countries in the Western Hemisphere signed FDR's ͉Good Neighbor Policy to not intervene with internal and external affairs.
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- Mussolini start to crate a strong military power and an imperialist policy. At the time Ethiopia was one of Africa's 3 independent states, then they resisted an Italian attempt for conquest in the 1890's. To come back from this Mussolini ordered an invasion. The Ethiopians didn't stand a chance, the emperor order the League of Nations to help. Not being much help Ethiopia was annexed. In support Hitler and Mussolini joined a treaty known as the Rome-Berlin Axis.
- When Hitler wanted to undo the Treaty of Versailles the League had failed to attempt to stop Germany from rearming but failed. In the Treaty, they had forbidden German troops to go into a 30-mile zone surrounding the Rhine River (Rhineland). This area was a created buffer between Germany and France. This moving of troops had France willing to risk war. Though the British urged for appeasement to the aggressor to keep the peace. The Reoccupation of the Rhineland was a turning point leading to the war, strengthened Hitler's power in Germany, and the balance of power was in Germany's hands.
- Hitler wanted to absorb Austria and Czechoslovakia into the Third Reich. Thought the Treaty of Versailles didn't allow Anschluss. In March of 1938 Hitler resisted and sent his army into Austria and annexed it. Later in September of 1938 Hitler wanted the Sudetenland to be for Germany. The Czechs refused and called for Frances help.
- Mussolini prepared a meeting with Germany, France, Britain, and Italy while France and Britain were preparing for war. This meeting was called The Munich Conference. The British prime minister bought that he can obtain peace by giving in to Hitler's demands. Britain and France agreed for Hitler to take Sudentenland. In exchange they wanted Hitler to pledge to respect the Czechoslovakian's new borders. This agreement did not work when less than 6 months later Hitler took Czechoslovakia, following his path, Mussolini seized Albania. More than Hitler demanded, was that Poland returns to the former German port of Danzig, they refused and asked for aid from Britain and France yet the appeasement showed Hitler that none of the nations could risk the war.
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- In the start of May of 1940 Hitler started sweeping through the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. this was Hitler's big plan to make a strike France. With all of these problems in different countries allies were looking the other way. Hitler also sent large forces of tanks and troops to the Ardennes. The forest was lightly defended, so German forces easily found their way across the Maginot line. After they moved across France in 10 days. At the end of May 1940 Germans trapped Allied forces. Great Britain went out to rescue this Army and fought from May 26th through June 4th. French leaders surrendered on June 22nd of 1940 with Germans taking control of Northern parts of the country end leaving the South parts 2 a puppet government.
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