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Date 09.01.1939

German army attacked Poland

to have quick wins and absolute

Just 20 years ago,

fathers they march like this,

11/1918 January, after four years of World War I

The King Kaiser Wihelm II of Germany was forced to abdicate

army he blocked before rushing attack

British, French and US

But a dangerous ideology has formed

The German chancellor and the soldiers said they did not defeat

politicians suffer domestic cowardly betrayal

However, at 11 am on 11.11.1918

WWI ended

A month later, US President Woodrow Wilson to Europe

promises to create a new world order

= =

He urged leaders to join a new League of Nations

In the Versailles peace treaty, they agreed that from now on,

not settle disputes between countries by war,

but with debate in the League of Nations

European People Europe was liberated

ally of Germany, imperial Austria - Hungary mergers

In addition, several new nations born

Austria, Poland, Hungary,

Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

German territory itself significantly narrowed

But this hides a ticking time bomb

Not everyone welcomed the birth of Czechoslovakia

Among them are the large German group

will be at prayer expectations ethnic German unity... will haunt Europe

The war divided Germany

also be a humiliation clinging

they had to pay huge sums of 6.6 billion pounds

Reparations to Britain and France, the amount that they can not afford

When the President returned to the US, the new world order of instant collapse Wilson

Congress decision not risking to get sucked into another war in Europe

They refused to join the League of Nations, and the United States withdrawing into isolationism

Now Germany is a different country

There is the largest European country, but the military monarchy was no longer

Instead, democracy

But its government or the Weimar Republic

soon faced with a series of large waves

street Rioting between different factions

to try to initiate a revolution

Then in 1923, the country was crippled by hyperinflation play

Hundreds cent per month

Savings lost people clean

This is fertile ground for right-wing politicians to incite the masses

Of they have Adolf Hitler

Hitler was born in Austria, who fought in WWI valor,

and was awarded the Iron Cross

Upon returning to Germany, Hitler settled in Munich ,

hero and eloquence helped him control

A small Social Nationalist Party, also known as the Nazi

May 10/1923, Hitler and the party members

armed coup against the government Wimar

The Hitler's failed coup and sentenced to 9 months in prison

In prison, Hitler wrote the book "My struggle"

He said Germany's weakness was Jewish,

And required to restore strength, seek new territory in the East

Released from prison, Hitler began to build the Nazi party into a political party perfect, disciplined

From there, he used the democratic system to achieve power

But in the next five years, growing government Weimar

The support for the extreme right and extreme left faction descending

Suddenly, Hitler's chances appear

May 10/1929 US stock market crash

Billions of dollars evaporated, the recession sweeping across the world

= = Number of people unemployed in Germany increased to over 6 million

Only diehard politicians come up with solutions

They are people like Hitler

to 1931, the Nazi party was really great organization

They have separate forces brown coat

Storm Division troops SA with nearly 3 million people

In the election of 1923, the largest party Nazi German parliament,

Reichtag

But Hitler refused coalition led parliament paralyzed Germany

To clear the impasse, President Hindenburg to him as prime minister

In May 1/1933 Hitler heads of state

In 1 month, parliament burned down

Hitler accused the Communists and claim special rights

He relies on it to ban political parties

May 8/1934, President Hindenburg died

Hitler himself declared total System and become supreme head of Germany

early 20th century Japan was powerful military country

Win Russia in the war in 1905 and fought the Allies in World War I I

Post-War, Japan was the world power

Japan joined the League of Nations

But politically, the country is in a mess opposition

nominally democratic, institutional feudalism still very strong

country facing major economic problems,

still booming population

natural resources are not sufficient for the growing industry

These leaders need solutions,

and they found them in Manchuria

Manchuria more fertile grain fields

rich coal and mineral

It is the goal perfect and Japanese troops stationed there

Other objectives in the hands of European powers

Burma, Malaysia and Hong Kong by the British,

French colonial Indochina and East India Dutch

But here, the Japanese must be careful

They do not want to provoke other powers in the Pacific

America

With slogans against imperialism

USA thing informal empire controls in Pacific

Philippines, Guam and some islands are US commander

Clearly America capable occupied Japan,

but after World War I they had the game Other recreation

This is the era of American Jazz

Decade 20,

America focused on exploiting its vast resources

It's economic boom has no end

Profit collected from industrial and stock markets

The United States lost in the endless fun

With this pastime,

growing pains of the Japanese in the Pacific seems far

United States has cut military after World War I

and sign treaties with the British navy Narrow, France and Japan

Consequently naval power in the Pacific

fell to Japan

Then came the Great Depression

When economic disaster spread,

1/4 of the population lost their jobs

Tens of thousands of people homeless in slums

While earlier US flooded in joy, now they are just suffering. Japan was time to act

1931, without notice to the government

,

Manchuria the Japanese hit, accounting for capital Mukden,

then occupied the entire territory

= = National nominal national Manchuria

as a figurehead monarch reigned

Puyi, the last emperor of China, who uncrowned 1911 was erected

In Geneva headquarters

League of Nations to face the biggest challenge

Japan equipment strongly criticized,

but their response was brusque

Japan found unacceptable

conference report given by

Then Japanese delegation walked out

The League of Nations recognized can not do for Manchuria

Japanese who considered leaving but they do not mind

Japanese leaders continue to invade China

This is extremely easy, China was thrown into chaos

government of Chiang Kai-shek

were held off the war against the Communists

led by Mao Zedong, internal War broke out

In 1936, the precursor to the invasion

Japan signed a treaty with Hitler

order to prevent any Soviet attack to occupy China

Later in the month 7/1937 , Japan created a fight the Chinese army and invaded always

Originally, China was suddenly

But they immediately fought back violently

Communist Party and Nationalist merge into one party fronts

Japan responded with the landing ground and underwater

In late 1937, they have accounted for most of northern China and the seacoast

In the United States, Roosevelt wanted to take advantage of the wind Japanese naval radiate

clear that actions and undertakings of countries

across the northern hemisphere extensive influence to us

But the British did not bother about it can initiate a fight

Roosevelt therefore can only give shek borrowed $ 25 million purchase of weapons

Although the Communists now Is fighting the KMT

Soviet Union not support a lot,

they just joined the fighting along the border with Manchuria

Central yourself But what's not,

Instead they have to fight alone

1938 Japan occupied Guangzhou,

Army's push deep to the west country

A statement by the League, all promising to prevent international aggression

have become meaningless. Western countries

going to face in home invasion

Today, very easy to make fun dictator Benito Mussolini's fascist Italy

All this gesture may seem silly now

but it was not so in 1922

Back then Italian Appearance brink of chaos

country divided by the strike and occupy land

republican government as well as in Germany

seems impotent before unrest, so Benito Mussolini

A veteran journalist cum political decision up

He founded the right-wing nationalist party, a fascist party

With the country paralyzed by the general strike May 8/1922

Mussolini fin wing marching orders in Rome

Fearing had a civil war, the Italian king, Victor Emmanuel,

suggested he form a government

Mussolini immediately remove every party opposition

and dictatorship in power

To 1929, his position looks solid

Parliament be appointed instead of elected

sure all power belongs to the Fascist Council

Like Hitler, onions Mussolini was making initial support

The big public works to bring jobs

and transform the infrastructure of Italy

corruption was uprooted, maphia partly removed

Italian armed forces to be strengthened include advanced modern air force

in the Mediterranean, Mussolini had a strong naval

stronger Mediterranean fleets of England and France

When the Great Recession coming, Italy seems to better cope

Mussolini became the inspiration worldwide

Politicians, including Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany saw system Typical model

Powerful and purposeful opposition to the weakness

of democracy Britain and France

But Mussolini is not just like a cheerleader

He wanted to re-establish the Roman Empire and was thinking of a target

imperialist invasion first

The first goal is Abyssina, Ethiopia today

Italy had colonies in its border

is Eritrean and Somali

Month Italian army military duel 12/1934 Abyssina

Ogaden region an oasis

located in the territory Abyssina

Mussolini brought to Eritrea and Somalia relief

request compensation for damages Abyssina

Abyssina King, Haile Selassie grievances personally help support of the League of Nations

He urged implementation of the ideal, a small country

with other member states threatens

This is the ultimate challenge

But Society do nothing, the British foreign secretary Anthony Eden

Least also arrange a peace treaty but Mussolini does not accept

Early September 10/1935, the Italian army invaded Eritrea and Somalia

Military Abyssina difficult to prevent modern armies

= = equipped with tanks and artillery

Air Force Italy complete control sky

and devastated Abyssina

occasional poison gas bomb

whether toxic vapors forbidden

in the Treaty Versailles as a crime against humanity

After 6 months, Abyssina fully occupied

Haile Selassie king in exile in England

From headquarters in Switzerland, Parliament agitation

them to take action economic sanctions but not significantly impact

of Mussolini Aggression shows two things: peace hopes were in vain Society

Both two major powers of Europe,

= = the French and British democracies no longer willing combatants

Both the UK and France were devastated by World War I,

their economy has not recovered

They are witnessing wave of strikes and riots

They ventricular rate high from now before the Great Depression

They also face the cost control soaring Empire

occupied by the former colony of Germany

Middle East territory once belonged empire Ottoman Turkey

Above all, they are shaken

before the horrific casualties of WWI

Descendants of England leader Lloyd George, Ramsay MacDonald

and above all Stanley Baldwin

England wanted to stay away from the conflict in the future

Despite heavy casualties in western fronts

He ended WWI large and efficient army

It immediately became force right amount of professionalism

With the task of protecting its vast empire

When the Great Depression came, every idea army modernization are disclaimed

That means England will focus on economic rather than military

France lost in World War I should be worse than the English

German misgivings Still, large regular army remained

But in the 20s, France's birth rate decline

Signalling manpower shortage in the last half decade, 30

French found the Germans can not be compared with its own troops

The solution is to apply the spirit of comprehensive defense

Maginot Line, a series of fortifications were erected in 1930 along the border with Germany

prolonged until the Belgian border

And the connection with the Belgian erected

new military measures of France shows that France can only perform defensive war

This country can not afford to open up attack on Italy

even if British troops supporting

Both countries know their navy in the Mediterranean

inferior fleet Mussolini

So when Italy occupied Abyssina, also understandable when the two countries were watched

It is too far away, too big

and the problems of others

Now they have to deal with the shock of the Great Depression

it seems more urgent

On all, they are faced with a military threat to take home

A resurgent Germany and rearmament.

The strength of the German and the Italian quickly shown

while supporting one another dictator

In Spain

Spain had a civil war in 1936

extremely devastating war, where both nations confront each

confront Communist fascist followers map against atheists

1931 leftist government in power

decided to abandon the monarchy in Spain

King forced into exile and a republic advent

May 2/1936, left-wing parties linked in popular Front

to take power from the right-wing in elections

popular Front won narrowly

Although chapter Its reform is modest

wave of strikes and occupy the land that the right-wing fear

the Communists will predominate

In Spanish army, exist a fortress thinking conservative and covers

Senior officers began considering the coup

Among them were Gen. Francisco Franco, former general counsel had been discovered up

go commanders Spain Nest Island

Date 17.07.1936

against guerrilla units in the colony of Spain

uprising in Morocco

The next day, Franco flew to visit Date with them

declared a new war against the communists

The military posts in the mainland also joined the revolt

Front affordable calling volunteers protect the republic

War Front has been determined,

first face Franco many problems, his army in North Africa

He must pass the Strait of Gibraltar

Spain return, he appealed to one who can help her

Adolf Hitler

In one month,

Transport aircraft of Hitler began to take off

included veterans of Franco expert on Southern Spain

At this stage, the republic still seems dominant chiemn

= = Army insurgency in supporting Franco in Madrid and Barcelona

quickly crushed and republicans controlled most of

the country east

nationalist faction cornered

section great northwest and southern part

But things change when Hitler and Mussolini

started

troops and weapons in

Republicans desperate for help British, French and Soviet

But London and Paris feared war sparked Europe

They stated policy of not interfering

Both Germany and Italy will accept this

But when they put military casualties nationalist faction

Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader, vowed to help republicans

Stalin feared the rise of fascism in Germany

Hitler insisted communism was the biggest opponent of the Nazi

Stalin seen in the Spanish conflict would make Germany and Italy busy

should handsfree strengthen the military power of the Soviet

700 military advisers were sent to

With tanks and warplanes, but also significantly by

the support that Franco received

biggest support for republican not come from domestic

= = that from the volunteers, the international brigade

About 30,000 American, British, French and German leftists

fought in Spain

With the new support from the fascist, nationalist faction can open

2 fronts, one from the north towards Barcelona

other Mui forward by Franco commander from the southern Madrid

By the end of 1936, Madrid is surrounded on 3 sides

and real that was under siege

As long war, the war Madrid's determination represents leftist

not to fascist totalitarianism crush

But behind that, copper republican identity to disintegrate

Phe communism and socialism wants to focus on military victory

But anarchist faction and the labor movement

regarded war as an opportunity for the great revolution of Workers

These disagreements erupted publicly in May 5/1937

conflict between anarchist faction and the Communists,

and this is fatal weakness of the republicans

late 1938,

Nationalist faction opponents legs pliers

in a secluded area around Barcelona

and strip extends to the east from Madrid to coast

Madrid continue to hold out but the international brigades International withdrew

more and more countries recognize Franco's government

when he carried out the attack in Madrid last

3/1939 Last month, after nearly 3 years of war

players The last capital was occupied

A month later, Franco officially declared an end to the fighting

On the international front

victory of Franco before republicans was a disaster

Hitler and Mussolini convinced that

Democrats in Britain and France could not

resist any pressure

When starting as prime minister Germany on 30.01.1933. Hitler began to implement its long-term ambition

On 3/2, he told the high command

His biggest goal was occupied eastern territories

and Germany turned down on this area

They were ordered to prepare a large expansion

Although Germany has banned the tank, treaty Underground with the Soviet Union in 1923

lets developers design and test tanks tank mobile armored

The young German officer Heinz Guderian dynamic

Reading of the theory theorist Basil Liddell Hart England as

and Colonel John Fullr

They also see the British maneuvers in the 20s at Salisbury Plain

From here they take the idea of the speedy unit

combined with tank

artillery and infantry

can move fast and deep in enemy territory

Hitler excitedly apply ideas Their

A new army including 3 armored infantry

Similarly new Luftwaffe air force pilots by former WWI

Hermann Goring commanded a framework for development

In the Air Force banned

Germany maintain design skills thanks Civil manufacturing machinery

gliding clubs, flying

provide prospective pilots

Hitler Luftwaffe in April revealed 3/1935

Then he declared Army will be increased to 300,000 people

and started

Forced conscription

By this time, Hitler has not yet been successful, he regained

what is his: Rhineland and Saarland

but now he thought about the larger goal

His homeland, Austria

1934, the Nazis tried to seize power Austria

and merge with Germany

The Austrians speak German though not a part of Germany

Month 2/1938, a plot again

Nazi's were uncovered

Kurt von Schuschnigg Prime Austria opposed Hitler

Hitler responded with requests to stop opposing Voltage Nazi Austria

and merge with Germany

Scuschnigg calling for referendum to decide Austrian

Should maintain

independence

dated 12.03.1938, the night of the referendum

Hitler feared outcome unexpected

should have sent troops into

Thanks to the unexpected and Nazi supporters greeted

this is a bloodless invasion

In a few hours, Hitler declared Austria merged into

into the third Reich, first

a sovereign country was entering a more powerful Germany

Again democratic West does not react

summer of 1938, he turned to the next prey,

Czechoslovakia, a large group of Germans living in the northwestern country

called Sudetenland

Sudeten Germans who are residents of the old Austrian Empire

they were Detached when Czechoslovakia was born in 1919

This is a ticking time bomb about to explode

when signing the Treaty of Versailles

Hitler agitated at Sudeten Germans autonomy

Then Czechoslovakia threatened government by force if refused

Do not fear, Czechoslovakia ordered general mobilization

and prepare Resistance

Czechoslovakia huge army and equipped good with the fortifications at the border with Germany

Hitler withdrew

But early in September, lo war happens

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain decision

house Peacebuilding

He flew to meet Hitler 2 times

Nazi dictator confirmed, if there is Sudetenland

he will not occupy more land in Europe

In Munich Date 09.29.1938

= = with Mussolini to mediate France and Britain signed a treaty

Sudetnland assigned to Germany in exchange for official declaration

Hitler

would not have the ambition to invade more

Chamverlain return England with a piece of paper

Which he called "paper guarantees of peace"

Hence 1/10 Germans to occupy the Sudetenland and the

frontier with Czechoslovakia

Now Hitler began started eyeing the next target, Poland

again, cause the German group was left

by the Treaty of Versailles

Hitler was asked to return to the German port of Danzig

east Prussia to connect with German territory

Poland refused and Hitler hesitated, he was not ready too,

for a full-scale war and he has not yet finished with Czechoslovakia

3/1939 In April, eastern part of the country, Slovakia differ Czech territory ethnically

thanks to Hitler helps to have greater autonomy

Hitler invited Emil Hacha Czechoslovak prime minister to Berlin

And forced him to put the country under the protection of Germany

Germans easily carried the entire Czechoslovakia

Most merger country and Germany

Slovakia declared protected

first time Hitler captured the German speaking territories

Again, reaction

of England and France are very weak

In late March, he reiterated the request of Poland abandoned Danzig

This time, France and Britain clearly asserted

would declare war if he attacked Poland

But now Hitler did not care about that anymore

He sure they are the Prime weak and hesitant

In Russia, Stalin increasingly concerned

before Hitler's aggression

April, Stalin proposed alliance with Britain and France

but the conversation negotiations made little progress, ultimately Stalin hopeless

He said would be another solution to the threat from Germany

Date 23/8 Soviet and Nazi

two countries once considered each other enemies

declare a convention

non-war, treaty implied that Poland will be divided equally

and Stalin takes over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Exit risk from Russia, Hitler ordered troops prepared

an immediate invasion

At 31/8, prepared German forces attacked

Merkel has decided to pull the whole world and war