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The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I or the Great War. It sought to punish Germany for its role in starting and continuing the war effort.

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The Treaty of Versailles, What Did the Big Three Want? 1/2

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With Germany experiencing great financial/economic and social hardship, a new group emerges as the "voice" of the German people.

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How did Hitler rise to power? - Alex Gendler and Anthony Hazard

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Japan also begins its rise to power and starts to expand its power and territory in Asia, with eyes on the Pacific islands.

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Germany, under the control of the Nazi party, beings invading and annexing territory in Europe under the guise of reclaiming land lost after World War I

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Partition of German Empire after WW1 Treaty of Versailles Map

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The west was hoping to just "scratch Hitler's itch" and he would just leave everyone alone by giving away a part of Czeckoslovakia (Check-is-slow-vak-eeah) called the Sudentenland (Sue-date-en-land) which Hitler claimed was mostly German speaking people.

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29th September 1938: Munich Agreement annexes Sudetenland

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With Hitler annexing territory and getting concessions from western powers in Czechoslovakia (Sudentenland), he began looking for more land to take. Poland was in his sights, but he would not just be "getting" this land.

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France and Britain enter the war and WWII is under way.

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France and Britain enter the war and WWII is under way.

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With the invasion of Poland, Britain and France thought it needed to declare war on Germany and Hitler to quell his expansion

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3rd September 1939: Second World War officially begins as France and Britain declare war on Germany

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The US has it's own issues to deal with at home and sought a plan to remain neutral in the great conflict in Europe.

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Despite the attemtps of the US to stay out of the great conflict, actions taken by Japan with the attack at Pearl Harbor, there was no doubt what the US had to do.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War on Japan (Full Speech) | War Archives

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With the US declaring war on the Japan, Germany returns to declare war on the US. WWII is now in full force with the Axis powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy, looking to control the world.

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Adolf Hitler Declares War on the United States