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Great Britain & France declare war on Germany as a response to
Germany's unprovoked invasion of Poland
Germany's alliances with Italy & Japan
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Correct: Great Britain and France declared war on Germany because of Germany's unprovoked invasion of Poland, not because of Germany's alliances.
Brief timeline and context:
- Sept 1, 1939: Germany invaded Poland.
- Sept 3, 1939: after German forces failed to withdraw following allied ultimatums, Britain and France declared war on Germany in fulfillment of their guarantees to Poland (given after the Munich crisis of 1938).
- Germany’s ties with Italy (Rome–Berlin Axis, Pact of Steel signed May 1939) and later with Japan (Tripartite Pact, Sept 1940) helped form the Axis but were not the immediate cause of Britain’s and France’s declarations in September 1939.
Brief timeline and context:
- Sept 1, 1939: Germany invaded Poland.
- Sept 3, 1939: after German forces failed to withdraw following allied ultimatums, Britain and France declared war on Germany in fulfillment of their guarantees to Poland (given after the Munich crisis of 1938).
- Germany’s ties with Italy (Rome–Berlin Axis, Pact of Steel signed May 1939) and later with Japan (Tripartite Pact, Sept 1940) helped form the Axis but were not the immediate cause of Britain’s and France’s declarations in September 1939.
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