When Hitler demanded the Polish city of Danzig back, which the Treaty of Versailles had declared as free, Britain sensed the danger and promised protection to Poland if war broke out. The breaking point came when Hitler denied that the Western countries would not go to war over Poland and invaded the country on September 1, 1939. Because Hitler continually violated the treaty without consequences, he perceived the Allies as weak. However, they realized the danger of his actions when he became violent. The Western countries recognized that Hitler would continue fulfilling his expansionist ideology if they did not stop him. Consequently, on September 3, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany while the Soviet Union (Germany’s ally) sent its opposing troops into Poland on September 17. World War II began less than two decades after the end of the First World War, and it became evident that everlasting peace was just a
When Hitler demanded the Polish city of Danzig back, which the Treaty of Versailles had declared as free, Britain sensed the danger and promised protection to Poland if war broke out. The breaking point came when Hitler denied that the Western countries would not go to war over Poland and invaded the country on September 1, 1939. Because Hitler continually violated the treaty without consequences, he perceived the Allies as weak. However, they realized the danger of his actions when he became violent. The Western countries recognized that Hitler would continue fulfilling his expansionist ideology if they did not stop him. Consequently, on September 3, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany while the Soviet Union (Germany’s ally) sent its opposing troops into Poland on September 17. World War II began less than two decades after the end of the First World War, and it became evident that everlasting peace was just a