 1. Involvement in a foreign war changes the way a government treats it’s citizens.  (Discrimination/Draft)  2. Fighting a war hurts a nation’s economy.  (Too many resources toward the war/ Employs people)  3. Conflicts between nations affect neutral parties.  (Able to appease both/ often forced to choose sides)

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Gaining Territory: 1938: Hitler forced the country of Austria to unite with Germany Forced Czechoslovakia to turn over the Sudetenland (area rich in ethnic Germans) At the Munich Conference: Great Britain/ France/ Czechoslovakia gave the Sudetenland to Germany Appeasement – Giving into an aggressor to keep peace

 Secret pact between the Soviet Union and Germany to not attack one another and divide Poland in two.

 Germany’s invasion of Poland on Sept. 1 st  Their invasion was called a Blitzkreig – lightening war.  Germany attacked from the west, USSR attacked from the east  They occupied Poland in less than month  As a result GB and France declare war and mobilize their troops for war

Maginot Line France gathered their troops on the French/Germany border to prepare for a German invasion. Maginot Line – fortified line of defense at the French/German border

By May 1940, Hitler occupied… Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg This enabled Hitler to conqueror Paris without going through the Maginot Line…1 month later Germany captured Paris

The Battle of Britain Germany next set it’s sights on Great Britain… British Air Force – British Royal Air Force (RAF) German Air Force – Luftwaffe

 To remain neutral. However,  In 1939 Congress passed the Cash –n- Carry System – allowed the U.S. to sell supplies (non war items) to European countries  Countries had to pick up the supplies themselves  The U.S. knew that Germany wouldn’t be able to navigate through the British controlled Atlantic ocean so it benefited our greatest ally (Britain) and boosted our much needed economy.  1941 – The U.S. adopted the Lend Lease Act - The U.S. supplied France, Great Britain, China, and U.S.S.R with food, oil, and war materials (U.S would profit $7.8Billion)