How did the war become a world war Brief summary of how the second world war became a world war 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryGCSE Created by: Animal IICreated on: 05-04-12 17:20 How did the war become a world war? 3rd September 1939 Britain and France declared war on Germany. 17th September USSR invaded Poland Poland was quickly conquered There was no fighting in Western Europe for 9 months When Hitler invaded France in May 1940 he swept through the Netherlands and Belgium and conquered most of France in 2 months It was called 'Blitzkrieg' or 'lightning war' It was in May 1940 that Churchill replaced Chamberlain In June 1941 Hitler invaded the USSR breaking the Nazi-Soviet Pact Hitler attacked Russia and didn't invade Britain. This shows Hitler's obsession with power. 1 of 3 Why did America join the War On 7th December 1941, the Japanese attacked the US Naval base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. The Japanese attacked the fleet which were all at Pearl Harbour: 8th December America declares war on Japan 11th December Hitler declares was on America and at this stage the war became a world war 2 of 3 December 1941 Axis Powers Allies Germany Britain Italy (France) Japan USA USSR China 3 of 3
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