Germany's Invasion of Poland

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The paper provides the historical background of the Second World War in order to demonstrate how the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 was the catalyst for the start of the war. The paper discusses how some consider the invasion of Poland as Germany's excuse for engaging in the war. The paper notes, however, that the European powers were well aware of the fact that the invasion of Poland would mean the start of the war.

From the Paper:

"The Second World War represented one of the most important events in the history of our world. it marked the emergence, peak, and decline of some of the most powerful state forces the world has ever known. The conflict started by Germany's Hitler with traditional conventional forces resulted in the end in the use of the most destructive weapon even produced or used by the human being. The atomic bomb and the tragedies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki showed precisely the range of war waged with different weaponry and using different tactics. However, the war began as World War One had begun, it the traditional way of aggression."

Sample of Sources Used:

• BBC. 1939: Britain and France declare war on Germany. N.d. 9 May 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3/newsid_3493000/3493279.stm
• Havers, Robin. The Second World War: Europe, 1939-1943 Volume: 2. New York: Rutledge, 2002.
• Kagan, Robert. Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order. New York: Knopf Publishers, 2003.
• Kershaw, Ian. Hitler 1936-45: Nemesis. London: Penguin Books, 2001.
• Kissinger, Henry. Diplomacy. London: Simon & Schuster, 1995.

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