The War Begins

World War II began when Nazi controlled Germany attacked Poland. Hitler hoped that this attack would create room for the "Racially superior race" (The Germans) during their time of expansion. German expansion had otherwise been tolerated until the attack on Poland. German forces had successfully annexed Austria and occupied Sudetenland and then after gained control of Czechoslovakia in 1939. Hitler's plan was to keep expanding German without the surrounding nations getting aggressive. Great Britain and France did not approve of Germany's growing power and took notice of Hitlers advancement in Poland and demanded that Hitler cease his attack. When Hitler denied the demand of Britain and France to abandon his invasion, Great Britain and France declared war against German in 1939. World War II consisted of six continents, and two groups of alliances called the Axis Powers and the Allied Powers. The Axis Powers was included Germany, Japan, and Italy; The Allied powers were America, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.