Your Job:
You are the representative for Germany researching Germany's entrance into
WWII. It is your job to report on the actions of Germany that led up to WWII
and their reasons for taking those actions. Here are some questions to guide
your research. What important events led up to Germany's entrance into war?
What event was the catalyst for their entrance into the war? Why did Germany
enter the war? Did they attack or where they defending against the attacks
of others? If they were on the attack, who did they attack and why? If they
were on the defensive, who attacked them and why? Did Germany believe they
were the aggressors or that other nations were the aggressors? Can Germany
be blamed for causing WWII or not?
Internet Links
This is an article about how the Treaty of Versailles affected Germany in the
years between WWI and WWII.
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215466/treaty_of_versailles.htm
This link has information about the Allied occupation of the Rhineland and
Germany�s remilitarization of that area.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9063429/Rhineland
Find out why Germany wanted the Sudetenland and how they came occupy it.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERsudetenland.htm
Here is some information on the unification of Germany and Austria.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss
This link has information on the Non-Aggression Pact and the reason why the
Nazis signed onto the Pact.
http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/aa072699.htm
This is a fascinating newspaper article that was published in Germany in
1939. It justifies the German aggression, blames the war on England and
Poland and gives reason why England and Poland are to blame. The claim is
made that the war is defensive on the part of Germany.
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/wehr02.htm
This site has information on the war between Germany and Poland.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSpoland.htm