Munich Pact A further factor was that the Western Powers and the Soviet Union distrusted each other. In , Prime Minister Chamberlain concluded the Munich Pact with Germany, which was a shameful acceptance of Germany’s invasion of Czechoslovakia to annex German- speaking Sudetenland. In the Soviet Union independently concluded a non-aggression pact with Germany. The continued passivity of the Allies and the reluctance to start building up their armies were also contributory causes of the extended scale of World War II.
Though Hitler gave an assurance in the Munich Pact that Germany would not attack any other country, this was broken immediately. In he invaded Czechoslovakia. Poland was attacked next, and this was the final act which resulted in the declaration of war by Britain and France against Germany. In Britain, Prime Minister Chamberlain resigned in and Winston Churchill, who had always warned about Hitler and his military ambitions, became Prime Minister.
Munich Pact (b) Course of World War II Nature of the War World War II was fought on two distinct fronts - Europe and the Asia Pacific. In Europe, the war was fought by the Allies against Germany and Italy. In the Asia Pacific, the Allies fought against Japan. World War II was a modern war fought with heavy military equipment such as tanks, World War II forced back to the beaches in Dunkirk.
Britain would have found it difficult to regroup if so many of her soldiers had been lost at Dunkirk. Battle of Britain – By July , it was feared that the Germans were planning to invade Britain. Hitler wanted to force Britain to accept his proposals for peace by a prolonged air-borne bombing campaign. The German air force began to attack specific targets, especially the ports, airfields and industrial installations.
In September , London was bombed mercilessly, an action known as The Blitz. By October , night bombing raids on London and other industrial cities began. This campaign failed because with the aid of a newly developed and top secret