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Social Studies 30: An Introduction into the Second World War By Jared Goruk EDIT 486 - Module 3 Europe Before After WW1 Major Grievances After World War One Reparations The Treaty of Versailles mandated that Germany owed $33 billion to Britain and France which it could not pay. Territorial losses There was a desire by Germany, Italy, and the USSR to regain lost territory resulting from the Treaty of Versailles. Economic Collapse The economies of Europe were devastated by the war. American economic isolationism, and the Great Depression only made things worse. It led the people of Germany and Italy to begin to support radical groups. The Rise of Fascism The War Begins Germany invades Poland on Sept 1, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Germany on September 3, 1939. Canada joins September 10, 1939. The Westminster Agreement of 1931 had made Canada fully independent from British war declarations. Japan declares war on China in 1937. Backdrop to the larger Pacific War against Britain and the USA after 1941. Finland goes to war against the USSR in 1939-40. Finland would ally itself with the Nazis as would several smaller states with puppet Nazi regimes including Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia against potential Russian and Serbian encroachment. Two Fronts of the War Canada’s Role in WW2 From a population of only 11.5 million, slightly more than one million Canadians served in uniform during the conflict.? Overseas, following the tragedies of Hong Kong and Dieppe, Canada’s army distinguished itself in Sicily, Italy, and the invasion and campaign in Normandy. These military contributions helped win the war, but the cost was high: more than 42,000 Canadians lost their lives, and another 55,000 were wounded. END OF SHOW Adolf Hitler Born on April 20, 1889 in Austria. Tried to become an artist but instead joined the German army for World War 1. Led a failed coup de etat against the Weimar Republic in 1923 and was jailed. While in prison he wrote his famous boo