America Vs. The Soviets: Who really won the war

America Vs. The Soviets: Who really won the war

World War two officially started in September 3 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.   The Western Democracies of Britain and France allied and declared war on Germany when Poland was attacked.   This was the immediate cause of the war.   Britain and France formed an appeasement policy with Hitler not to take over any more land after the Nazi's annexed the Sudatenland.   When Hitler broke his promise Britain and France realized that the Nazis could be a threat to all of Europe.   Other direct causes were aggressive nationalism and imperialism on the part of Germany, Japan and Italy and the failure of the United States to actively enter into European affairs in the 1920's and 1930's to stop aggression in Europe1 .   During the initial battles it looked very bleak for the allied forces to be victorious over the German forces.   Many people argue that the turning point of the war was December 7 1941.   This was the date that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and America officially entered the war.


Britain and France were the original countries involved in fighting the Germans Italian and the Russians.   With the formation of the Nazi-Soviet pact this meant that two of the most powerful armies in the world would be allied.   This treaty was used to guarantee Hitler protection of his eastern front.   The Nazi
forces advanced with tremendous speed through Europe.   They conquered every country they came across.   Poland was their first target; it was taken within a month.   After Poland the Nazis invaded and occupied Denmark, Norway, Holland and Belgium.   France fell on June 1940 after the German armies took Paris.   It was in France that the German armies had their best chance to defeat the allied forces.   The British and French were on the run.   The Germans had the allied forces surrounded at Dunkirk where the allies were evacuated with great speed back to Britain.   After France fell it was divided.   The Germans owned Two thirds of France and two former French leaders who agreed to...