Question

Read the passage given and answer the following question:

In an effort to secure resources for its expanding industries, Japan invaded the northern Chinese province of Manchuria. Although many Western nations protested the Japanese action, most members of the League of Nations, including Canada, opposed any form of military intervention to defend Chinese sovereignty. A League of Nations commission, headed by the British diplomat Lord Lytton, was dispatched to Manchuria to investigate. - Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum

Mention any three reasons for Hitler’s attack on Poland.

Answer 1

On September 1, 1939, Hitler attacked Poland, starting World War II. The reasons were:

1. Expansionist Policy (Lebensraum - “Living Space”): Hitler aimed to expand eastward into Poland, believing that Germany needed more land to support its population.
2. Danzig Corridor & Polish Territory: The Treaty of Versailles (1919) gave Poland access to the sea by removing land from Germany (Danzig Corridor). Hitler wanted to recapture it.
3. German-Soviet Non-Aggression (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, 1939): Germany and the Soviet Union made a secret agreement to split Poland, ensuring the USSR would not resist the invasion.