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The democracies, observing developments on the world stage, were concerned. Great Britain introduced military conscription. Then in August 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union caught the world by surprise by signing a nonaggression pact. In reality it was a secret agreement to divide Poland between them. Gambling that once again the Western democracies would not intervene, Hitler moved his troops into Poland at 4:45 a.m. on September 1, 1939.
But this time he was mistaken. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later. On September 17, Soviet troops invaded Poland from the east, and by the end of the month, for all practical purposes, the Polish question was settled. World War II had begun, launched by a swift military campaign worthy of the German expression Blitzkrieg, meaning “lightning war.” In the glow of victory, Hitler offered to make peace with the Western powers. “Whether he was serious about this,” writes German historian Walther Hofer, “is a question that cannot be answered with any certainty.”
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The end of WWI left Germany totally and economically defeated.
The Treaty of Versailles following WWI demanded Germany pay War Reparations for the War to the Allied Powers.
Following the War Germany suffered a large period of inflation for which almost no amount of money could purchase consumer goods such as food, clothing, etc.
In turn, numerous political parties formed, making promises to the German people about how "they" were going to save the honor of the Germans and the country.
Among these political parties was the National Socialist Party, also known as the shortened version - NAZI.