2006-08-31 02:23:38 · 22 answers · asked by DAVID a 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
1st September 1939, following the Nazi invasion of Poland
2006-08-31 02:26:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1939
The date on which World War II started is a debated subject; historians do not all agree on which event signified the start of the war. The most common date used is 1 September 1939, marking the German invasion of Poland, which resulted in the British and French declarations of war two days later. Other candidates include the Japanese invasion of China on 7 July 1937, (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War), or the entry of Hitler's armies to Prague in March 1939. Some historians argue that the Italian attack on Ethiopia (The Second Italo-Abyssinian War), which lasted seven months in 1935-1936, was the actual start of World War II.
2006-08-31 09:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by Perkins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arguably, Sept 3, 1939 - Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany, however the first actions leading to this declaration of war were as follows,
Oct 15, 1938 - German troops occupy the Sudetenland; Czech government resigns.
March 15/16, 1939 - Nazis take Czechoslovakia.
2006-09-04 06:47:51 · answer #3 · answered by Chariotmender 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Britain Declared War on Germany on 3rd September 1939 But Germany had been at war for months before that. And just as a personal observation it should probably be considered as an extention of WW1
2006-08-31 09:36:14 · answer #4 · answered by Phil J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the 1st September 1939 Germany invaded Poland. On the 3rd of September, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
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2006-08-31 09:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by footynutguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Britain decalred war Sep3rd 1939
2006-08-31 09:28:36 · answer #6 · answered by Dee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On September 3rd 1939 GB declared war on Germany. More details in the link below.
2006-08-31 09:27:15 · answer #7 · answered by Felidae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1939
2006-08-31 10:27:18 · answer #8 · answered by christabelnaomi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1939
2006-08-31 10:14:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which country you are from.
In the Sudentenland, and Austria Hitler took over in 1938, he invaded Poland in 1939 and Russia in 1941. For the British it stated in 1940, with the bombing of London. For the Americans 1941, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese invaded Manchuria and the Korean peninsula in 1937-37, and began their island invasions and spreading out over the Southeast Asian peninsula after this.
2006-08-31 09:30:11 · answer #10 · answered by East of Eden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres a rumour it started after world war 1 finished.
2006-08-31 09:36:03 · answer #11 · answered by David R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋