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Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany in September 1939?

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Answer the following questions:
  1. Why did Hitler believe he could invade Poland without fear of French and British military opposition?
  2. Why did Britain and France decide to end the policy of appeasement?
  3. Explain why some historians have described Hitler's decision to invade Poland as an 'enormous mistake'.

 

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