Invasion of Poland

September 1, 1939 is a day that will live in infamy, not for America, but for Poland and the world. This was the day that German forces attacked Warsaw Poland to first establish the Third Reich. European countries like France and England became worried, but the world did not understand what truly was going on. In the eyes of the world Germany was a country that was still in ruins and was rebuilding. They did not think they were a threat and their presence in Poland only seemed welcome because of Poland's unstable government. At the time the Soviet Union was trying to expand its territory also and Poland one of their main objectives just like Nazi Germany wanted to. Nazi Germany used this to their advantage and created a campaign with the Soviets to attack Poland on two fronts. Here are some pictures of the aftermath of the invasion that only took one month to occupy a country to surrender.

Propaganda

It is suprising now to see why Hitler became so powerful, but in retrospect it happens all the time currently, but it is in subliminal messages in news and media. Hitler is doing what most news casters do now, but much more direct. Propaganda is a tool dictators use to get a following. Here is a clip showing the biggest propaganda of the time, Triumph of the Will. This clip only shows Hitler's speech but if you pay attention to the clip the film maker spotlights Hitler in a superfical way to the public.

Hitler's dream

Since explaining how Hitler rose to power, his dream which now seems crazy back than was not threatened until he tried to attack two fronts. When he first attacked Poland there was instant attack by the allies because no one felt threatened by Germany taking western Europe. Not until Hitler attacked the Eastern front did the allies start a war again the Nazi nation. Here is a link to a Youtube video of Hitler's ideas to the thousand year Third Reich.
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