The Fall of France in 1940 meant that Germany had access to the Atlantic Ocean, circumventing the British blockade of Germany.
Poland was allied to Franch and Britain, so germany had to wage war on those countries as well.
It worked a little bit, but not a whole lot.
the relationship deteriorated. trade was weakened
origin- colonial rivalry between France and England as well as the house of Austria being attacked by the rising Kingdom of Prussia in what is today Germany. Effects on colonies- look up the battles that took place on American soil on wikipedia. :)
Germany was delayed in getting to France and, because of a defense treaty, Britain entered the war.
Great Britain declared war on Germany.
it became global
it became global
The Fall of France in 1940 meant that Germany had access to the Atlantic Ocean, circumventing the British blockade of Germany.
The Schieffen Plan was Germany's key war plan for invading France at the start of World War 1. It involved marching through Belgium in order to knock France out of the war quickly. The plan was devised by Alfred von Schlieffen. It involved attacking France through Belgium in the event of war with France. The aim was to defeat France as quickly as possible. It was taken for granted that, in the event of war with both France and Russia, the really formidable adversary would be Russia and that the need to knock out France early would be overwhelmingly important. It was developed in 1905 and revised from time to time. It was also called the 'Hammer Plan'.It was a giant 'hammer stroke' into northern France through Belgium. It very nearly succeeded 1914, but the French defenses checked it along the Marne river. The original plan devised by Schlieffen envisaged the invasion of the Netherlands as well as Belgium. This was 'necessary' in order to achieve the 'hammer' effect. (The border between Germany and Belgium was narrow and hilly and led straight into narrow valleys in Belgium. When Helmuth von Moltke took over from Schlieffen as Chief of the German General Staff he modified the plan in such a way as to avoid invading the Netherlands, as he thought that if Germany only violated Belgian neutrality there was a good chance that Britain would remain neutral. Moltke did not consult the Foreign Minister or any other politician about this assumption.
Poland was allied to Franch and Britain, so germany had to wage war on those countries as well.
The Sudetenland - that is, the ethnic German areas of Czechoslovakia adjoining Germany (and what had previously been Austria) were in effect handed over to Germany by Britain and France. As a result Germany didn't have to fight in order to get this area.
The Austro-Hungarian government used the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand as a pretext to deal with the Serbian question, supported by Germany. On 23 July 1914, an ultimatum was sent to Serbia with ten demands, some so extreme that the Serbian reply included reservations and rejected the sixth demand. The Serbians, relying on support from Russia, removed acceptance of the sixth key demand (the draft reply had accepted it), and also ordered mobilization. In response, Austria-Hungary issued a declaration of war on 28 July. Initially, Russia ordered partial mobilization, directed at the Austrian frontier. On 31 July, after the Russian General Staff informed the Czar that partial mobilization was logistically impossible, a full mobilization was ordered. The Schlieffen Plan, which relied on a quick strike against France, could not afford to allow the Russians to mobilize without launching an attack. Thus, the Germans declared war against Russia on 1 August and on France two days later. Germany then violated the neutrality of Belgium by advancing through it on the way to Paris. This brought the British Empire into the war, as Britain had guaranteed Belgium's neutrality in treaties arising from the Belgian Revolution of 1830. With this, five of the six European powers were now involved in the largest continental European conflict since the Napoleonic Wars.[34]This is a bit easier to understand:Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand's death and declared war on Serbia.¯Germany pledged their support for Austria - Hungary.¯Russia pledged their support for Serbia.¯Germany declares war on Russia.¯France pledged their support for Russia.¯Germany declares war on France.¯Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.¯Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany.
executed on 10 May 1940 On 22 June, an armistice was signed between France and Germany, going into effect on 25 June.
Plan XVII was France's strategy to be implemented in case of war with Germany. It called for a buildup of forces along the German and Belgian borders in order to launch a swift counterattack. Plan XVII went into effect when Germany declared war on France but was unsuccessful.
Either France or Belgium as most of the fighting was there so much so than many places are off limits and littered in munitions.