(1)duringthe1930s,aggressivemovesmadebygermany,italyandjapanmetwithambiguousreactionsfromthewest,hitlercametothechancellorshipingermanyin1934,hegraduallyunveiledhisambitioninbuildinganewmilitaryforcedespitetheprohibitionsetbythetermsofversaillestreaty

　　(2)facingmussoliniandhitlersprovocationfrom1934to1939,dauntedbythefearfulmemoryofthefirstworldwar,bothbritishandfrenchgovernmentsfirsttriedtoappeasetheirhunger,doinglittlemorethanverbalprotest.

　　(3)munichconferencewasheldin1938.theconservativerulersofbritainpursedapoliceofconnivancewiththeaggressiveactionsofthefascistcountries.

　　(4)britainandfrance

　　declaredwarongermanyaftertwodaysofhitlersblitz-warinvasionofpolandonseptember1st,1939,whichmarkedtheformalbeginningofthesecondworldwar.withatoleratingussrandunderpreparedfranceandbritain,germantroopssweptthroughmanyeuropeancountriesatalmostunbelievablespeed,leavingbritainthesolesurvivor.