Alan Brown 3

December 4, 1939

Dear Diary,
World War Two has just started a couple of months ago when Hitler invaded Poland without listening to the allied forces warning. It didn’t take anyone by surprise because we knew that another war would happen when Germany took over the Rhineland back and no one did anything to stop them. What surprised everyone was how Hitler’s Nazis defeated France in two months. Two months! France has one of the strongest armies in Europe and they were no match for Germany.
I am extremely happy that there is war because I signed with the Canadian army and I will get paid money to fight for them. It had been rough these couple of years, hard to find jobs to make some money, but by joining the army you have a job with steady pay. I will be leaving Canada in February after I finish my training.
The Nazis came into power fairly easy. They took advantage of the depression and how it was affecting the German population. Hitler promised to make Germany prosper again. Most of the leaders of the world liked Hitler and how he was restoring Germany back to the way it was. But then Hitler conquered the Rhineland and the League of Nations did not do anything. He then conquered Czechoslovakia but was warned that if he tries to conquer Poland then England would declare war on Germany. He attacked Poland and then England and France declared war on Germany.
I hope that we win this war because England is the only ally left in Europe and Germany’s territory has expanded a lot. If England loses the war Germany might get world domination.

Sincerely,
Alan Brown