The Phoney War
History: KS3, topic 19.1.4
The Phoney War
Between 1939 and 1940, the war was only in Eastern Europe. Because Britain and France were not directly attacked, this period in the war is called the ‘Phoney War’.
Conquering Poland
- By 6th October 1939, Poland had been conquered by Germany and the Soviet Union.
Propaganda warfare
- During these first few months of war Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union all focused on producing propaganda.
- Propaganda aimed to rally the population to fight and to produce a deep hatred of the enemy.
- British airplanes flew over Germany and dropped propaganda.
Developing military technology
- Everyone spent these early months of the war developing their military technology.
- For example, tanks, explosives and radar were developed.
Test yourself on The Phoney War
Which country dropped propaganda from planes over Germany?