Events leading to the outbreak of war in Europe, September 1, 1939:
Contents
- I. Speculation as to Axis designs, apart from Czechoslovakia,
January–March 15, 1939 (Documents 1-24)
- II. Occupation of Czechoslovakia by Germany, March 15, 1939; refusal of
the United States to recognize extinction of the Czechoslovak Republic
(Documents 25-65)
- III. Tension in Europe following German occupation of Czechoslovakia,
March 16–April 14, 1939 (Documents 66-119)
- IV. President Roosevelt’s messages of April 14 to Germany and Italy
requesting reassurance that neither power contemplated military
aggression (Documents 120-166)
- V. Increasing German pressure on Poland, April 15–August 21, 1939 (Documents 167-234)
- VI. Anglo-French-Soviet negotiations attempting to reach an agreement
against aggression (Documents 235-302)
- VII. The improvement of German-Soviet relations culminating in the Treaty
of Nonaggression signed at Moscow, August 23, 1939 (Documents 303-343)
- VIII. Final efforts to preserve peace in Europe; appeals by President
Roosevelt to Germany and Italy, August 22–31, 1939 (Documents 344-401)