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| - | The final battles of the [[European Theatre of World War II|European Theatre]] of [[World War II]] as well as the German surrender to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union took place in late April and early May 1945. | + | The concept of '''Western betrayal''' refers to the view that the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] failed to meet their legal, diplomatic, military and moral obligations with respect to the nations of [[Eastern Europe]] in the prelude to and aftermath of the [[Second World War]]. |
| + | In particular, it refers to [[Czechoslovakia]]'s treatment during the [[Munich Agreement]] and subsequent [[occupation of Czechoslovakia|occupation and partition]] by Nazi Germany, as well as the failure of the Western allies to aid [[Interwar Poland|Poland]] upon its [[German invasion of Poland|invasion by Germany]] in 1939. The same concept also refers to the concessions made by the [[United States]] and the United Kingdom to the [[USSR]] during the [[Tehran conference|Tehran]], [[Yalta conference|Yalta]] and [[Potsdam conference|Potsdam]] conferences, to their stance during the [[Warsaw Uprising]], and some other events, which allocated the region to the Soviet [[sphere of influence]]. | ||
| - | ==See also== | + | Historically, such views were intertwined with some of the most significant geopolitical events of the 20th century, including the rise and empowerment of the [[Third Reich]] ([[Nazi Germany]]), the rise of the [[Soviet Union]] (USSR) as a dominant [[superpower]] with control of large parts of [[Europe]], and various treaties, alliances, and positions taken during and after [[World War II]], and so on into the [[Cold War]]. |
| - | *[[Battle of Poljana]] | + | |
| - | *[[Operation Haudegen]] | + | |
| - | *[[Aftermath of World War II]] | + | |
| - | *[[Allied Commission]]s | + | |
| - | *[[Council of Foreign Ministers]] | + | |
| - | *[[Effects of World War II]] | + | |
| - | *[[German Instrument of Surrender]] | + | |
| - | *[[German surrender at Lüneburg Heath]] | + | |
| - | *[[Line of contact]] | + | |
| - | *[[Paris Peace Treaties of 1947]] | + | |
| - | *[[Surrender of Japan]] | + | |
| - | *[[Western betrayal]] | + | |
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The concept of Western betrayal refers to the view that the United Kingdom and France failed to meet their legal, diplomatic, military and moral obligations with respect to the nations of Eastern Europe in the prelude to and aftermath of the Second World War.
In particular, it refers to Czechoslovakia's treatment during the Munich Agreement and subsequent occupation and partition by Nazi Germany, as well as the failure of the Western allies to aid Poland upon its invasion by Germany in 1939. The same concept also refers to the concessions made by the United States and the United Kingdom to the USSR during the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences, to their stance during the Warsaw Uprising, and some other events, which allocated the region to the Soviet sphere of influence.
Historically, such views were intertwined with some of the most significant geopolitical events of the 20th century, including the rise and empowerment of the Third Reich (Nazi Germany), the rise of the Soviet Union (USSR) as a dominant superpower with control of large parts of Europe, and various treaties, alliances, and positions taken during and after World War II, and so on into the Cold War.
