What is Phoney War?
[[File:People of Warsaw under GB Embassy 3.09.1939.jpg|thumb|200px|People of [[Warsaw]] celebrate at the British embassy there just after the British declaration of war against Nazi Germany.]] The '''Phoney War''' was a name for the eight months during [[World War II]] from [[Poland]] [[Invasion of Poland (1939)|being invaded]] in September 1939 to [[France]] [[Battle of France|being invaded]] in May 1940. During that time, there were no major military operations in [[Europe]]. The [[United Kingdom]] and [[France|French]] declared war and a [[blockade]] against [[Nazi Germany]], which did likewise by declaring war and blockade. The [[Battle of the Atlantic]] had begun in which German submarines destroyed many British ships. The British [[Royal Air Force]] dropped propaganda leaflets on Germany, and [[Canada|Canadian]] troops began to arrive in Britain. In April 1940, Germany invaded [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]]. Both the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] and the [[Axis powers|Axis]] began to fight each other strongly again. Britain and France needed many weapons quickly and so they began to buy them from [[United States|American]] weapon companies. The Americans remained neutral but helped Britain and France by selling weapons cheaply and then by the [[Lend-Lease]] program of military equipment and supplies. <!--[[Category:1930s in France]]--> [[Category:1939 in Europe]] [[Category:1940 in Europe]] [[Category:1940 events]] [[Category:1940s in France]] [[Category:World War II]]