As well, France begins mobilization procedures. This will ensure that Hitler will not have a Two Front War . 16 days later, the Soviet Union invades Poland from the east. A week earlier, Australia and New Zealand declared Germany, joining many European countries in the fight to stop Hitler. Britains have been called forth to join the British army.
German press urges for the bombing of Britain by Germany's air force.
Finland is attacked by land, air and sea by the Soviet Union. Steinbeck publishes The Grapes of Wrath , the tale of a family during The Great Depression. A year later, it will be made into a Academy-Award winning movie. Our Gal Sunday and Search for Tomorrow are two of the many soap operas on the radio. They are quite popular.