The Battle of AnzioThe 1940s were a time of great conflict between the United States and Europe. This led to World War II, which began on June 14, 1940 when German troops were sent to France to occupy Paris (Nash 500). Before the United States entered World War II, many conflicts broke out throughout Europe, such as the advance of German troops in various countries (Nash 501-502). The main source of these conflicts was a man named Adolf Hitler. Hitler was a power-hungry man who had the drive to become a political leader (Nash 492). But the ways in which he achieved leadership were abhorrent. He struck fear in the eyes of those who opposed his teaching and killed anyone who got in his way (Nash 493). Germany faced difficult times after the First World War. Hitler saw this as the perfect opportunity to come to power. He transformed a party of a small number of workers into the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which later became known as the Nazi Party. In the 1920s Hitler gave many speeches to raise awareness of the Nazi Party. In his speeches he spoke of eliminating the differences between rich and poor to avoid the division of social classes. This made his party strong, attractive, and quickly gained many supporters (Nash 494). In August 1934, Hitler became the dictator of Germany and began the mass conquest of Europe and began World War II (Nash 495). It was at this point that the mass conquest of Europe began and World War II began (Nash 500). He sent Nazi troops to conquer nearby lands, which unnerved neighboring countries. One of these countries, Russia, made a non-aggression pact with Hitler to try to protect their country. Although H...... half of the paper ...... interviewed by Edward Gardner. tankbooks.com. Oral history of the Second World War. June 1985. Web. 15 March 2014. D'Este, Carlo. “A will to win.” World War II Magazine, Vol. 26 Number 5, February 2012: 38-45. Source advanced positioning. EBSCOhost. Network. March 17. 2014 "Germans lose 15,000 men in battles of Anzio" Chicago Daily Tribune 27 February 1944: Pg 1Proquest. Network. March 13, 2014Macdonald, John. Major battles of the Second World War. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986.108-119. Print.Redman, Rod. “Operation Shingle – The Backroad to Rome.” Classics of the Sea: March 1999: 12.Proquest. ICON Network. 17 March 2014."The Anzio landing." The landing at Anzio. np and nd Web. March 29, 2014. Treanor, Tom. “Anzio Battle 'Like Rest at Shore' After Cassino” Los Angeles Times February 17, 1944: Pg 2 ProQuest. Network. March 13. 2014