Joliet Remembers The 1930s

World War II, which resulted in the loss of millions of human lives, did not occur suddenly.

Below are images of headlines from the Joliet Herald-News that illustrate how European nations found themselves on the road to the war that erupted on September 1, 1939.

September 22,1933	October 14, 1933 The headline across the top of the page reads: GERMANY VEXED, QUITS LEAGUE	October 15, 1933 The headline across the top of the page reads: HITLER DEMANDS ARMS EQUALITY	November 3, 1933

December 14, 1933	March 17, 1935	March 18, 1935	March 27, 1935 The headline across the top of the page reads: HITLER DEMANDS "GUN FOR GUN"

September 19, 1936	March 13, 1938 The headline across the top of the page reads: HITLER DARES WORLD TO ACT

March 14, 1938 The headline across the top of the page reads: BRITAIN ANSWERS NAZI CHALLENGE		September 28, 1938 The headline across the top of the page reads: PEACE PARLEY TOMORROW

September 29, 1938 The headline across the top of the page reads: "BIG FOUR" TALK PEACE		September 30, 1938 The headline across the top of the page reads: BRITAIN SIGNS PACT WITH NAZIS

October 1, 1938		October 2, 1938 The headline across the top of the page reads: EUROPE PONDERS OVER FUTURE

October 3, 1938		October 27, 1938 The headline across the top of the page reads: ROOSEVELT CITES NEED FOR ARMS	August 19, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: GERMAN SOLDIERS GRAB SLOVAKIA

August 20, 1939 The headline above the story reads: Europe Tense As Break Nears	August 21, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: BELGIUM SEEKS TO STAVE OFF WAR	August 22, 2939

August 23, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: HITLER REFUSES TO COMPROMISE		August 24, 1939

August 24, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: NAZIS SEE COUP NEAR IN DANZIG		August 25, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: BERLIN CUTS COMMUNICATIONS

August 25, 1939

August 26, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: HINT COMPROMISE WITH HITLER		August 28, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: BRITAIN SENDS REPLY TO HITLER

August 29, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: SHOWDOWN NEAR IN WAR CRISIS		August 30, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: FAIL TO FIND WAY OUT OF CRISIS

August 31, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: POLAND REFUSES TO MEDIATE

September 1, 1939

September 2, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: GREAT BRITAIN WAITS Below that headline is one that reads: *Nazi Troops Seize Polish Towns*		September 3, 1939 The headline across the top of the page reads: ALLIES FIX ZERO HOUR

Joliet Remembers the 1930s was written and produced by Jack Tegel and Roger Gambrel