Key Events Of Ww2

World War I set the stage for World War II. The Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I exacted harsh measures on Germany. The treaty required Germany to admit responsibility for the devastating war and to pay reparations to the Allies for the cost of the war. The rise of Fascism in Italy and Germany and the militarist government of Japan created governments with massive amounts of power that wanted to extend that power. In Germany, Hitler wanted to rally the German people to his cause to improve the devastated German economy and regain land lost in the first World War. Germany proceeded to annex Austria and Czechoslovakia, and the powers of Europe, France and Britain, were reluctant to interfere and escalate the situation. Hitler, believing himself to be unstoppable, invaded Poland, which prompted Britain and France to declare war. While World War I impacted the development of World War II, they were drastically different in how they fought their battles. Battles in World War I were fought in the dreaded trenches, where each side fought bitterly to gain little advancement. Most battles were stalemates and each side attempted to gain
Indirect rule in Africa allowed for the preservation of traditional customs and placed local leaders in positions of power that reported to the respective European power. This form of government led to less resistance by the African natives, but indirect rule was not always possible. Direct rule often caused resistance from African natives that wanted to protect their traditional institutions. Regardless of these two forms of rule, there were some exceptions to how African nations coped with Europe. In Kenya, many welcomed European settlers to promote economic development. However, regardless of the few exceptions where Europeans were met with cooperation, many natives in Asia and Africa formed resistance movements, like the Sepoy Rebellion, but all were largely