World War II and the Cold War The world was left unhappy after World War I and another war broke out‚ World War II. This was followed by yet another war‚ the Cold War. The aggression of European and Asian dictators led to war. These dictators were totalitarian dictators. Totalitarianism is a political system in which the government exercises complete control over its citizens’ lives. One of the most infamous dictators of all time‚ Adolf Hitler‚ was the despot of Germany. Hitler created Nazism
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When World War I ended it left behind agression that lead to the start of World War II. There are many reasons that caused World War II started. Some of the main reasons that caused World War II to start where the Treaty of Versailles‚ The Great Depression‚ Japanese Imperialism‚ and the Attack on Pearl Harbor. World War I ended when they signed the Treaty of Versailles on June 28‚ 1919. Because the U.S. senate rejected the Versailles settlement it was very dangerous years that were going to start
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Poland in 1939‚ the United States knew that another World War was coming on. After World War I America decided that they did not want to be involved in another war due to the devastation that it had caused before. However President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided differently. With competing views among the isolationists and the interventionists‚ FDR concluded that the only way for the Great Depression to end was to become involved in another war. The Great Depression destroyed the economies of the
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World War II started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved the countries of Japan‚ Germany‚ and Italy. Those three formed the Axis Powers. The countries that fought against them were Great Britain‚ France‚ the United States‚ and in part the Soviet Union. Notable names in the war were: Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ (president of the United States); Adolf Hitler‚ (Nazi Party leader and German chancellor); Benito Mussolini‚ (Italian fascist dictator); Hideki Tojo‚ (Japanese military leader); and Joseph
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Propaganda during World War II was‚ by far‚ the most powerful weapon of war used by both Nazi Germany and the United States. Without the the increase in production and productivity encouraged by propaganda‚ the United States may have not been able to win the war (Carter). The main goal of propaganda was to shape public opinion‚ and countries were desperate to have influence over the information their citizens received. In Germany‚ the government agency Ministry of People’s Enlightenment and
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In the early 1920s‚ as World War I ended‚ nations looked for peace as an outlet and hope for the future. As time passed‚ most countries were happy that the Great War had ended‚ however they were upset with the outcome. Since there were many costly expenses from the war‚ it caused many of the hostile nations to look for strong rulers for change. This allowed many harsh dictators to rise to power. These dictators were aggressive rulers and took forceful actions. In order to combat these aggressive
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The beginning of World War II. The contestants in WWII were divided into two groups‚ the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers. The following countries were in the Allied Powers: Soviet Union‚United States‚Britain‚ China‚ France‚ Poland‚ Belgium‚ and the Netherlands. The Axis Powers consisted of the following: Germany‚ Japan‚and Italy. The Allied Powers during WWII were those that opposed the Axis Powers. At the beginning of war‚ Britain and the Commonwealth Nations stood almost alone‚ but the United
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World War II was started by nationalism‚ militarism imperialism‚ and alliances. Militarism‚ imperialism‚ nationalism‚ and alliances all made Japan‚ Germany‚ and Italy to start the war. Japan‚ Germany‚ and Italy were brought into the war by nationalism. Nationalism means patriotic feeling‚ principles‚ or efforts. Nationalism started World War II when Hitler wanted to rebuild Germany when Hitler took power. He said that that the Jews were the source of evil and ruining the country. The reason
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Causes of World War II The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s the people in Germany were very poor. There were not many jobs and the price of food and basic goods was high. People were dissatisfied with the government and voted to power a man who promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. His name was Adolf Hitler. The causes of World War Two can be divided into long term causes and
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goals‚ such as the development of an Aryan racial state that would dominate Europe and possibly the entire world. This goal was one of the reasons Hitler carried out the massive expulsion of nearly six million Jews during the Holocaust. He wanted to eliminate any race that would stand in the way of the domination of the Aryans. Another one of his tactics was the Blitzrieg‚ or “lightning war”‚ which depended on mechanized columns and massive air power to cut quickly across battle lines and encircle
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