Could Have World War II Been Avoided What good did World War II accomplish? It was the biggest‚ most deadliest and bloodiest war in history. World War II did not have to exist and could have been avoided. The war was a build up over time before the actual outbreak of the World War. There were many opportunities of prevention that could have taken place against Germany to stop the outbreak. It was a lead up from ending of World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. If the Treaty
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Leading up to September 1939 when World War II began‚ tensions were building worldwide. Japan‚ which had originally prospered economically after World War I was eventually hit by the Great Depression and with that‚ public discontent. Along with this‚ Japan at the time began to increase efforts towards their colonization of China. While originally their efforts were publicly condemned by the League of Nations‚ Japan found a way around that through the Mukden incident. This consisted of Japan intentionally
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The world has had many tragic events‚ such as World War I and World War II. Both wars have lead to disturbing deaths‚ economic‚ and treaties broken between countries. A couple major disasters that were caused by WWI was the Great Depression‚ when the stock market crashed in 1929‚ and the cost of using U.S military services and equipment‚ spending thirty-two billion dollars. WWII led to unemployment‚ food shortages‚ and strikes. Even though the unemployment rate dropped from twenty-five percent to
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The Second World War is called a war of ideologies and morals‚ unlike the First World War which is called a war of attrition. It brought many nations together to fight against the evil and world-domination seeking Axis powers led by the Germans. Many of these countries had come together to fight against the Axis of evil in the First World War‚ with the main powers of Britain‚ France‚ and the United States joining the Allied forces. One country that had been a key component of the Allied victory
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Throughout history there have been one war after another war. Wars have been fought over religions‚ land‚ and people and even between families. Not only has there been countless life’s lost during wars‚ but they are still happening in today and will continue to happen in the future. One of the reasons why the world community has established laws‚ which govern the behavior of countries waging in war‚ is because to try to prevent future wars between nations. Also‚ in today modern era a breakout of
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September 1939 war breaks out in Europe. On the first of September Germany invades Poland‚ stating that the Polish were carrying out sabotage operations against German troops on the border. A couple days later Germany was given an ultimatum by Britain to not invade Poland or they would go to war. Ignoring the ultimatum Britain proceeds with Australia‚ Canada‚ New Zealand‚ and South Africa all declaring war on the Nazi’s. This ended with the Western Allies to create a naval blockade hoping to damage
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Perspectives on the 1939 White Paper During World War II December 7‚ 2004 Perspectives on the 1939 White Paper During World War II In 1939‚ the British government published a White Paper severely restricting Jewish immigration and planning for an independent Palestinian state within ten years. On the part of the British‚ this was an effort to secure crucial Arab cooperation in case of war. But neither the Jews nor the Arabs were pleased with the White Paper. The Jews took direct action
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Adolf Hitler: the name of one of the most universally hated men in history. Known for taking control of the German government and turning the country against the Jewish population‚ Hitler started an age of fear that would go down in history as one of the worst acts of inhumanity that the world had seen‚ turning the world into a war zone as the allied powers fought the axis powers in an attempt to halt the atrocities being committed against the Jewish people. Many believe that it was the death of
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“I think a lot of women said‚ screw that noise. ‘Cause they had a taste of freedom‚ they had a taste of making their own money‚ a taste of spending their own money‚ making their own decisions. I think the beginning of the women’s movement had its seeds right here in World War Two.” This quote said by Dellie Hahne‚ a former school teacher‚ shows people how strong and powerful these women were in World War II. During WWII‚ women were able to enter the workforce because most of the working men left
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The end of World War II left Americans confused about what their future held. Soldiers returned home to reclaim their occupations before the war. This led to many women losing their jobs and freedoms that they obtained during the war. Legislation of nuclear warfare became imminent and citizens were unsure of their safety. Although there were many uncertainties about the future of the society at the end of World War II‚ the ending was very beneficial to the United States of America. It led to
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