are several reasons why World War II began‚ but one specific cause of the war was politics. After World War I ‚ Germany was placed in a state of depression because of the Treaty of Versailles. They were forced to pay reparations for the war. As a cause‚ the country had extreme poverty and a weak government. That’s when Adolf Hitler emerges and promised the people of Germany that he’ll lead them out of depression. Hitler was later announced ruler of Germany; he took abuse of his power and declared himself
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By the end of 1941‚ the fate of the World was unforeseeable. German and Italian advances had been halted by the Allied‚ but two major-powers‚ Japan and the US unexpectedly entered the war at the end of the year. During 1941 Germany was implementing Operation Typhoon‚ or the Moscow offensive and until the beginning of December‚ the Germans believed that the war would soon be over and were prepared to celebrate a victory. However‚ the Russian resistance proved to be more efficient than Hitler initially
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Hitler had said that the Rhineland was German land and believed he had the right to reoccupy it. “Berlin‚ March 7 [1936] – Germany today cast off the last shackles fastened upon her by the Treaty of Versailles when Adolf Hitler‚ as commander-in-chief of the Reich defense forces‚ sent his new battalions into the Rhineland’s demilitarized zone (Document 3) .” When Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland in clear defiance of Treaty of Versailles France’s immediate response was a call to the other powers to pressure
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Committee to Defend America First which was supported mainly by pacifists and socialists and well as democrats and republicans. The majority of Americans were against the involvement of the United States. Congress acted on this general opinion by enacting neutrality laws and appropriating little money for the army and navy. Because of its poor funding‚ in 1939‚ the United States Army was small and ranked only 39th in the world. Much of its artillery was still drawn by horses (Harris‚ 17). After
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focused on the Maginot line • Did not work hard enough for an agreement with the USSR USSR • Stalin had purged his armies in the 1930s and was militarily weakened; it was in the Soviet interest to work for a delay in a war with Germany • Stalin believed that the Western powers’ policy of appeasement was predominantly anti-communist • As the USSR was not invited to the Munich Conference and attempts to find an agreement in 1939 by Britain and France appeared half-hearted‚ Stalin saw that
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attack changed your life? World War I and World War II effected U.S economy due to other countries wanting to be the best and wanting victory . World War I and World War II made U.S. economy increase after the Lusitania was bombed‚ the U.S. economy decreased after the Pearl Habor was bombed‚ and both of the ships made political positions which made also made the economy change . According to www.history.com the economy increased in the deep South and decreased in the North after the political changes
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Mussolini in Italy‚ Adolf Hitler in Germany‚ and imperial Japan. Under these regimens the government held tight control over labor systems‚ media‚ and even family life. Germany was under a brutal Nazi government and both the German and Japanese governments would launch mass killings of people under their control. Germany was quickly gaining control over places such as Czechoslovakia and Sudetenland and eventually Poland‚ which would cause France and Britain to declare war on Germany. However on 14
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troops: families rationed supplies‚ communities collected scrap metal‚ and women worked in place of men. As for Japanese Americans‚ they were stripped of their citizenship and forced into internment camps. The major way Americans helped their troops was by rationing and recycling. The rationing program set limits on the amount of goods that the American consumer could buy. Families were given ration stamps to buy their allowance of groceries‚ gas‚ clothing‚ tires‚ and fuel oil. “‘Do with less-so they’ll
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CHC 2De Tuesday‚ May 26 Michaela Lanteigne Battle of the Atlantic The Battle of the Atlantic‚ was Canada’s most important contribution to world war two. This battle was the conflict between the Allied and German forces for control over the Atlantic Ocean. The Battle of The Atlantic was the longest continuous‚ and hostile battle of the Second World War‚ which lasted from August 1939‚ until the end of the war in April 1945. Many Canadians
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Pearl Harbor. Being attacked on their own soil was shocking to the U.S. After this attack the U.S. lost all their trust in its citizens of Japanese descent. This lead to the harsh actions against them during World War II in 1942. In the Internment camps the U.S. military tried to treat the internees as humanly as possible‚ even though at times they failed to do so. The U.S. had been able to avoid the conflict of WWII‚ but this attack on American soil was devastating for the country. Considering the
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