Causes of WWII

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While many historians consider the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 the spark that ignited the inferno of World War II, the embers of global conflict had been smoldering unchecked for some time before then. This paper shows that, in many ways, the vindictive and pernicious demands set in place by the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, made a phoenix-like second coming of German forces bent on vindication and conquest almost inevitable. The paper explains that while German angst percolated, half way around the globe similar discord was brewing in the Pacific with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, a blatant violation of previously signed non-aggression treaties by the major Asian countries. The paper shows that these two sparks, ignited by German demoralization and Japanese aggression, separated by thousands of miles, ultimately led to events that would pull England, France, Italy, Russia, Northern Africa, and the United States into a two sided struggle for world domination that would leave its mark on mankind forever.

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"As the time approached, it would be these military actions that would ultimately force Italy into the world war. Repercussions with the League of Nations from these acts of aggression as well as prior support for Francisco Franco in the Civil War would prevent Mussolini from any hope of alliance with France or Britain. His only hope to maintain his prior victories would be to align with and suborn to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany - an idea he originally disliked due to the German occupation of Austria. In 1940 the die was cast for Italy - at odds with the League of Nations and the rest of Europe, unable to overcome the mighty force of Nazi Germany, and unwilling to submit the spoils from the decade before, Italy had no other options but to prepare for war."

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