What was the political cause of WWII??????
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hi the politial reason for world war to was that germany was getting deapeper and deaper into dept because of the money it had to pay back to england and france because of the first world war. when the plan falied in the usa to get germany right again because of the stock market crash the germans blamed the jews and saw the answer in expantion. this is what hitler called lebons ral or living space. he invaded a few countries but no on cared untill belgium a small country needed to be crossed through to take tettories in france back that were german untill the end of world war 1 when france took them. so when belgium said no to german troops crossing there lines germany invaded anyway and as a result ww2 started. \nsorry about spelling t
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This question is best considered separately for Japan and for Germany.\n\n1. Japan, which was historically a militaristic society, wished to develop economically to a status similar to that of the Western powers. However, as an island state Japan has very few natural resources. It is notably lacking in oil, but more generally it has to import raw materials such as metallic ores. Therefore Japan wished to conquer territory in South East Asia to control resources. This initailly brought Japan into conflict with China, an ancient enemy, and then Dutch, English and American possesions in the Far East.\n\n 2. The war in Europe resulted from  Germany's agressive actions. In part it had economic causes: Germany had punitive financial conditions imposed upon it by the Versilles Treaty which end the First World War in 1919. France in particular pressed for these conditions, but the Treaty was the joint responsibility of all the allied powers. The main ones, which formed a sort of inner cabinet that actually agreed the Treaty, were the United States, France, United KIngdom and Italy: there were also various minor players such as Greece. The consequences of the Versailles Treaty were made worse by international economic decisions that resulted in massive unemployment in the developed world continuously between 1919 and 1939. Hitler was the only leader to address this, by expanding his arms industries, but this led to War becuase the output was geared to foreign agression and because without War Germany's credit would have run out. Another problem which encouraged war was that the First World War was not fought on German soil, but French, and a myth developed in Germany as a result that their country had been treated as the loser when they had not really been defeated.\n   The above describes the causes of the Second World War in general terms,  but at another level Hitler was hugely responsible as an individual. He whipped up military feeling and hostility towards foreign nations and races as a means, in the early days of his rule, of courting political popularlity.\n    Technically, England and France declared war on Germany in 1939 over the invasion of Poland. It is arguable that more competent politicans between the wars in these two countries would have stopped Hitler without a major War, e.g. by calling Hitler's bluff when he entered the Rhineland in 1936.\n\nCulpability for the Second World War in Europe is now really a historical question. The countries and people today who threaten world peace are quite different from  those whose evils caused the Second World War. \n  .
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During the 1930s, Germany, Italy, and Japan tried to build world empires at the expense of others.  This resulted in a world war as other nations attempted to stop them.  World War II was the most destructive war in human history and became a turning point in history as is resulted in the division of the world into two competing political ideologies: Democracy and Communism.\n\nRise of Fascism\nFascism is the rule of a people by a dictatorial government that is both nationalistic and imperialistic.  Fascist are also anti-communist.  Fascism rose in Italy and Germany due to a severe economic depression that caused widespread poverty.  Benito Mussolini in Italy, and Adolf Hitler in Germany both promised solutions to these problems, and were able to win the support of the masses as they took absolute control over their countries.  Imperialistic goals in Italy, Germany, and Japan resulted in the start of World War II. \n\nThe War\nGermany, Italy, and Japan formed the Axis Powers and waged war against the Allies, composed of Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union.  The war was waged across the globe, with major battles taking place in Europe, North Africa, and various Pacific Islands.  War in Europe ended after the destruction of Germany in the Spring of 1945, and ended in the Pacific after the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in August of that same year.  World War II is a turning point because it marks the beginning of the Nuclear Age, and because it resulted in the creation of the two Superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States. \n\nRebuilding Japan and Germany\nRather than repeat the mistake made by the Versailles Treaty which severely punished Germany for World War One, the allies occupied and rebuilt Japan and Germany. During this occupation, democratic governments were established and infrastructure destroyed during the war was rebuilt. West Germany and Japan would go on to become very competitive economically, often being ranked and compared to the United States.\n\nColonialism Ends\nAfter World War Two, self-determination was extended beyond Europe to regions across the world. Former colonial possessions of European nations such as India and French Indochina became sovereign nations, establishing their own governments.\n\nDemocracy vs. Communism\nAfter the war, the United States and other democratic nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was a military alliance against communism.  The Soviet Union, which had gained control of most of Eastern Europe during the war, formed the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance against NATO.  This period of conflict between democratic and communist countries is known as the Cold War.  The two Superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, dominated world events for nearly 50 years after the end of the war.
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Hitler tried to invade Russia.\n\nDo you know why he failed?\n\nCause back then, they didn't have anti-freeze, and the tanks FROZE.\n\nPoor sorry sacks had to walk it back to Germany.\n\nLoL!
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Hitler WAS trying to take over the world.  Not just Austria, or Turkey, or Poland, etc...Churchill caught on after about 3 countries were taken by force.  The US caught on much later...I believe the US was the last to enter the war.
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The immediate Causes of World War II are generally held to be the German invasion of Poland, and the Japanese attacks on China, the United States, and the British and Dutch colonies. In each of these cases, the attacks were the result of a decision made by authoritarian ruling elites in Germany and Japan. World War II started after these aggressive actions were met with an official declaration of war, armed resistance or both.
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A little more detail about what you're after would help.  One really good source of information is a show called The World at War.  It's available on DVD and talks about the causes of the war in great detail and shows footage of the war.  It's really amazing and would probably answer any questions you have about WWII.
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B) and D) and my factual reasoning:\n\nHitler had argued in Mein Kampf of the necessity of acquiring new territory for German settlement (Lebensraum) in Eastern Europe. \n\nTo hardline Nazis in Berlin, the war against the Soviet Union was one of a struggle of Fascism against Communism, and the Aryan race against the "inferior" Slavic race.
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you're just mad cuz you lost the war. and to who_are_ya, WWII is not the war i was referring to.  but i suppose it may be hard for you, they hide historical information in books.
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The biggest military blunder of WWII was the German's invasion of russia.  The Manpower and supplies it cost germany to open that front cost them the war which i guess for me being jewish is a good thing.  Another huge failure of WWII was the League of Nations Failure to stop hitler before he annexed austria and checoslovakia because nthat gave hitler the courage to go on to attack Poland creating the war itself.  In addition had Japan not attacked Pearl harbor THe Us had never gotten involved allowing Both hitler and Hideki Tojo to go on attacking virtually unchecked and probably allowing them to expand there empires and possably still empiralistic today.
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Because no one else would.  Everyone knew how bad Hitler was, and they were powerless to stop him.  Since the discovery of nuclear bombs, the US has actively been trying to prevent WWIII, by stopping every country that could use them, or in the case of Viet Nam, stop a twisted ideology from taking hold.\nSometimes we're wrong.  But no one ever said we were perfect, least of all us regular Joes and Janes.
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During WWII, Canadians and Americans joined the British Air Force to fight against the Nazis before their own countries were at war.  That is a good example of fighting for another country against a tyrant dictator.
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There is alot of hatred and most stems from the Gore/Bush campaign.They made a premature call of the election and tried to discredit our military votes by taking it to court to have them thrown out of the count because they were a few days late coming in from overseas.Instead of debating an issue its easier for them to name call.Ie,they called our president Hitler,called conservatives Nazi's and call our troops terrorists..,thank you howard dean,yet they wonder why President Bush doesnt want to work with them?It doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.
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World War II: The Impact at Home\n\nThe quick fall of France to the German army in 1940 shook the strong pacifist sentiment of the American public. Suddenly, Great Britain alone stood between Nazi Germany and the United States. Once the United States was fully committed to the war in December of 1941, patriotism soared in American society. Americans' willingness to carry out blackout and civil defense drills; to recycle metals, paper, and even cooking fats; to work longer hours, but to have fewer consumer goods to buy with their salaries demonstrated the nation's strong support for the war. There were political changes as well, as the country began to shift to the right. \n\nhttp://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture21.html\n\nWhat effects did WWII have on women in America?\n\nWomen began to do the jobs that the men used to do. They worked in factories, steel mills, and on fighter planes. A woman who worked in an industrial or manufacturing job was refered to as "Rosy the Riviter".\n\nWomen married earlier in life, had more children and relied much less on their husbands after the war. The divorce rate in the United States and Britain skyrocketed, compared to previous years. Women held higher paying jobs than in pre-war years, and this caused some conflict when men were discharged from the military and wanted their old jobs back, which were now held by women.\n\nWomen went into the workplace and never looked back. They took over factory jobs, drove trucks, flew military aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean to England, and numerous other jobs that had traditionaly been open only to men. Once the men returned from the war the women were more independant than ever and would never be content to sit at home again.\n\nWomen played the role of helping fabricate weapons and bombs and all the equipment the soldiers would need. Women never set foot on the battle field but they also were nurses and assistants and that helped alot since they needed medical treatments\n\nhttp://www.faqfarm.com/Q/What_effects_did_WWII_have_on_women_in_America
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I am sorry to notice - you have a wrong understanding of 20th century history...\n\n1.  If the Alias wouldn't have helped the USSR, and Hitler had manged to win the war with USSR, the US would be able to win the war against Germany (Japan has lost the war after the Germany was defeated, and USSR has started the war against Japan).  And in that case the process of genocides (not only Jews, but also of African Americans, Native Americans, etc. would have taken place...)\n\n2.  Stalin was brutal, but he didn't kill everyone who was smarter.  That was an issue of politics.  He killed everyone who could get stronger than he is (in political meaning) - but the scientists who were inventing things were working (although not being free) and they invented a lot... beginning from thermonuclear bombs - finished with AK47, tanks, airplanes etc.\nbut what Stalin did, he made up a certain hierarchy... and collected all the sources in the country - which made it for USSR possible to win the 2nd World war... and USSR become a SUPERPOWER... \n\nP.S. I don't want you to think I agree with what Stalin did... that is the positive part (there is too much of negative).
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Greed and selfishness are the causes.  What else can be the causes?  Leaders of those European countries want more land and money.  They want only their people to be wealthy and in power.  They want to use all the other people that they took advantage of to make more wealth and power for themselves.  (Hey, don't forget Japan was also involved in WWII.)\n\nThe consequences of those two wars are a lot of hatred between groups of people.  No one will ever forget the loss of a loved one being killed or the house that they've worked for all their lives being bombed and gone within seconds.  Wars destroy futures within seconds.  When stuff like this happens, some people don't forget which group of people or country did it to them.  So they teach their children and grandchildren how to hate the other group of people.  So much hatred in this world came from wars, esp. WWI & WWII.
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As stated above Nationalism isn't a political system. It is an attitude or political philosophy that can drive a government. While nationalistic tendancies can manifest in a post war situation, it is more present in pre-war situations. The most obvious example would be the rise in nationalist policies in Germany and Russia before WWII. After WWI the world community put harsh sanctions on Germany as punishment for causing the war. This led Germans to feel resentment to the rest of the world as their economy was in ruin and their military growth was extremely regulated. This climate allowed a leader like Hitler to rise. Hitlerwas able to tap in to the anti global community feelings of the Germans. They became attracted to his rhetoric of the return of the strong German empire and called for Germans to become a world dominating super power that would last 1000 years. Another example would be the actions and attitudes of the small Balkin countries pre WWI\nYou can also see nationalist tendancies in the American foriegn policy immediately after 9/11. Our feelings were that we needed to care for our own national interestes above those of the world as a whole. This is evident in the pre-emptive strike in Iraq despite foriegn power objection. Rightfully or wrongfully so, our government took actions that (as argued) had our national interests in mind.