World War I was believed to be the last general war that this world had to go through. Due to massive losses during the first major conflict, people believed that no country will ever want such an event to happen. However, twenty years after the Treaty of Versailles, Britain and France declared war on Germany. The Second World War caused the death of many more people than the first. Unlike the First War, which had Europe as a battlefield, the Second World War affected almost all the world. The war had three battlefields: air, sea and land.
In September 1939 Adolf Hitler, the leader of Germany, invaded Poland. This event determined the beginning of World War II. "Hitler had attained power in 1933 after years of attacking the terms of the peace agreement that ended World War I, the Versailles Treaty, with its harsh treatment of Germany." (Adriane Ruggiero, page xvi) Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party convinced Germans that their neighbors, communists, and Jews are planning to attack their country. After he convinced them they are in danger, he organized an army and devised a plan to conquer all Europe.
Benito Mussolini led the Italian government since 1922 and reorganized Italy after a fascist model. "As in Germany, political power was held by a select few; those who dissented were jailed, banished, or killed." (Adriane Ruggiero, page xvi) Also, the press could not make any negative commentaries regarding the leader and his ideal ruling. As the Nazi leader who wanted to expand the borders in order to build the Third Reich, Mussolini also wanted to take back the Roman Empire's lands. Having the same interests, Mussolini and Hitler entered war on the same side.
In 1936 Hitler sent his army into Rhineland although the Treaty...
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In addition, in Congress few voices spoke out against the war, since they wanted to use the war to end the IWW and socialism. Johnson and Tindall/Shi's books were sometimes difficult to get through, because of all the names and facts. I found myself reading and rereading parts of Johnson's book to get the gist of what he was saying. Despite the fact that Tindall's was to be a narrative,
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