The concept of nationalism affected the world on numerous levels during the 20th century. ... World powers, such as France and Germany, still recovering from the atrocities of the First World War, were quickly trying to restore their national prestige. ... Through military expansion Italy was able to become a world power, and a nation feared by many. ... With the people of Italy behind him, Mussolini moved onward in his quest for domination, but lacked modern technology in the air, and at sea. This halted any further aspirations of world power. ...

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Response The statement focuses on the traditional view of Hitler's ascending to power and on his meticulous masterplan that made the Second World War inevitable.'World War II was simply viewed as Hitler's war, and all responsibility for it began and ended with him.' ... In modern days, the personality of Adolf Hitler is usually linked to the Second World War. ... They introduced the theory on Hitler wanting world domination. ... In 1939, Hitler took the decision to build a seas fleet. ...

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The Treaty of Versailles was put in place after World War I as means to control Germany and as well to punish them. ... Many of the conditions set in the Treaty of Versailles would never of been imposed if they were done in today's world but back then, under the conditions resulting from the war, and with the public supporting the Treaty of Versailles the only thing that had to be done was to go ahead with the plan to the delight of most of the Allies. ... Another land taht was taken from Germany unfairly was the corrider that was given to Poland taht gave them a means to get to the Balt...

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Thousands volunteered from around the world to join the International Brigades and to defend the Second Republic, including famous writers such as George Orwell. ... On the outbreak of the war Spain had the world's fourth largest reserves of gold. ... This flagrant abuse of Spain's instability and volatile state by some of the world's largest powers could easily have been avoided, had there only been some up holding of international law and diplomacy enforced by other nations. ...

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