World War II was the most horrific war conceivable. ... Over 30,000 Australian servicemen were taken prisoner in the World War II, and 39,000 gave their lives. ... Winston Churchill and the Allies, this is World War II as we know it. ... Each side had every base covered, land, air and sea. ... In terms of lives lost and material destruction, World War II was the most devastating war in human history. ...
Historians are quoted as saying that although World War I was not inevitable; World War II was due to the unresolved tension between nations. ... The 1919 Treaty of Versailles was one of six treaties that ended World War I. ... Finally, Czechoslovakia received the Hultschin district from Germany; and Memel, a small territory in East Prussia along the Baltic Sea, was ultimately given to the Lithuanians.1 In addition to the loss of land, reparations had to be paid to the Allies by Germany. ... The harsh terms of the treaty are often blamed for Germany's actions in World War II. ... By the 1...
As in WWI, imperialism also played a great part in bringing about WWII: one of the main causes of the Second World War was Mussolini's and Hitler's hunger for territories. ... Main Fronts or Theatres of War Both WWI and WWII were fought on many fronts: on land, sea and in the air, and both wars affected everybody, including civilians at home, i.e. both wars were "total-. ... In WWI, the types of weapons typically used were: poisonous gases, mines (at sea and on land), bullet proof tanks (still very primitive in design), U-boats, machine guns, hand grenades, rifles, mortars, fighter ...
The aims and methods of the League of Nations between 1931 and 1935 The League of Nations was formaed after the countries that had been involved in the first world war decided they needed an alternative way of solving international problems to avoid another war. ... The league sent representatives by sea to investigate as they did not think it was important enough to rush. ... One of the major causes of World War One was the arms race. ... France felt that taking revenge on Germany for World War One would prevent another war. ...
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. ...
The Treaty of Versailles was not the only cause of World War II, however was one of the important factors. ... Britain wanted increase their colonial power all over the world. ... France wanted to feel safe from a German attack, Britain wanted to rule the seas again with her navy, and the U.S. wanted to keep Britian and Frnace in line. ... This greatly upset them and this led to Mussolinis rise to power, and may have pushed the Italians into joining the Second World War on the side of the Axis.(4) The Treaty of Versailles was absolutely devestating for Germany in regard to their borders....
As a result, the map of the world had been reshaped. ... At the end of World War One, Germany had many problems. ... He blamed the Jews for the evils of the world and accused them of corrupting everything of ethical and national value. ... Hitler was now on his way to world domination. ... Hitler knew that invading Britain would be difficult, but still he informed his military to leaders to prepare for the operation, Operation Sea Lion, and proceeded in planning a landing operation against Britain. ...
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. ...
The Treaty of Versailles was proposed to be a peace settlement between the victorious Allies and the defeated Germans at the outcome of World War I. ... World War I came to an end on November 11, 1918. ... When World War I began in August, 1914, the United States was certain that it would remain neutral. ... David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, held office during the latter part of World War I and through early years following the war. ... This created a Polish "corridor" to allow Poland access to the sea, but it also separated eastern Prussia from the rest of Germany. ...
First there are the small things that didn"t help put at stop or that helped led up to the holocaust: Organized groups of people like the SA and the SS; the leaders of the third reich like Goebbels, Goering, Himmler, and of course Hitler; and other countries that overtly complied or tactfully allowed Hitler to strive for his goal of world domination. ... As long as England was superior on the seas they were willing to overlook Hitler taking over Austria. ... They did not however, accept terms from the Japanese for a truce against them but not the rest of the world, when they were dragg...
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...
The Growth and Implementation of Hitler's Continental Expansionist Foreign Policy Program One of the most interesting historiographical debates about the Second World War concerns the nature of Hitler's foreign policy. Everyone knows that the Second World War was horrible, even worse than the First, but it has yet to be unequivocally decided what exactly was Hitler's role in bringing about such a catastrophe. ... Hitler did have a foreign policy program that he laid down, however sickening it was, in 1925 with the writing of Mein Kampf.(4) In this book Hitler de...
That is the question which has been rearing its head in scientific research since the end of World War II. ... In addition, the German Navy was losing a large number of personnel in the cold North Sea. There were no data available to document how long the downed pilots could survive in the frigid North Sea. ...
Shortly thereafter the horrible media image of fascist Germany swept across the United States, and the country's participations in the European theater of World War II heated up. ... The actual invasion itself was greatly supported by air and sea components. ...
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. ...
It was as if I was in a fantasy dream world and thought that at any moment I would wake up from this unreality and find that I was back in the barrack room at Bulford Camp. ... I felt literally on top of the world. ... Background of D-Day: The Second World War had started almost five years ear, on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. ...
Introduction The genesis of World War One was controversial and was shrouded on confusion. ... Many new political pressures arose during the rise of the New Social Movements and the level of comfort that the world had gotten used to by living under the old world order would be drastically changed by new social reformatory ideas with radical and lively leaders steering them into the 21st century. World War One is not often seen to most people as a battle between democracy and autocracy. ... In 1918, thousands of Italian soldiers were returning from the front lines of World War One, Mussolini...
