World War II?

Question

Can someone simply explain all of the conflicts in world war two, and who/what was behind them?

for example:
Germany(hitler/nazis)->[specific countries in the] rest of Europe

Answer 1

Hitler annexed a piece of Czechoslovakia (Sudetenland), reasoning that the population there was German anyway. Tanks rolled in, no one opposed him - Britain gave the green light, on the promise that this was all Germany needed to be happy.

Then, Hitler invaded Poland - under a carve-up pact with Stalin where each would get a peace. Hitler then kept advancing, went into Soviet Union, etc. On the other side, invaded France and got it quickly.

Meanwhile, Mussolini in Italy (the original fascist in Europe) also felt like Italy was left undeservingly poor as far as the old great European countries. His expansionism concentrated on Africa.

At the same time, Japan was flexing muscles, to say the least. Japan's invasions of Pacific countries started even earlier than Hitler's and Mussolini's shenanigans. Japan admired militaristic culture of Germany and the older French militarism from the days of Napoleon. With great industrial power and discipline, Japan was all set to dominate the Pacific realm.

So there you go: the three Axis members - Germany, Italy, Japan. With sympathizers around the globe, example: Brazil, Argentina. The common idea was a highly corporatist society - with private industry guided by a strong-arm dictatorial government. With everyone working for the common goal of expansion and efficiency and order.

The other side: countriest that got trampled (France, Poland, etc.) - gave rise to guerilla armies fighting from underground. Soviet Union - with good generals, outdated technology, but dumb decisions from Stalin. U.S. - with Roosevelt, entering after Pearl Harbor but lending money and supplies even earlier - helping especially the Soviet Union. And Britain - holding out on all those islands.

Axis lost, but not before millions died.

Answer 2

WWI and II are sometimes referred to as European civil wars. Start with the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 which created bad blood between France and a united Germany, add the Serb problems with the Balkans and the failing Austo-Hungarian empire and Czarist's Russia's growing animosity to Germany and the great naval arms race with England and Germany you have WWI. The treaty of Versailles in 1919 broke up some of these empires in very artificial ways and spawned Germany's resentment that led to fascism's ascent. The unresolved problems of ethnic Germans living in other countries (i.e Poland, Czechoslovakia etc. ) was Hitler's excuse and hiho, hiho it's off to war we go.

Answer 3

The Axis powers caused all of the conflicts. Hitler and his minions tried to take over the world. Germany had success in taking over much of Europe. Japan, another member, took over much of Eastern Asia and the Pacific nations. Italy, the third member of the Axis, had some troops in Northern Africa and defeated the army of Ethopia.

Answer 4

international conflict II began mostly because of fact the yankee people have been unwilling to connect the League of international locations on the top of international conflict I, thereby removing what could have been that company's important military capacity. This led to, or allowed a minimum of, Hitler's upward thrust to capacity in Germany. there have been numerous factors at which he replaced into thoroughly overextended and any style of a instruct of rigidity by potential of the League or maybe basically a number of its member international locations might have positioned an end to his plans, however the different ecu powers consistently caved in to him, appeasing him at rather much each and every turn and permitting the territory, manpower and uncooked factors below his rule to consistently boost. Then whilst the Friendship %. between Germany and Russia replaced into signed, his back replaced into coated and he ought to attack, first Poland and then the worldwide places to the west. American isolationism replaced into the biggest reason.

Answer 5

Germany, Italy, and Japan vs. Everybody except the Swiss

Answer 6

Germany invaded Poland. If you read a book called A Man Called Intrepid this will help you