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5 Cards in this Set
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INTRO
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- historical debate about the causes is dominated by the much larger European conflict
- combination of continuity and change |
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Main Argument
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Imerialism and expansionisn, the economic status of nations and conflicting ideologies caused the second world war
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1st para: imperialism and expansionism
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- Continuing conflicting interest between states exercised by imperialism
- Italy, Japan and Germany extreme imperialistic - economic needs - provoked by the decisions of the Treaty of Versailles - extreme leadership eg Hitler - aims had already existed but were now adopted by the agressive leaders - expansionism eg Lebensraum for Hitler - revisionsts describe the leaders as revolutionists rathr than aggressors - evidences of aggressive expansionism: Hossbach Memorandum, Hitler's book "Mein Kampf": Hitler's aims clearly stated, world power by expanding into the east, aims could only be achieved with force the Manchurian crisis, Pearl Harbor: achieve expansionist aims by gaining Manchuria, wouod have strengthened economic position and the Abyssinian Crisis: expand by gaining Abyssinia, democratic powers remained passive too long, US still isolationist - Germany simply apeased between 1937 and 1939 which encouraged Germany even more to continue - France reluctant to Intervent |
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2nd para: economic status of nations
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- economic cris because of the decisions of the Treaty of Versailles and because of the Great Depression
- breakdown of the diplomatic systems - enabled Hitler's rise to power - belif that Narzism could solve the crisis - BUT little evidence of industrialists having direct influence on the foreign policy - Mussolini gained power in 1922 because of the poor economic situation |
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3rd para: conflicting ideologies
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Fiscism and Nationalist, Communism and Capitalism
direct contact in Europe - very difficult to reach agreements for international Disputes - German ideologies and Siviet ideologies in direct contact and opposing each other - Hitler's speech to the generals in 1939: wanted to break the Soviet Union which would result in the beginning of the German rule on earth |
