World War II


 
 
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World War II

World War II (1939-45)

Causes:

(1)By the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, Germany was not only dismembered or disarmed but also humiliated, and very exacting conditions were imposed upon her.

(2) There was strong feeling of deep social discontentment in Germany and Italy after the War.

(3) The rise of the Nationalist movement in Germany and Italy; and the growing power of the Nazis under Hitler and that of the Fascists under Mussolini seriously upset the balance of power in Europe.

(4) The colonial and commercial rivalry between England and France on one side, Germany and Italy on the other, brought them into conflict with each other.

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