Causes of World War II

The causes of World War Two can be divided into long term causes and short term causes.

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We don't win wars by making deals but by punishing the guilty & setting free the captive.

Photograph of Adolf Hitler taken on 26 October 1916 at the military hospital at Beelitz-Heilstätten, near Berlin. Hitler was sent there to recover after being wounded in the leg at the Battle of the Somme. Hitler is shown in his World War I field-hospital uniform, second from the right in the back row. Note he has a full moustache in this very early photograph! Old Pictures, Old Photos, Battle Of The Somme, Invasion Of Poland, Hospitality Uniform, Ww1, World War Ii, First World, Oldies

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Photograph of Adolf Hitler taken on 26 October 1916 at the military hospital at Beelitz-Heilstätten, near Berlin. Hitler was sent there to recover after being wounded in the leg at the Battle of the Somme. Hitler is shown in his World War I field-hospital uniform, second from the right in the back row. Note he has a full moustache in this very early photograph!

Today in WW2 history 3/15/39 Czech Pres Hácha strong-armed to accept invasion. In the evening of March 14, Czechoslovakian President Emil Hácha is summoned to the Reich Chancellery in Berlin where he is kept waiting until 1am while Hitler watches a movie. Keitel, Göring, Ribbentrop, & Adolf's personal physician Dr. Theodore Morell attend the meeting. Hácha is told that at 6am his country would be invaded. Hácha fainted twice during the negotiations and was revived by injections from Dr. More... Inside The Third Reich, Interwar Period, Instant Karma, West Berlin, Ww2 History, March 14, Crazy People, Injections

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Today in WW2 history 3/15/39 Czech Pres Hácha strong-armed to accept invasion. In the evening of March 14, Czechoslovakian President Emil Hácha is summoned to the Reich Chancellery in Berlin where he is kept waiting until 1am while Hitler watches a movie. Keitel, Göring, Ribbentrop, & Adolf's personal physician Dr. Theodore Morell attend the meeting. Hácha is told that at 6am his country would be invaded. Hácha fainted twice during the negotiations and was revived by injections from Dr. More...

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An Ethiopian greets the Italian troops entering Addis Ababa, 1935. He was one of the 800 Ethiopian soldiers who were taken prisoner in the battle of Adwa , and whose left foot and right hand were cut off as punishment for siding with the Italians. Black African American, African American History, All About Africa, Oriental, Birr, Haile Selassie, Italian Army, Rare Historical Photos, National History

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An Ethiopian greets the Italian troops entering Addis Ababa, 1935. He was one of the 800 Ethiopian soldiers who were taken prisoner in the battle of Adwa , and whose left foot and right hand were cut off as punishment for siding with the Italians.

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The First World War had only finished two decades earlier, but in 1939, Germany's Nazi military machine was clearly intent on empire-building again. After months of appeasement from the Allies, Hitler invaded Poland, and Britain was jolted into action. This is Britain's final ultimatum to the Germans, written by the Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax and delivered to them at 9am on 3 September 1939. Unless forces withdraw, Britain promised to 'fulfil its obligations to Poland' along with the French.

Japan-Korea Cartoon-Even after Japan had been building its military for several years, Japanese leaders realized in 1895 that the country still had not reached the same level as the imperialist Western powers. Although Japan won the Sino-Japanese War in 1894-95 and as a result acquired Formosa and forced China to pay a large indemnity, Japan could not stand up to the other Western powers when Russia, Germany, and France forced Japan in the Triple Intervention to give up the Liaotung Peninsula World History, Japanese Men, Cartoon Shows, Southeast Asia, Cartoonist, Essay, Politics

Japan-Korea Cartoon-Even after Japan had been building its military for several years, Japanese leaders realized in 1895 that the country still had not reached the same level as the imperialist Western powers. Although Japan won the Sino-Japanese War in 1894-95 and as a result acquired Formosa and forced China to pay a large indemnity, Japan could not stand up to the other Western powers when Russia, Germany, and France forced Japan in the Triple Intervention to give up the Liaotung Peninsula

Groundbreaking the Seoul–Pusan railway. Production in Korea under Japanese rule-Control over Korea represented an essential element in the protection of Japan against Western countries due to the two countries' geographical propinquity and due to Korea's having borders with both China and Russia. Japan soon recognized that it needed control over the Liaotung Peninsula in southern Manchuria to ensure the defense of Korea. Philippines Beaches, Philippines Travel, Photography Laws, Evil Empire, Bataan, South Korea Travel, Nature Republic, Vintage Photographs

Groundbreaking the Seoul–Pusan railway. Production in Korea under Japanese rule-Control over Korea represented an essential element in the protection of Japan against Western countries due to the two countries' geographical propinquity and due to Korea's having borders with both China and Russia. Japan soon recognized that it needed control over the Liaotung Peninsula in southern Manchuria to ensure the defense of Korea.

In the late 19th century, many Japanese leaders came to believe that their country had a "manifest destiny" to free other Asian countries from Western imperialist powers and to lead these countries to collective strength and prosperity. Fukuzawa Yukichi and other late 19th century writers supported foreign expansionism and Social Darwinism, which promoted survival of the strongest cultures by a process of natural selection. Natural Selection, World Leaders, New Technology, Prosperity, The Expanse, Powers, Writers, Foreign

In the late 19th century, many Japanese leaders came to believe that their country had a "manifest destiny" to free other Asian countries from Western imperialist powers and to lead these countries to collective strength and prosperity. Fukuzawa Yukichi and other late 19th century writers supported foreign expansionism and Social Darwinism, which promoted survival of the strongest cultures by a process of natural selection.

In 1905, Japan became the first Asian country to defeat a Western power, namely Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, which bolstered Japan's belief in its destiny to lead Asia and encouraged leaders in other Asian countries that they had a chance to stand against Western imperialist designs. Japanese History, Asian History, Japanese Art, Vintage Japanese, Kamakura, Yamagata, Samurai, Heavy Machine Gun, Machine Guns

In 1905, Japan became the first Asian country to defeat a Western power, namely Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, which bolstered Japan's belief in its destiny to lead Asia and encouraged leaders in other Asian countries that they had a chance to stand against Western imperialist designs.

Several ultranationalist groups and writers, such as the Black Dragon Society and Kita Ikki, gained increasing popularity with their views that Japan should take leadership in Asia to expel foreign powers by means of a righteous war if necessary. Many of these ultranationalist groups believed that the moral purity of the Yamato race and Japan's unique ancestry as descendants of the sun goddess Amaterasu entitled the Japanese to such a leadership role in Asia. Closer Movie, Guy Debord, Roman, Premier Ministre, Blood Brothers, Holding Company, Amaterasu, Leadership Roles, Black Dragon

Several ultranationalist groups and writers, such as the Black Dragon Society and Kita Ikki, gained increasing popularity with their views that Japan should take leadership in Asia to expel foreign powers by means of a righteous war if necessary. Many of these ultranationalist groups believed that the moral purity of the Yamato race and Japan's unique ancestry as descendants of the sun goddess Amaterasu entitled the Japanese to such a leadership role in Asia.

The 1921-22 Washington Conference naval treaties forced on Japan an unfavorable battleship ratio of 5:5:3 for the US, Britain, and Japan respectively, and the Western powers at the London Naval Conference of 1930 coerced Japan to accept the same ratio for its heavy cruisers. Boxer Rebellion, Heavy Cruiser, Rear Admiral, Racial Equality, American Government, Lansdowne, Political Science, Battleship

The 1921-22 Washington Conference naval treaties forced on Japan an unfavorable battleship ratio of 5:5:3 for the US, Britain, and Japan respectively, and the Western powers at the London Naval Conference of 1930 coerced Japan to accept the same ratio for its heavy cruisers.

A series of coercive acts, insults, and provocations by Western imperialist countries from the 1850s to the 1930s caused great anger to fester among the Japanese people. Japan's signing of unequal treaties with America, France, Holland, and Russia in 1858 placed restrictions on Japan's national sovereignty, such as extraterritoriality, which meant that foreigners in Japan had immunity from the jurisdiction of the Japanese legal system. American Propaganda, Wwii Propaganda Posters, Kids Series, World War One, Vintage Posters

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A series of coercive acts, insults, and provocations by Western imperialist countries from the 1850s to the 1930s caused great anger to fester among the Japanese people. Japan's signing of unequal treaties with America, France, Holland, and Russia in 1858 placed restrictions on Japan's national sovereignty, such as extraterritoriality, which meant that foreigners in Japan had immunity from the jurisdiction of the Japanese legal system.