WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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They were reluctant to call upon the League of Nations to settle disputes
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They became dependent on the United States to intervene in an international crisis
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They were unwilling to take action that might start another war by using appeasement
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They prepared to use military intervention whenever necessary
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Detailed explanation-1: -Britain incurred 715, 000 military deaths (with more than twice that number wounded), the destruction of 3.6% of its human capital, 10% of its domestic and 24% of its overseas assets, and spent well over 25% of its GDP on the war effort between 1915 and 1918 (Broadberry and Harrison, 2005).
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans:-Britain, Russia and France were responsible for the outburst of the Second World War because of the following reasons: i) These countries insulted and humiliated Germany in the Versailles treaty. ii) These countries compelled Germany to take revenge due to their activities in treaty.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, WW1 created several consequences which led to a second World War: New states in Eastern Europe who were weak and ripe for the taking by Hitler. A devastated Germany and France appeased Hitler to prevent another war. U.S. policy of isolationism to avoid being drawn into another European conflict.
Detailed explanation-4: -After World War II, the weakened position of the European imperial powers and the strengthened spirit of national self-determination and liberation among the colonies became instrumental in initiating a process of end of colonialism and imperialism in the World.