WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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The ambitions of Hitler, who sought to recover the territories lost in 1919 and to conquer a “vital space” that would ensure the development of Germany as the world’s leading power.
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Japanese militarism, which resulted in the annexation of Korea (1910), the occupation of Manchuria (1931), and the invasion of China (1937).
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The end of totalitarian regimes in Germany, Italy and Japan and their replacement by more democratic political systems.
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The creation in 1945 of the United Nations (UN), which replaced the League of Nations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the end of the war, millions of people were dead and millions more homeless, the European economy had collapsed, and much of the European industrial infrastructure had been destroyed. The Soviet Union, too, had been heavily affected.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among the major differences are the rule of unanimity at the League of Nations versus the rule of the majority at the UN or the UN Security Council’s competence to take binding decisions under certain circumstances.
Detailed explanation-3: -It began with four permanent members – Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan – and four non-permanent members that were elected by the Assembly for a three-year term. The first non-permanent members were Belgium, Brazil, Greece, and Spain.
Detailed explanation-4: -The onset of the Second World War showed that the League had failed its primary purpose to prevent any future world war. The League lasted for 26 years; the United Nations (UN) replaced it after the end of the Second World War in April 1946 and inherited a number of agencies and organizations founded by the League.