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A snapshot of the summary - History for the IB Diploma: Causes, Practices and Effects of Wars
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3.1 The Origins and the Causes of the Second World War
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Was the Second World War just one war?No. The Second World War was made up of a number of linked conflicts.
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What was the First Conflict within the Second World War?1937-1945: The War between China and Japan
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What was the start of the European War in the Second World War?1939:
- 1st September: German attack on Poland
- 3rd September:Anglo-French declaration of War on Germany
- 1st September: German attack on Poland
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When did Italy join the war and on what side?Italy joined Germany in the war in 1940.
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Where did Germany invade in 1941?Germany invaded Greece, Yugoslavia and Romania, and finally Russia.
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What happened in Southeast Asia in 1941 in the Second World War?1941: Japan invaded the possessions of the USA, Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal in Southeast Asia
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What did Russia do in 1945?1945: Russia declared war on Japan.
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3.1.1 What were the main long term causes?
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What quote introduces the idea that it was same issues that causes WW1 that provoked WW2?"The Second World War was, in large part, a repeat performance of the First" - A.J.P Taylor
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3.1.1.1 The First World War
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What examples are there of Political Instability caused by the First World War?
- Collapse of Austro-Hungarian Empire; leaving unstable smaller states
- Russian Empire had given way to new states; had also given way to new political and economic system (communism) which declared itself hostile to all others
- Britain and France who had lacked the will and means to direct European Affairs in 1914 were even more so after WW1
- USA withdrew into isolationism
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Why was the 1917 revolution so crucial in the breakdown of the wartime allied alliance and confused Germany policy?Russia:
1917 revolution had profound effects;- firstly removing Russia temporarily from diplomatic scene
- Success and imitation in Hungary (March 1919) and Bavaria (April 1919) increased fear amongst the democratic powers; and meant policy towards Germany became ambiguous
Why was worse, Germany or a Communist Russia? Might not a relatively strong conservative Germany be used as a bulwark against communism?
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