WWII: Evolution of total war
Nazi rejection of Versailles, desire to annex "German" lands causes tension by 1935
1935: Italian invasion of Ethiopia & German move into Alsace-Lorraine are key
1936: Spanish Civil war: WWII pre-cursor
1938: German demands lead to Munich agreement, GB/FR policy of appeasement
3/1939: Germany annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia, GB/FR stand by
8/1939: Nazi-Soviet Pact shocks the world
9/1939: Germany invades Poland - war
World War II: key points
1939-1942: Nazi Germany’s zenith: control est. over most of continental Europe
1942-1945: allies slowly defeat Germany- liberate conquered regions
"total war:" western civilian populations are completely involved in war
Cold War emerges out of peace agreements bet. US, GB, USSR: 1944-1945
war ending leads to major institutions, issues: nuclear war, est. of United Nations
WW II, key points (ct.)
Nazi-occupied Europe: illusion- greater "Europa,"
Nazi-occupied Europe: reality: Holocaust, slave labor & terrorism
Holocaust: 10 million deaths (@6 million Jews), - culmination of racist
European
science & traditions
Holocaust: relevancy for today?
Air power is significant, decisiveness is questionable
Was this a significant point of decline for western civilization?