Political, Social & Economics Factors of WWII

The various nations involved in World War II all maintained fairly distinct political, social, and economic justification for entering into and engaging in the conflict. Taylor (1961) provides a detailed analysis of the multiple factors that combined to facilitate war, though he makes not of the fact that ômost wars begin raggedlyö (vii). Indeed, the British date the Second World War from September 3, 1939, the day when England and France jointly declared war on Germany; the Chinese consider the war to have begun on June 22, 1937, while the Russians date the war as having begun on June 22, 1941. The American date, says Taylor (1961), is more sensible: the war became ôtruly world-wideö only after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (vii).

The main point is that the members involved in the conflict date the beginning of WWII as coinciding with their own political, economic and/or social reasons for engaging in it. Most of the combatants in the war would argue that the most significant causes of the war are economic crises, military actions, or political situations that directly impinged upon each individual nation. Thus, Germans might argue that the Treaty of Versailles and its effect on German economic, political, military and social life was the central factor responsible for renewed German militarism and military action (Dahrendorf 1969, 8-15). For the British and the French, GermanyÆs invasion of Poland is generall

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y defeated by the Allies (U.S., Great Britain, France, and the rest of the free world including help from the Soviet Union). Virtually all nations of the world experienced some degree of involvement and social, economic, and political upheaval in World War II, however peripheral. The defeat of first the Germans and later the Japanese signaled the end of a war caused by territorial disputes, tensions, a poor ending to WWI, and military adventurism. Military Theory The main doctrine and theory behind military involvement in WWII was similar among the major powers in that each felt its involvement was justified to protect national interest. The U.S. policy during the early stages of the War was one of isolationism but eventually this would change to full engagement. One of the most unique aspects of military theory to emerge during WWII was the alteration of conventional military and conflict strategy. Former General Sir Francis Tuker, a British officers, wrote about WWII, ôThere is no manner of doubt that we entered this last catastrophic war blind to the pattern which it would assumeö (1945, 10). Tuker (1945) argues that all wars are fought on a similar pattern of fortress areas: sieges of fortresses, assaults of fortresse
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page)