HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Italian Fascism, Munich Agreement, Anschluss
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Textbook answer for beginning of war 1939 start of world war two; hitler invaded poland; america might say dec. 7 1941 when japan bombed pearl. Harbour; 1942 for singapore, malaysia, south east asia because japan ran over area; 1931 for china when japan invaded manchuria. Convergence of two conflicts in europe and asia. Formally came together in sept. 1940 when japan formed pact with italy and germany. Ended in europe on may 7, 1945 when germany surrendered to allies; in. Asia on august 10, 1945 japan surrendered 4 days after us dropped atomic bomb on hiroshima and 1 day after bomb dropped on nagasaki. Holocaust denying is one danger; trivialization is another danger; how to talk about human sufferings. Fascism originated in italy after world war one; create by mussolini; coincided with collapse of italian economy. Promised better tomorrow; in milan created union for struggle; advocated authoritarian state run by one supreme leader who embodies national will.
