It must have been that I am in a craze to learn the lessons that we, mankind, can draw from the World Wars. As such, last Sunday, I borrowed Paul Dowswell's The Causes of World War II.
If I were to explain the causes of WWII, I realised it is not as simple as I would like it to be. Some of the issues, according to Dowswell's The Causes of World War II., that would contribute to the start of World War II would include:
- The effects of the Treaty of Versailles,
- The effects of the Great Depressionin helping to bring extreme political regimes to power
- The role of the League of Nations and the policies of "appeasement" and "isolationism" that were used by some of the Allied countries.
It looks like the more I read, the more I realised I don't understand. I think I would need more reading soon. Yet, I am glad that I have read. It is actually a joy to read from books.
1 comment:
i don't quite have the patience to read a book full of facts. eek. lol.
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