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 World War 2 International Politics 

World War 2 taught the world of human nature, economics, politics, and things humanity would need to avoid to prevent another world war from happening. We know now that international politics and relations are a crucial element in resolving international and global issues and conflicts between countries. There is blatant recognition that unresolved international conflict from World War 1 set the foundation for World War 2. Adolf Hilter became a rising power in Germany both economically and politically after years of political unrest and economic instability in Germany after World War 1. With Germany a rearmed nation with Hilter the prominent political leader, it was easy for Germany to ally with Italy and Japan, signing political treaties with both countries. With Hilter invading Poland, driving Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany World War 2 began. By the time America entered World War 2, after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, World War 2 was already years in. 

At the end of World War 2, the United States was seen as one of the two dominant superpowers of the world. In addition to this, the United States realized that it should change its international policies from isolationism towards increased international involvement. This set the foundation for the United States to now become an important global influence in military, politics, economics, culture, and technological relations. Reflections on World War 2 are truly important in working to benefit humanity and preserve world peace globally. The world realized that dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima, at the time, was a moral decision that was justifiable and necessary in ending World War 2. However, the thousands of civilian lives that were taken as a result of the dropping of atomic bombs are not justifiable. Nuclear wars should never happen. In addition to this, the genocide of millions of Jewish people is another thing that the world will always have to live with.









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  1. Evan GoldsteinFebruary 8, 2022 at 10:35 AM

    I agree with this sentiment. I think that WWII drastically changed the way that Americans view themselves and the world. I also think that WWII was interesting in that a previous International Organization, created after the devastation of WWI, failed to prevent the events of WWII. I also find it interesting how the same idea was tried again after the war, with the United Nations, albeit with much more success. Finally, I agree that once the world saw what happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the majority of people realized that nuclear war would be dangerous for all. This ultimately led to a more Liberal approach, with regards to the Red phone between Moscow and Washington. The shift from a realist approach to a liberal approach in the years after WWII is very interesting.

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  2. Carter GoltermannFebruary 9, 2022 at 6:28 PM

    I think that this writing did a very good job introducing the complexities that are at play when a Country is choosing to go to war or not. You noted how past relationships were a large factor of the US's decision to enter the World War II. You also noted the political opportunity that the US saw was at stake. The sentence: "this set the foundation for the United States to now become an important global influence in military, politics, economics, culture, and technological relations" set the tone of the concept of bureaucracies and their real power in an international setting. Simultaneously this helped further the US's image of the "savior" in international politics when needed.

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