World War II, total war, war of annihilation, totalitarian regimes, Allied victory, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Japan, Axis, Allies, United States, USSR, France, England, Blitzkrieg, nuclear bomb, Hiroshima, Nagasaki
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This document examines the extent to which World War II was a war of annihilation subject to totalitarian regimes' violence, organized around key periods until the Allied victory in 1945.
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[...] This is why we speak of a total war, or even a war of annihilation. The total aspect of this war is also made by the liberation of even the most extreme ideologies. The influence of totalitarian regimes The totalitarian regimes that assert themselves during this conflict participate in the establishment of a war of annihilation. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy will regroup, with Japan, to form the Axis and oppose the coalition formed by the Allies with the United States, the USSR, France, and England. [...]
[...] Thus, violence appears as newly extreme through this global conflict. Chronology The chronology of the conflict allows us to better understand its unfolding and especially to highlight precise periods that have articulated its evolution. First, between 1939 and 1940, France appears as passive. Its leaders do not seem to really understand the extent of the danger posed by Hitler. They who thought that Germany could not rearm after the First World War, hardly understand that the German country has not respected the Treaty of Versailles. [...]
[...] To what extent was World War II a war of annihilation subject to the violence of totalitarian regimes? Europe was the main battleground of the two world wars that marked the 20th century. These two events, whose outbreak was triggered by several factors, reorganized the world order and their influence is still present today, particularly with American hegemony. The Second World War differs from the first, as it no longer takes place mainly in trenches, and above all, its impact is even more global. [...]
[...] The purpose of the conflict reinforces once again the aspect of unprecedented violence. Finally, this war is organized around specific periods that justify precisely the progressive increase in violence. It then seems obvious that this global event could not be concluded without leaving lasting damage. Following this, in 1947, the Cold War between two victorious countries, the United States and the USSR, began, not ending until much later in 1991. [...]
[...] Thus, it is indeed a war of annihilation that translates into unprecedented violence. A military and civilian violence An effect, a climate of extreme violence is established and above all spares no one. There is first a violence anchored against civilians. On the total number of deaths due to the conflict are civilians. This shows that a certain threshold of violence has been exceeded compared to the First World War. Nazi Germany is leading a policy of lightning war called Blitzkrieg. [...]
