1918-1939: What Really Started World War 2?

Podcast: The Forgotten Timeline · AC Wilson

Opublikowano: 2026-10-19

Following World War I, the Treaty of Versailles reshaped European borders and burdened Germany with severe financial penalties, creating deep resentment and economic instability that ultimately paved the way for totalitarian regimes. During the global economic crisis of the Great Depression, aggressive leaders like Adolf Hitler in Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy seized absolute power, systematically dismantling democratic institutions and rebuilding their military forces. Meanwhile, global peacekeeping organizations like the League of Nations proved entirely impotent, failing to stop imperialist expansions such as Japan's invasion of Manchuria, Italy's conquest of Abyssinia, and the fascist intervention in the Spanish Civil...