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The Scientific Question On War

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The Scientific Answer to War
On September 1, 1939, Germany under the control of Adolf Hitler invaded the sovereign nation of Poland effectively starting the Second World War. By the end of the conflict in 1945 an estimated 64 million had died, more than the population of the United Kingdom (Thomas). The Second World War saw the end of the German Third Reich, the founding of the United Nations, and the United States and Russia becoming global superpowers. The Second World War’s start is one log debated: a continuation of World War I that theoretically ended in 1918, Japan seizes Manchuria, Germany’s reoccupation of the Rhineland, or Germany’s invasion of Poland (World). No matter the start of the warfare it is one of the deadliest wars the …show more content…

Most theories offered on the causes of war are done through the lens of historians; however, this essay uses the perspective of political scientists. The new lens allows for readers to look information in a new dynamic. Figure I lays out of the steps a hostilities must take to expand into war. Vasquez states that more than one step from each area is required to bring about combat (Vasquez). Vasquez defines a world war as:
“A large scale severe war among major states that involves the leading states at some point in the war and most of the major states in a struggle to resolve the most fundamental issues on the global political agenda” (Vasquez).
The Second World War’s fundamental issues mostly revolved around territorial disputes. These disputes over areas such as Poland’s Danzig, the Rhineland, Anschluss, and the Sudetenland drove the start of the war. Overall the essay used the theory to show that World War II followed the pattern of behavior roughly consistent with other war of its type. The Second World War onset was brought about military buildups, repeated crises, and expanded through the making of allies. Hitler’s foreign policy and lack of diplomacy were another big reason that the Second World War occurred. The policies pushed both sides to build up militaries; Germany to have successful invasions and Britain and France because they felt threatened by Germany’s territorial ambitions. Even in 1936, the anti-militarist Popular

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