The Outbreak of World War 2 A Look at Orthodox and Revisionist Theories on the Origins of World War II and Personal Response

The outbreak of the Second World War would be a catastrophic event brought about by increasing tension and paranoia between nations, as well as the reoccurrence of militarist, nationalist and imperialist sentiments in many countries, especially Germany, Japan and Italy. There are many views and opinion as to why the Second World War took place, why could it not be contained to a local area, and why did the Allied powers allow Hitler to amass such a powerful military force? There are two major groups who hold differing opinions upon these questions: orthodox thinkers and revisionist think…