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Another cause of the world war i is the rise of militarism. Germany invades poland, initiating world war ii in europe. Stephen batchelor medieval history for dummies world of. European nations lacked very little space left but world war i offered the chance to claim past lands once lost to a country through war or disagreement. Whatever your interest, world war ii for dummies is your goto guide. World war ii wwii or ww2, in the soviet union, the great patriotic war, and in japan, the second sinojapanese war, was a global war involving fighting in most of the world and most countries. World war 2 facts for kids national geographic kids.
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