1. What factors brought about the rise to power of the Fascists in post WW I Europe? What particular circumstances allowed Benito Mussolini to come to power in Italy, Adolf Hitler in Germany?
2. What were the circumstances and actions which caused WW II to begin? What were the WW II alliances/participants?
3. Discuss the conduct the conduct of the war in terms of strategy and weapons used to include the concept of “Blitzkrieg”. What were the major military turning points of the war?
4. What events/circumstances bring about the end of WW II? What factors brought about the development and use of the atomic bomb? What were the consequences of the war for Europe, and the rest of the world?