World War II, A War for Resources: Crash Course World History #220

2014-12-14

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In which John Green teaches you about World War II, and some of the causes behind the war. In a lot of ways, WWII was about resources, especially food. The expansionist aggression of both Germany and Japan was in a lot of ways about resources. There were other reasons, to be sure, but the idea that the Axis needed more food can't be ignored.

Citation 1: Lizzie Collingham. The Taste of War: World War II and the Battle for Food. Penguin. New York. 2011. p 30

Citation 2: Collingham. p 102

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Learn more about WWII in these other Crash Course videos:

Crash Course World History:

World War II (#38): /youtube/video/Q78COTwT7nE

Crash Course US History:

World War II Part 1 (#35): /youtube/video/Objoad6rG6U

World War II Part 2 (#36): /youtube/video/HofnGQwPgqs

Crash Course European History:

World War II (#38): /youtube/video/Hs_JMydrxZM

World War II Civilians and Soldiers (#39): /youtube/video/rlx6ur_D51s

The Holocaust, Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII (#40): /youtube/video/iQeDvnapdlg

Post-World War II Recovery (#42): /youtube/video/nlp068CmQaE

Crash Course Black American History:

World War II (#31): /youtube/video/U7wrwPnQVg4

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