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Adolf Hitler joined the Bavarian Army in WWI. Mussolini enlisted in the Italian Royal Army in WWI
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Europe was struggling from the loss of millions of soldiers and civilians as well as damages to the countries.
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The Treaty of Versailles made Germany angry. They had to pay reparations and reduce their military. They were really angry about it so they wanted to become even more powerful.
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Benito Mussolini wanted to create a totalitarian and Fascist state.
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In the Soviet Union, he was transforming them into a communist state. He killed even his most loyal followers if they had any ideas that contradict his own communist ideas.
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He wanted more land and established Nazism. He thought that Germans were the superior race to every other race.
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The United States said they were neutral but they really weren't. They were trying to find loop holes around the Neutrality Acts.
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Germany annexed Austria, Hitler's birthplace. This violates the Treaty of Versailles.
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The Allied Powers declared war on Germany.
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Germany invaded Poland which eventually led to the invasion of most of Europe.
