What Set the Stage for the two World Wars | Modern World History 25 of 30 | Study Hall

In this episode, we’ll look at the complex political dynamics that led to the explosion of violence in the first half of the 20th century, including political alliances, rising nationalism, and the full industrialized power of empires.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:52 - World War I - the Trenches and beyond
7:16 - World War II - the long world war
12:25 - Conclusion
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[@sahilbaxi]

Can the Chinese freedom movement against Japan really be considered as Chinese alignment with the Allied powers? Can Indian use of Japanese forces in their freedom movement against the British really be considered as Indian alignment with the Axis powers? Sounds like a highly imperialist take.

[@AlexanderLayko]

Countries aren't allowed to be based on ethnicity. Because that's racist. They're not allowed to be based on customs, common language, or religion either. Because that's also racist. So what exactly is a country?

[@AlexGriffithsPage]

If it's based on race, then it's racist. If a country is aligned based on other items you mentioned, those have nothing to do with race, so it's by definition not racist. A country is simply a distinct territory with its own government. The rest is up to the people and the government to define, and as you pointed out, some of that distinction and definition can be exclusionary or problematic.

[@BlurngugGuy]

He quite literally explained that a nation can be race, creed, culture, etc; while a country is a specific government with borders.