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Contents

I. INTRODUCTION

Two Very Different Views of The War
Myth #1: Conflicts between nations caused the war
Myth #2: The top priority goal of the Allies in Europe and Asia was to defeat the Fascists
Myth #3: The Allies bombed civilians to defeat the Fascists

II. ORIGINS OF THE WAR

Germany
World War I:Rebellion in the ranks
Workers versus Nazis in the Weimar Republic
Chancellor Hitler fails to tame his workers
Blitzkrieg: How to wage war when your workers won't produce weapons

Japan
A groundswell of anti-capitalism
"We shudder as we observe this situation"
War and fascism to the rescue

Soviet Union
The Communist revolution in Russia
The tragedy of Marxism
Marxist ideology in practice
Stalin's alliance with western capitalism

United States
FDR's class loyalty
For U.S. rulers, war was not the problem, peace was
Gen MacArthur, officers Eisenhower and Patton, and the National Guard attack the enemy: Americans
War to the rescue
Allies' Spanish Civil War policy: "Goodness had nothing to do with it"
FDR secretly provoked Japan to attack the U.S.
FDR provoked the German declaration of war on the U.S.
FDR used the war to fight American workers
FDR used the war to promote racism and nationalism
Why FDR demanded "Unconditional Surrender
Why FDR didn't tell Americans that Nazis were killing the Jews

III. ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN EUROPE AND ASIA

Allies attack anti-Fascists in Italy
Allies attack anti-Fascists in Greece
Allies attack anti-Fascists in France
Allies attack anti-Fascists in Yugoslavia
Allies attack anti-Fascists in China
Allies attack anti-Fascists in the Philippines

IV. WHY THE ALLIES BOMBED CIVILIANS

Anti-fascist Sentiment in Japan During the War
Did dropping the atom bomb on Japan save American lives?
Hardly "one hundred million hearts beating as one"
Fighting Fascism on the job
Anti-Fascist Sentiment in Germany During the War
The anti-Semitism question
Peasants turned against the Nazis
Civil servants felt betrayed by the Nazis
German soldiers feared the Nazis
Youths fought the Nazis
Workers always hated the Nazis
The Allies Bombed Civilians to Destroy International Working Class Solidarity

V. CONCLUSION

 

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