No it wasn't necessary. It should never have happened. If you're talking about the worlds reaction to the rise of hitler and the defending itself against attack or healing other countries defend themselves then yes that was necessary. But most wars are pretty unnecessary.
Of course it was necessary. If other countries had not resisted, there would be a swastika hanging outside your house and German would be your first language, not to mention there would not be a single Jew left on this planet.
Also, the war should have been unnecessary. The reason why the war started was because Hitler was given everything he demanded before the war started (by trying to avoid the war, France and England gave Hitler what he wanted thinking he would be please. All they did was give him power to start the war).
So in hindsight, this war should not have been necessary.
Are you serious? We should have done as much as possible to stop Hitler before the war broke out. I doubt much would have stopped him, but not trying doomed the world to another war.
Yes, I know he says that he beleives that WW2 would have still happened, but that is his opinion and he explains that that theory is his opinion. Everything else he said I was tought in US history.
it had plenty of pros and cons, but it was completely necessary. Hitler was obviously evil when invading countries and no country hands their land over on a golden platter and says, "here!".
The other opinion on that would be that Hitler would have backed down and kept building strength if anyone had stood up to him which would have resulted in the same thing happening anyway without Stalin starting WWII. The chances of any country pursuing a war long enough to displace a leader such as Hitler at the time given the current situation throughout the world during the 30s and into the 40s is preposterous in my opinion. Would it have made WWII much shorter and less violent, perhaps, but would it have prevented it, not at all.
@thoadthetoad During WW2 that was actually the case in the beginning when Germany annexed Austria in many towns that the German soldiers entered they were greeted by cheering crownds.
SuperzMcShort, If France and Britain did go to war with Hitler before he gained all the power, then yes, there still would have been a war. The only difference is that it would have excluded half the world. Would it have been called WW2 still? Well that does not realy matter, the point is that WW2, at it's full impact, could have and should have been prevented. Yes, maybe a war but a much much MUCH smaller one. Including the prevention of the Holicost.
