Please answers the following questions, and create a 3.5 page (minimum) essay discussing the destabilization of Europe and Asia just prior to WWII. This essay must be TYPED out, double-spaced, and in 12 point font. You must utilize the textbook (Hunt, et al., The Making of the West) and the documentary episode (WWII in Color, Episode 1 “The Gathering Storm”) to help support your statements. Simply cite your examples as either Hunt. Et al., or WWII in Color within your text—there is no need to include a Works Cited page. minimum of THREE (4)citations.

You will need to create an introduction (a hook, background information, and a thesis statement), body paragraphs answering the questions posed below, and a conclusion (wrap up main points, restate thesis, final thought).

Essay Prompt:

Discuss the state of affairs, between the years of 1920 and 1940, of the following nations:

United States

Great Britain

France

Italy

Japan

Germany

Russia/Soviet Union

As you answer, consider and outline the political situation, the economy, and social issues occurring in each nation. Then, explain the failure of the League of Nations as both Germany and Japan carried out expansionism during the 1930s, and how this, and the other issues you will discuss, ultimately lead to the conflict known as WWII.