History of World War II 1939–1945, The origin of war. The struggle of progressive forces for the preservation of peace

Selected Articles from the History of World War II 1939–1945 in 12 volumes.

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Military publishing house, Volume 1. The origin of war. 

Translated sections by Svitlana M. for ML Discussion Group to study for the analysis of the war in Ukraine. Unedited. 

The struggle of progressive forces for the preservation of peace 

Grechko, A. A. (Andreĭ Antonovich)

The first volume of the "History of the Second World War" covers the period from the end of the First World War to the autumn of 1935. Its first part is devoted to the origin of war in the system of world imperialism, showing fascism as a strike force of imperialism and militarism, and the history of the emergence of the first centers of a new world war. The second part of the volume reveals the world-historical significance of the construction of socialism in the USSR, the development of its Armed Forces, the intense struggle of the peace-loving peoples, led by the Soviet Union, against the danger of a new world war.

Contents

From the main editorial committee

Introduction

Imperialism on the Road to World War II

Aggressiveness of imperialism

The capitalist system after the first world war

Aggravation of contradictions between the imperialist states

The growth of armaments in the capitalist countries

Aggressive foreign policy of the capitalist states

Ideological preparation by imperialism for new wars

Fascism is the darkest offspring of imperialism

Formation of the main focus of the World War

The policy of encouraging fascism 

The Soviet Union and the peoples of the world against the war

The foreign policy of the Soviet Union on guard of peace

The development of the anti-war movement

The international working class is the leading anti-war force

The struggle for the creation of an anti-war front during the outbreak of hotbeds of war

The turn of the communist parties to new forms of struggle

Conclusion

The transition of fascism to armed aggression

Italo-German intervention in Spain and the policy of "non-intervention"

Foreign policy activities of the Soviet state to strengthen the anti-fascist coalition. 

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