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“Europeans in 1935 could still be optimistic about the future of world peace”
How far do you agree with this statement? ... From 1918 to 1935, Europe and indeed the world underwent a number of economic and political changes which affected the prospect of peace in the future. ... Even in 1935, when Mussolini invaded Abyssinia, America was still reluctant to get involved, and what’s more because of the depression had greatly helped Italy by allowing a massive increase in the sale of oil to the country. ... ” In 1935 Hitler introduced conscription, and built up the army. ... With the rise of a new, militarised, and possibly aggressive Germany, optimism in 1935 about the future of world peace cannot have been very high in many people’s minds. ... In 1935, Italy invaded Abyssinia, and since general sympathy lay with Italy, the verdict of the League was very favourable towards her. ... The Balkan pact was signed in 1934 by Greece, Romania and Turkey, and in 1935, France and Russia formed an alliance. ...
In 1935, Europe was becoming increasingly unstable. ... All told, in 1935, it was hard to be optimistic about the future of world peace, and it fact the imminence of another war in Europe,
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