World War II, A War for Resources: Crash Course World History #220

In which John Green teaches you about World War II, and some of the causes behind the war. In a lot of ways, WWII was about resources, especially food. The expansionist aggression of both Germany and Japan was in a lot of ways about resources. There were other reasons, to be sure, but the idea that the Axis needed more food can't be ignored.

Citation 1: Lizzie Collingham. The Taste of War: World War II and the Battle for Food. Penguin. New York. 2011. p 30
Citation 2: Collingham. p 102

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Learn more about WWII in these other Crash Course videos:
Crash Course World History:
World War II (#38): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE

Crash Course US History:
World War II Part 1 (#35): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Objoad6rG6U
World War II Part 2 (#36): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HofnGQwPgqs

Crash Course European History:
World War II (#38): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs_JMydrxZM
World War II Civilians and Soldiers (#39): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlx6ur_D51s
The Holocaust, Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII (#40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQeDvnapdlg
Post-World War II Recovery (#42): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlp068CmQaE

Crash Course Black American History:
World War II (#31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wrwPnQVg4
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