CRITICAL FACTORS THAT LED TO ALLIED VICTORY IN EUROPE

      The creation of a thesis-driven research paper on a historical argument that demonstrates an understanding of World War Two based on the following one;     • The failure of international peacekeeping organizations to restrain the outbreak of a second world war • Analysis of the differing pre-war diplomatic maneuverings of major and minor powers • The diplomatic and strategic working relationships between the Axis and Allied powers • Interwar technological developments and their effect on the outcome of the war • The Versailles Treaty and the rise of rightist parties in Germany • The relationship between World War One and fascist ideology  • Colonialism and its influence on the cause and conduct of the War in the Pacific  • Differing war economies and their respective effectiveness  • The relationship between intelligence (Enigma and MAGIC programs) and Allied military success • The factor(s) that led to Allied victory and/or Axis defeat • The importance of ideology in tactical and strategic mobilization • The Holocaust and the relationship between the war and its development/progress/goals