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Originally Posted by PzJgr
1. Pre 1939.
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2. The world did know about the antisemitism after 33' and definitely after 36. But in my what if, this would be nonexistent.
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I was referring to the extermination of the Jews. If this was not the case as you point out, it might have very well benefited the Germans.
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3. To an extent. There was the communist threat and there were pro-nazi factions in both countries. Facism was gaining popularity as a counterweight to communism. Had Hitler not promoted the master race, but instead focused on fighting communism, would Britain and France supported him?
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Might have very well been the case, but then again support in which way? France and Britain would not have gone to war, in my opinion as they were simply not ready to do so. Please remember that France still considered Germany a threat as this was the reason for the Maginot line. Finanacial support along with political, sounds more likely rather then militarily.
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4.They did know about communism and their advocacy for worldwide revolution. Each country had its own communist party and in some like Germany and Italy, fights were already erupting. A good example would be the Spanish civil war. You had three factions all battling each other.
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Yes, however if we are talking about pre 1939, then Stalin has shown little agression. Communist might show a political threat, but a military one?
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5. I used the Spanish as an example of the reason behind joining Hitler in the war. The Spanish cared less about the aryan race or about the Jews being the reason behind everybody's woes. They did want to fight communism. Spain would have contributed more had the fight only been between facism and Communism. Franco Knew that fighting Britain and the US was suicide. But, had those same countries alligned themselves with Germany or even stood by, would other European countries join in the fight agains Communist Russia.
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Yes, I agree