WI: Preventing World War II

The only requirement to have avoided the Second World War would've been to avoid the Great Depression because it was that alone that allowed the Nazis to rise from being an obscure party with 12 seats in the Reichstag in 1928 to 230 seats in 1932.

It's worth bearing in mind that the Nazis were not the only anti-democratic party in the Reichstag and being anti-Semitic and anti-Versailles Treaty were not exclusive to the Nazis. The Nazis only got into power because of their promise to create jobs, restore national pride and rid Germany of its enemies. For people who had lost their livelihood in the Depression these things were music to their ears.

No Great Depression = no Nazis in power = no Second World War.
 
The only requirement to have avoided the Second World War would've been to avoid the Great Depression because it was that alone that allowed the Nazis to rise from being an obscure party with 12 seats in the Reichstag in 1928 to 230 seats in 1932.

It's worth bearing in mind that the Nazis were not the only anti-democratic party in the Reichstag and being anti-Semitic and anti-Versailles Treaty were not exclusive to the Nazis. The Nazis only got into power because of their promise to create jobs, restore national pride and rid Germany of its enemies. For people who had lost their livelihood in the Depression these things were music to their ears.

No Great Depression = no Nazis in power = no Second World War.

No world war 2 as we know it perhaps, but several of the conflicts that made up the war (Japan-China, USSR-neighbors) are still very likely to occur. These could turn into a major conflict, but even if they don't, that still doesn't mean there's general peace just because there aren't any nazis in power in Germany.
 
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I think one of the problems people face in these timelines is the perception that changing the timeline will some how magically make all things better.
Hence why we get a great deal of posts that state "Hitler might not start WWII, but this this his and THIS smaller war/conflict will happen."

Which is something that for the purposes of THIS ATL is just part of history. After all the true drive isn't world peace, or some parades, it is to prevent the Holocaust of millions of Jews, Roma's, Gays, Russians, etc. The death of millions of people who may have gone on to be brilliant scientists, artists, thinkers, etc.

Whatever minor wars may happen in Russia, Africa and the Far East, they will all pale in comparison to the damage done to Europe by the collective WWII.

Something I feel people should consider when reviewing the ATL laid out.
 

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Well any TL without men like Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini will automatically create a better world. WW2 could well have happened without Hitler, but without him there probably would not have been mass murders at the same scale.
 
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