Flappers caused WWII??? Thats a stretch. No, the very onerous armistice terms forced on Germany after WWI are the primary cause of WWII. The Germans were resentful, and, being Germans, didn’t stay down for long.
Even now, after being decimated during WWII and split apart for 45 years afterwards, who’s running Europe? The Germans. (but I digress)
Flappers caused WWII??? Thats a stretch. No, the very onerous armistice terms forced on Germany after WWI are the primary cause of WWII. The Germans were resentful, and, being Germans, didn’t stay down for long.
Even now, after being decimated during WWII and split apart for 45 years afterwards, who’s running Europe? The Germans. (but I digress)
Not the ones in the US, but the ones in europe, thing cabaret in Germany which was inspired by the flapper “culture”...
“....onerous armistice terms forced on Germany after WWI are the primary cause of WWII...”
And WWI - at least the portion of it between the Frenchies and the Germans - was inevitable because of the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian war. The Germans kicked the hell out of the Frenchies in that conflict; the French, being French, had very long and hostile memories and taught “Revanche!!!” to every French student for 45 years afterwards.
The Germans, being Germans, rubbed THEIR noses in it by taking Alsace-Lorraine and reminding them of Teutonic Superiority over Gallic ineptitude at every opportunity...
There was a long history of outright hatred there.
Check out a really excellent book by Sir Alistair Horne called “The Price of Glory”. It’s a good read and documents the battle of Verdun mainly, but also all of the pre WWI hostility between the two European giants.
Great book, written in 1961, when many of the participants were still alive to be interviewed. Check it out if you get a chance. If you enjoy history, it’s a good read.
Off topic, I know... sorry!