Political Situation 4/21 Maria Gonzalez

After discussing the political situations of the dominant powers during WWII, it seems to me that each country wanted to not only become the most powerful but they also wanted to keep other countries from becoming the most powerful as well.  These power struggles were not just to keep their country on top.  Leaders were trying to protect their country from things that they feared.  Germany was a fear because they were trying to change the favored international system as well as conquering and controlling countries.  USSR was feared because of their very different communist views.  Power can also become a an issue when more powerful countries make decisions for less powerful countries.  Having this power over a less powerful country can be very frustrating, angering, and lead to conflicts nationally and internationally.  An example of this is the new nations created from the USSR after WWI and the conflict created by these actions.  Political power is what drives political situations and war.