World War II, A War for Resources: Crash Course World History #220

In which John Green teaches you about World War II, and some of the causes behind the war. In a lot of ways, WWII was about resources, especially food. The expansionist aggression of both Germany and Japan was in a lot of ways about resources. There were other reasons, to be sure, but the idea that the Axis needed more food can't be ignored. Citation 1: Lizzie Collingham. The Taste of War: World War II and the Battle for Food. Penguin. New York. 2011. p 30 Citation 2: Collingham. p 102 --- Learn more about WWII in these other Crash Course videos: Crash Course World History: World War II (#38): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE Crash Course US History: World War II Part 1 (#35): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Objoad6rG6U World War II Part 2 (#36): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HofnGQwPgqs Crash Course European History: World War II (#38): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs_JMydrxZM World War II Civilians and Soldiers (#39): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlx6ur_D51s The Holocaust, Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII (#40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQeDvnapdlg Post-World War II Recovery (#42): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlp068CmQaE Crash Course Black American History: World War II (#31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wrwPnQVg4 --- Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids