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THE SECOND WORLD WAR Introduction 1. Like the First World War, the Second World War (1939-45) was caused by a number of factors. 2. They were: a. The failure of collective security b. The effects of the Great Depression c. The policy of appeasement d. Shortcomings of the Paris Peace Settlements e. Events leading to the war The failure of collective security 1. Collective security means that member an international body act collectively to punish any nation that takes aggressive action against another nation. 2. In the inter-war period, four attempts were made to keep the p