Trump versus Clinton?

[abaris]

Meh, the world was smarting from WW1 and the great depression. Hitler if he had stopped with the weak countries might have gotten away with it, but his delusions of world dominance got to him and yea, when he fired at Russia that was just stupid, and yea, he had no real competitive military which is why he brought Italy and Japan in. 

But the mistake on the part of the west was letting Germany rot after WW1. The chances of Hitler rising if we had helped them would have been slim to none.

Hitler had the most competitive military of his time in 1939. And he had the most able strategists of his time. While Poland, France and Britain still fought the war of 1918, the Germans came up with entirely new tactics, combining air and ground forces into one strike force. As opposed to the allies at the start of the war, Germany's tank units operated as independent units and were equipped with onboard radios to coordinate the attack. The French tanks still used flags for communication.

The defeat is down to the allies adapting within two years and to ultimately having to hold and supply a frontline of 32.000 kilometers. Hitler taking active command more or less played into the allies hands, since he, as opposed to his generals, had no clue about when and where to retreat to get a tactical advantage. His orders were always, hold, hold, hold, at all costs.

Italy didn't play any role in supporting the Germans. On the contrary, by trying to invade Greece and failling miserably, they did not only extend the frontline, they also bound German forces in the southeast and ultimately shattered the plans for operation Barbarossa. Same goes for North Africa, where the Italian army, superior in force, was on the run in 1941. Again, German forces had to step in so as not to expose the underbelly.

Japan, well, they didn't play any role either, other than Hitler - unnecessarily - declaring war on the United States on December 11th. The one and only war, he formally declared, thereby making sure that the whole world stood against him. Same as the German command in WWI, he underestimated the industrial and logistical power of the US.