User:Rationalzombie94/World War 2 Myths and Conspiracy Theories

World War 2 was the largest war fought in human history between the Allied and Axis powers. The Allied Powers consisted of the United States, England, Canada, France (which later fell under Nazi control) and various other countries directly or indirectly while the Axis Powers consisted of Nazi Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain (Spain did not actually send soldiers but they did give military supplies). The war lasted from 1939-1945 which resulted in an Allied Powers victory; however, there are cranks who spread myths about the war to fit their political agenda (ranging from denialism to Nazi Apologetics).

Myth/Conspiracy Theory #1- Prescott Bush funded the Nazis
There is an idea floating around the internet that George W. Bush's grandfather Prescott Bush funded the Nazi effort. This may or may not be true as there is hardly any information on the issue. However it is known that there were American companies who funded the Nazi war effort so it is up for debate if these is true or not.

Myth/Conspiracy Theory #2- WW2 was fought over money
This is complete bullshit because the United States entered the war after the Japanese attacked an American territory as for Europe the reason the war started was because of the German invasion into enemy territory and genocide against non-Germans. It is true that there was an economic boom but it was not the rason the war was fought.

Myth/Conspiracy Theory #3- The Holocaust was invented by Jews for sympathy
Again, this is complete Bullshit as there is extreme amounts of evidence that the camps existed ranging from historical documents to eye witness accounts. It is very clear that the camps existed as there are remains of these concentration camps.

Myth/Conspiracy Theory #4- Rotschild helped Hitler rise to power via secret societies
A person named Rotschild is said to helped Hitler rise to power because of his connections to secret societies (The Thule Society and the Illuminati); the problem here is that the Illuminati (probably) does not exist and the Thule Society did not have any political power. So this can be discounted as a myth and nothing more.

Myth/Conspiracy Theory #5- Holocaust never happened/was not as massive as claimed
Yet another hair brained conspiracy to deny the massive evidence of mass murder by the Nazi government. While actual Historians have real evidence of the Holocaust, cranks claimed it never happened or to a more liberal idea that the holocaust was a completely localized event.