re: I feel like schools need to start teaching the start of World War II as July 7, 1937...

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I asked my 12, almost 13 year old son who's a WWI and WWII history buff this question and he had the following response (paraphrased). Japan fought with the allies in WWI. Additionally, there was very little in the way of warfare in the pacific theater in WWI. In 1937 China was not a big player in world affairs. This is in contrast to Germany and the Central powers who were involved in both WWI and WWII. Therefore the Sept 1, 1939 makes sense in the fact that it starts with Germany's aggression in Europe because it's the common link between the two wars. ETA: This is the a kid who asked for Axis and Allies 1914 for Christams this year...

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