By acting against the uncontrolled aggression of the Nazis in Germany, the world basically showed that they were ignoring the atrocities that were occurring in both Europe and China. Though in retrospect this may look like a thoughtless move, at the time it must have appeared that the angry military force of Hitler's Nazis was a bit more threatening to the rest of the world, where the atrocities were largely contained in their respective areas.
And though the results of WWII could not have been predicted by any means, the results surely make up for what was ignored before the war. The atrocities being committed in China by the Japanese were stopped, and the events in India change as India gains its independence shortly after World War II. In fact, many colonies gained there independence shortly after WWII, which is also a beneficial upside of the results of the actions of the world.
I agree with Billy that the results outweigh whatever the intentions may have been to intervene. I think that the world was still recovering from World War I, and was reluctant to become involved in international conflict, but once nations saw the uncontrolled rampage of Nazi Germany, they knew that something had to be done. I think because of Hitler's excessiveness, this conflict was brought to light, whereas atrocities occurring in other areas were kept more under wraps. This is not to say that no one knew they were happening, but that there wasn't the same scale of world involvement as World War II, with the intention of stopping Hitler. Hitler's downfall lies in his greatest power, his excessiveness. If he had not broadcasted his Jewish hatred, and tactics of elimination, then the world wouldn't have noticed until later.
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