Similarities To World War II
The One Year War closely resembles World War II and the conflict between the Axis Powers and the Allied Nations. The war was started by a dictator in a country with few resources and an inferior economy. Like WWII Germany, the Zeon had the advantage of technologically advanced units at the beginning of the war. The ensuing blitzkrieg shattered Federation defenses and allowed the Zeon to conquer a large swath of territory, totaling two-thirds of the Earth's land mass (including most of Asia, Europe, and North America). Unfortunately (for Zeon), they did not possess enough troops to maintain control over all of this territory and thus were forced to defend key manufacturing and material centers. Because of this, the Federation was able to catch up to Zeon in terms of technology.
In the original Mobile Suit Gundam, towards the end, Degwin Zabi compared his son, Gihren Zabi, to Adolf Hitler, saying that he is like the remnants of the dictator of the old century.
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