In World War 2 a nationalized Germany (Nazis) began to conquer the rest of Europe in an effort to make the rest of Europe concede to allegedly superior culture and genetics.
In The Last Airbender, Firelord Sozin starts the hundred years war because he believes the whole world would benefit from being entirely Fire Nation, the same way Hitler believed Europe would be better off if everything and everyone was German.
Throughout WW2 the Nazi's begin to commit mass genocide against the Jewish population. In The Last Airbender, The Fire Nation completely wipe out every single Air Nomad apart from out titular protagonist.
The Nazi's also had technological superiority throughout the war, especially in tanks and aircraft design. The Fire Nation were the first to use tanks and build airships for combat. The Nazi's tried winning the war through the creation of a Wunderwaffe, or Wonder Weapon. Designs ranged from advanced rockets to massive guns the size of buildings, all hilariously impractical. The Fire Nation tries similar ideas as well, such as building a giant drill to get through the inpenetrable walls of Ba-Sing Sei.
The Nazi's are ultimately defeated when the three major powers at the time, the US, England, and the Soviet Union (along with the help of smaller countries and resistance fighters of course) all team up to put Hitler in his place. The Fire Nation is only defeated when the Avatar assembles a team consisting of the Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, and even members of the Fire Nation, as well as himself representing the Air Nomads.
Now lets go onto Avatar: The Legend of Korra
The antagonist of Season 1 are a radical group known as The Equalist. Lead by their leader Amon, who can take away people's bending, they strive to create a truly equal society. This clearly draws from the Bolshevik Revolution and all of the other major communist revolutions that took place during the Cold War.
Most Equalist supporters not only come from non-benders but from the working class. Many of them work in factories and other labor jobs. In the real world, most supporters of communism stem from this same class. A major slogan in communism being, "The workers will rise!".
In the end of Season 1, Amon is defeated primarily because he is exposed to be a waterbender, a blood bender to be specific. This contradicts himself and immediately causes his support to wane. A major problem with communism was that "Some people were more equal than others". While Russian peasants and laborers toiled in barely livable conditions, Stalin and other Soviet leaders lived in absolute luxery. Amon wanted to rid the world of benders when he himself was a bender. In both cases, people caught on to these inequalities and realized the failure of communism or equalism in The Legend of Korra.
Yet the connection to the Cold War doesn't end there. While it's too early to say anything definitive, Season 2 of The Legend of Korra is centered around the Nothern Watertribe trying to unify with the Southern Watertribe, by force if necessary. The Southern Watertribe is willing to resist.
And so, we have the same situation between North and South Korea.
In World War 2 a nationalized Germany (Nazis) began to conquer the rest of Europe in an effort to make the rest of Europe concede to allegedly superior culture and genetics.
In The Last Airbender, Firelord Sozin starts the hundred years war because he believes the whole world would benefit from being entirely Fire Nation, the same way Hitler believed Europe would be better off if everything and everyone was German.
Throughout WW2 the Nazi's begin to commit mass genocide against the Jewish population. In The Last Airbender, The Fire Nation completely wipe out every single Air Nomad apart from out titular protagonist.
The Nazi's also had technological superiority throughout the war, especially in tanks and aircraft design. The Fire Nation were the first to use tanks and build airships for combat. The Nazi's tried winning the war through the creation of a Wunderwaffe, or Wonder Weapon. Designs ranged from advanced rockets to massive guns the size of buildings, all hilariously impractical. The Fire Nation tries similar ideas as well, such as building a giant drill to get through the inpenetrable walls of Ba-Sing Sei.
The Nazi's are ultimately defeated when the three major powers at the time, the US, England, and the Soviet Union (along with the help of smaller countries and resistance fighters of course) all team up to put Hitler in his place. The Fire Nation is only defeated when the Avatar assembles a team consisting of the Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, and even members of the Fire Nation, as well as himself representing the Air Nomads.
Now lets go onto Avatar: The Legend of Korra
The antagonist of Season 1 are a radical group known as The Equalist. Lead by their leader Amon, who can take away people's bending, they strive to create a truly equal society. This clearly draws from the Bolshevik Revolution and all of the other major communist revolutions that took place during the Cold War.
Most Equalist supporters not only come from non-benders but from the working class. Many of them work in factories and other labor jobs. In the real world, most supporters of communism stem from this same class. A major slogan in communism being, "The workers will rise!".
In the end of Season 1, Amon is defeated primarily because he is exposed to be a waterbender, a blood bender to be specific. This contradicts himself and immediately causes his support to wane. A major problem with communism was that "Some people were more equal than others". While Russian peasants and laborers toiled in barely livable conditions, Stalin and other Soviet leaders lived in absolute luxery. Amon wanted to rid the world of benders when he himself was a bender. In both cases, people caught on to these inequalities and realized the failure of communism or equalism in The Legend of Korra.
Yet the connection to the Cold War doesn't end there. While it's too early to say anything definitive, Season 2 of The Legend of Korra is centered around the Nothern Watertribe trying to unify with the Southern Watertribe, by force if necessary. The Southern Watertribe is willing to resist.
And so, we have the same situation between North and South Korea.
Edited by Amon