The difference this time is Germany, Italy and Japan are not in a coalition against the allies. That leaves no large coalition that could fight against each other.
The new version could be North Korea, China, and Russia, all three are aggressive in their arms expansion and territory, China in the West Philippine Sea, Russia in Ukraine, and North Korea in South Korea. War is different now compared to the past; the weapons are ten times more powerful.
OP has a good comparison, but leaders now have history to look back on, to change the course of history.