The Second World War started for many reasons but the most important were: the treaty of Versailles and the negative impact it had upon Germany, the foreign policy of Adolf Hitler and what did the other countries do to stop Hitler’s actions.
The treaty of Versailles was a very important factor for the break out of war. The treaty took away land from Germany and gave it to Poland, France and Britain. This land included the colonies that Germany had in Africa that was given to France and Britain. It made Germany pay huge reparations that left them in a crisis, and Germany was already in a crisis due to the war which made the germans felt it would stop them from recovering. There were a lot of unemployment and whole families suffered from
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Hitler wanted the land of the Polish Corridor back to Germany because it had cut Germany in two and many German people lived there. But Poland refused to give back the lands because it would mean that they would lose the only access they had to the sea. Hitler invaded Poland so he could have back that land and to expand its territories. More land meant more men in the army and more space to oppose the USSR.
And the last of the most important factors of the breakout of the war was the fact that other countries only reacted and decided to fight back when Hitler conquered Poland. When Hitler began to rearm Germany they didn’t do nothing because they were more worried of the communist invasion and they thought that a stronger Germany could protect Europe from the USSR. Then, when Hitler rearmed the Rhineland they did not do anything because they thought that it was reasonable for Germany to have troops in their own territories, I think that the other countries weren’t as bothered with the treaty as they were in 1919. When Hitler United with Austria and the Austrian leader asked for help Britain, France and Italy didn’t do wanted was peace. In 1938, Britain and France made an agreement with Hitler saying that he could have the Sudetenland back if he didn’t took the rest of Czechoslovakia. They were so centered on maintaining peace that they didn’t even talked to the Czechs of this. But when Hitler broke this agreement they didn’t help Czechoslovakia because they
The main goal of Adolf hitler was to create more living space for the German people so they dominated the world because he wanted to create a racist world in which one dominant
The Treaty of Versailles provoked WWII by demanding the obliteration of Germany’s army, huge sums of reparations, and total mortification of Germany. All of these factors drove Germany to get their own revenge, and show the world they were not
Germany and the Soviet Union had signed what is known as “Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact” of 1939 in order to acquire Poland’s land together. Although Hitler and Stalin did not like one another, they decided to put their differences aside for the moment in order to seize the opportunity. Hitler was interested in what was known as the Polish Corridor which had separated Germany from another piece of its property due to the Treaty of Versailles. Stalin was simply interested in expansion of Russia, and had plans to attack Germany once taking over Poland was successful. Germany took part in what was known as the
World War II began September 1939 and started when Germany invaded Poland for the beginning of Adolf Hitler’s plan to create the race he believed should live. (Hughes, Britannica, WWII) Hitler wanted to gain control of Poland to be able to continue his belief of creating the race he believed to be the strongest; Poland had the support
As a result from World War 1 governments were in shambles, economies were destroyed, and leaders were lacking skills needed to maintain people in these conditions . The world was once again a ticking time bomb. Between the end of World War One and the start of World War Two these effects were felt all over the world. Many people have different ideas on how World War Two was caused. However it was not one single event that set of the war, it was an accumulation of many problems that built up over time. Though many factors contributed in starting the war there were three that were the most prominent, these were, the effects of the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler 's actions, and the failure among the league of nations. The treaty left people starving, impoverished ,and furious. Hitler was not a man of his word, which created many complications among countries. The League of Nations was an international group created to help keep world peace. Failure among the League of nations caused war, because there was no one that was able advocate peace. In conclusion, many small events pathed the way for war however effects of the The League Of Nations, Treaty Of Versailles, and Hitler 's goals were 3 large events that turned the tides of war.
World War II was a historical event for America. It helped changed and shaped the world into what it is today. Some good, some bad. Things I am going to talk about today are the reasons why World War II happened in the first place. There are many reasons but the few I chose are anger over the Versailles Treaty, The Great Depression, and the goals of Hitler and the Nazi Party. I will explain in great detail how all of these caused World War II.
The main cause of world war 2 was the treaty of Versailles. This treaty was signed my German leaders; they agreed to minimize their army, give up battleships and submarines, pay twenty-three billion U.S. dollars in reparations and back their forces out of the Rhineland. The Rhineland was the land between Germany and France. The Germans had to back out of this land because the French did not feel safe with the Germans on the border because during ww2 the Germans invaded France and conquered almost half of France.
Hitler took over Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938. This was a violation of the Treaty of Versailles. When Germany, Japan, and Italy became aggressive, countries such as Britain and France wanted to have peace through appeasement. Britain and France didn’t want to go into another war so they thought they could make Hitler happy without stopping him. However, Hitler didn’t back down.
The causes of World War 2 was something that happened during the 1900’s. Many people believed that this all happened for a reason, which it did. Although, there were many reasons why World War 2 had started. Some were, The League of Failure of Nations, Pearl Harbor, and The Holocaust.
One of the prime reasons of World War II was the conditions laid out in the Treaty of Versailles. It was an unfair "end" to World War 1 for Germany.
On September 1st, 1939, Nazi forces had begun the Invasion of Poland in an effort to increase living space, or Lebensraum, for the Aryan Germans. Hitler’s decision to do this completely disregarded the defense Britain and France guaranteed to Poland, and when Hitler declared war on Poland, Britain and France declared war on Hitler. This would lead to the official start of World War II. Hitler is commonly recognized as the man who invaded Poland in an attempt to take over the world. However, a deeper understanding of World War II shows that there are also reasons to believe that Hitler was only interested in the annexation of Poland, and was actually interested in avoiding a world war. This created what would become one of the most debated events among historians; Was Adolf Hitler’s intent to ignite a world war upon the Invasion of Poland, or was it simply a military attack campaigned to increase German living space.
Czechoslovakia played a huge role in Hitler’s plans for domination. By forcing the annexation of Sudetenland in 1938, home to powerful industries and over three million Germans, Hitler enabled himself to regain a heavily fortified buffer that Czechoslovakia was in control of. “it is likely that the führer would have attacked Czechoslovakia. But the Czech border defenses, built on the model of the French Maginot Line, were formidable” (Perry, 797) From this quote the reader can see the mistake the Czechs made when annexing Sudetenland. Similarly, Hitler tried to bully the Polish into giving up their prized port of Danzig and exclusive railway access to East Prussia. However, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union anticipated this from Germany and were in the works of creating a pact to
Many historians have traced the causes of World War II to problems left unsolved by World War I (1914-1918). World War I and the treaties that ended it also created new political and economic problems. Forceful leaders in several countries took advantage of these problems to seize power. The desire of dictators in Germany, Italy, and Japan to conquer additional territory brought them into conflict with the democratic nations.
Hitler and the Soviet forces invaded Poland in 1939; one right after another. Poland was soon taken over by the two nations. However, it was not satisfying for Hitler, he demanded even more. He was certain that Britain and France would be weak as they always had been and would not risk going on war over Poland, and thus he planned an attack on his temporary ally, the USSR. However, this time the Britain and France kept their pledge and stood up
All through the 1930s, the Nazis wanted the Anschluss of Austria, the control of the Sudetenland and the resulting intrusion of Czechoslovakia all got to be distinctly key parts of the strong tinderbox. The issue that finalized the beginning of World War 2 was Germany invading and