There were many causes that led to the outbreak of the war. Many blame the Treaty of Versailles, others the League of Nations, and others blame the Policy of Appeasement. The Treaty of Versailles put restrictions on Germany, blamed the cause of WW1 on it, and also made Germany pay for war reparations. The League of Nations was made to keep world peace by preventing wars and such by solving any disputes in a peaceful manner. The Policy of Appeasement was a policy between Hitler and Chamberlain which gave a piece of Czechoslovakia to Germany in order to keep Hitler from starting a war with them and to keep peace. Although all of these reasons play a major role in the cause of World War 2 I believe the main cause was the League of Nations.
The main reasons behind world war 2 World were land,fascism,and natural resources. World war 2 started off between Germany,Britain,France,Italy,and the Soviet Union later joined by America and Japan. World war 2 started September 2,1939 to September 2,1945 and was the most deadliest war in history with more than 30 countries resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths. One main reason was land. After world war 1 Germany lost some of their land for war costs and it was used to make new countries. When Hitler came into office, he said he would get it back so Germany conquered Austria, Sudentanland, and started on Poland when Britain and France declared war. H-Hitler used his idea as dictator to take back land lost in world
There were long term and short term causes of WWI. While the long term causes made war inevitable, the short term causes provided the spark that started the war. The first long term cause was the rise of nationalism. This was a general rise in pride for your country, and the belief that your country is better than anybody else’s. Many of the other causes of war contributed to the rise of nationalism, including imperialism, militarism, and the industrial revolution. Confederations of states that would eventually link up like Italy and Germany finally unified as one country. Instead of being split up, they were one force. Part of nationalism was militarism, because one of the ideal things to build up as a country is your military. Just think
World War II officially racked the world from 1939 to 1944, but before any one nation actually declared war, Hitler was trying to take land. To respond with appeasement or collective security was debated by many as to which would avoid damage in the most efficient manner. Document 3, Document 4, and Document 6 show how collective security was definitely a more beneficial strategy than appeasement to respond to aggression.
The world was plunging into World War II in 1939 because the league of nations did not accept the appeasement. Chamberlain suggested appeasement because he believed ¨good will and determination¨could solve differences among countries peacefully. Chamberlain said ¨They could not fight to save Czechoslovakia because it is too small of a country.¨ Hitler was going to keep on expanding and and it would get to a point to where no one would be able to stop hitler from expanding. The most effective response to aggression of nations would be collective security because shocked by the will to be taking some military actions when necessary. This was proved to be affected by many people, this gave the allies buying time to make preparations for war. This
Appeasement may be regarded as a philosophy of the maintenance of peace; in political terms it refers to policy of conciliation with a potential aggressor, often with implications of sacrifice of principles (Oxford Dictionary). The policy of appeasement is one in which both Britain and France and many other nations took towards Nazi Germany and its expansionist aims during the late 1930s, it is one of the most controversial and criticized foreign policies in history (Gelernter D 2002:22). This paper argues that the appeasement policy was for most nations around the world in the 1930s a less challenging way to deal with the problem of Hitler. Nowadays it is a common view that if Britain and France would have taken a harder line against the
World War I was caused by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria in June 1914. However, World War II was caused by the political and economic instability in Germany, along with the bad conditions of the Treaty of Versailles . When the treaty of Versailles was put into affect, Germany acknowledged responsibility for the war, which also meant agreeing to pay enormous amounts of money for war reparations and losing land/territory to those who
After the Great War, Germany and a couple other countries were greatly punished, having to pay reparations and territorial losses. Hitler, soon to be a dictator, wanted to change that. He believed that Germany had been punished too severely and wanted revenge; because he had such a strong government and military, there were many ways of going about stopping him. During the 1930’s, the policy of appeasement was the most effective response to Hitler’s aggression because of many reason but mainly that it keep peace and didn’t start war, the people did not support the war, and because the British needed more time to prepare for war.
The British and French policy of appeasement in the 1930s towards Adolf Hitler and Germany is historically viewed as a feeble attempt to avoid war. In their essay, Wishful Thinking or Buying Time? The Logic of British Appeasement in the 1930s, Norrin M. Rispsman and Jack S. Levy analyze appeasement purely as a tool of statecraft, and not under what circumstances appeasement can be a successful policy. They argue that appeasement is not only used to reduce the possibility of war with an adversary, but it can be used to conserve resources against a more immediate threat, isolate an adversary, or to buy off time to build up a deterrence against that adversary (151). Delving beyond the typology of appeasement, they analyze historical British documents
The Failure of the League of Nations and the Outbreak of War in 1939 There are many causes for the outbreak of the Second World War. These include the failure of the League of Nations, the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler's actions and so on. Some of them are more important then others and are mostly linked with another cause.
Factors Which Lead to a Policy of Appeasement in Britain In the period 1931-38, there were several reasons that the policy of 'appeasement' was taken up by the British government. There were both long and short-term reasons that contributed. The most important, I believe was Britain's belief in Pacifism. The public could not support the war in terms of soldiers, and the government could not support a war financially.
In the 1930’s, Britain and France widely pursued the idea of the policy of Appeasement. This policy was between these two countries and Germany which, at the time, was led by Hitler and his communist ideals. Appeasement refers to the policy in which both Britain and France submitted to Hitler’s negotiation proposals in an attempt to compromise on terms and ultimately avoid war. Appeasement can be describes, as ‘a bully getting his/her way because of the power he/she holds over someone who is willing to do anything to get them off of their chest.’
From the Treaty of Versailles, to the rise of Hitler, and the failure of the League of Nations, there were many causes that lead up to World War II. World War I left Germany with many shortfalls, thus leaving them in the hands of the Treaty of Versailles. Rather unfair of a Treaty, this left Germany once again looking for another way out. A country resented by many had no other choice but to feel optimistic toward Adolph Hitlers empty promises… making it substantially simple for him to gain power so quick. Throw in the Great Depression, and you have a vastly unstable world, which the Germans believed Hitler would lead them out of.
The outbreak of World War Two was the product of many influences. The Great Depression was certainly a contributing factor, but other occurrences at the time, including The Treaty of Versailles and the failure of Appeasement, also played starring roles. The biggest influence was the rise of the Nazi Party and German expansion, as it caused the most conflict between Germany and the Allies.
Another cause of the war was the fact that many of the countries had signed secret alliances. Germany had created a secret alliance with Austria-Hungary, so when Austria declared war on Serbia. Serbia had a secret alliance with Russia so when Russia joined the war so did Germany. The alliance was a way of saying that if one country went into combat the other country was obligated to help them in war. Soon enough the war broke out with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia, and
Evaluate the success of the policy of appeasement as followed by both Britain and France.