The Causes Of World War II

The Treaty of Versailles,which ended WWI, led to the start of WWII. The Germans as one of the axis powers in world war II were the cause of world war II. The Treaty of Versailles treated Germany harshly in at least three ways is Territorial Loss, Military Reduction and Economic Reparation and War Guilt.

To many, this made appeasement seem unnecessary because it had nothing to slow down in terms of military advancement. Instead of appeasement, a show of great force would have “caused Hitler to either stand down, or begin war with far less support than he had a year ago” (Document C). Great Britain did the opposite of this, and eventually gave into Hitler's demands. Giving Hitler what he wanted, which was Sudetenland, would only cause “Czechoslovakia to be engulfed in the Nazi Regime” (Document B). Germany’s docile state at the time of the appeasement made created little to no necessity for

During the period previous to World War II causes that led to World War II included German attempt of imperialism in Europe, pro-appeasement ideologies towards German military expansion, and ignoring con-appeasement ideologies towards German military expansion.

World War II was partly caused by the Versailles Treaty. The Treaty infuriated Germany by taking their money, land and resources, and blaming them for World War l. All of this made Germany want to rise to power and start another World War. One of the reasons Germany was so mad about the Treaty of Versailles is it blamed Germany for the war. The Treaty stated, “...Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all loss and damage.” (Doc D) Germany did not agree that they were responsible for all the damage of the war; they thought this was extremely unfair.

During World War 2, the Treaty of Versailles was unfair to the axis powers. Inflation and war debt just made things worse. The German population wanted a leader who could save them from this misery, so they chose Hitler and that’s how Germany became powerful after its fall, and how Hitler began his control over Europe. Appeasement is to make someone less angry by agreeing to their demands. Collective security is the cooperation of several countries in an alliance to strengthen the security of each. The war was brought and the best response to aggression was collective security.

There were six main causes that led to World War II. Germany’s economy was in ruins after World War I. After the Treaty of Versailles was signed, Germany had to pay reparations. This forced Germany into a state of anarchy. Their poor economy led to a weak government,

Militarism contributed to the great war because it made nations exalt war. They believed there was a direct correlation

What did the Versailles Treaty say about reparations? The Treaty of Versailles was intended for the Germans. They have caused France a lot of damaged to their country, and so they wanted pay back from them. So, they did charge the Germans with a lot of reparation fees.

Before World War II, the policy of appeasement was introduced. Appeasement is when a country does whatever it takes to satisfy a dissatisfied country to avoid war. Germany and Hitler were one of the few countries that were dissatisfied, in which many countries appealed to them to prevent the starting of another world war. After Hitler got what he wanted through appeasement, he waited “ten short days” before he decided to attack again (4). Although Europe was trying to avoid war, with Germany constantly going against it, it was hard to stay positive and keep the peace. WIth Hitler’s refusal to agree with the other countries, Czechs were angered, but had not power to defend itself. This policy of appeasement, which did not succeed was a terrible event for the Big Four, who wanted to avoid

Through the Treaty of Versailles, the Great Depression of 1929, and political appointment by incompetent yet manipulative government officials, Adolf Hitler was able to silently rise to power in Germany, consequently causing the Second World War.

Appeasement was thought to be a way of keeping Germany at bay, however, it was proven to be an ineffective policy as subsequently, war broke out in 1939. Appeasement was a major contributor to World War 2 as it allowed Hitler to build his military power until it was strong enough to fight a world scale war. In addition, appeasement emboldened Germany, as the allies never wanted to succumb to yet another war. Hitler was aware that the appeasement policy was a massive compromise to Hitler, and in someways a plead not to begin another war. Hitler used this leverage to his advantage, taking steps that eventually led to the most devastating war of our time.

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 policy of appeasement was widely pursued by Britain and France in the 1930s, when it referred to attempting to satisfy Germany's demands by negotiation and compromise, which would avoid war. However due to its failure the policy of appeasement, to a large extent was responsible for the outbreak of war in 1939. It is clear that if the Western Powers had retaliated against Hitler, war could have been avoided, it encouraged Hitler, Hitler could never be appeased, and that it prompted the Nazi-Soviet Pact. Despite large extent the policy of appeasement in the outbreak of war it is superseded by other factors such as the Treaty of Versailles.

World War II was caused when Britain and France declared war on Germany following Germany’s invasion of Poland. The Treaty of Versailles, which was signed after World War I, made Germany take blame and pay for much of the war. This made Germany very unhappy which caused the nation to be upset with the government and bring to power Adolf Hitler, who hated the Treaty of Versailles and wanted it gone. Because of the loose ends the first world war left, Hitler rose to great power being the, Chancellor of Germany, and invaded Poland which set the World War II in motion. Japan invaded China and took over Manchuria which allowed to invade again a few years later. The failure of the League of Nations was another cause of World War I. When this organization failed many countries turned to violence when other countries stopped trading with them causing high tension between them.

Out of all the wars that the world has gone through, none has been more devastating as world war II. But what caused this war? Well, world war II had six major causes: anger over the Versailles Treaty, the failure of peace efforts after world war I, the rise of Fascism, the goals of Hitler, the isolationism by America and Britain, and the re-armament of Europe. This paper will go over each of these causes individually and then draw some conclusions about world war II.