World war two had three major causes, including Hitler and the Nazi party who were spurred on by the treaty of Versailles, appeasement from Britain and France, and the great depression which struck the whole world, but added to the grief in Germany.
Many aspects led to the eventual rise of WW2, beginning with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The main terms for the treaty of Versailles were; Germany should accept the blame for starting World War One, they had to pay 6,600 million pounds for the damage caused by the war, they were only allowed to have a small army and six naval ships, no tanks, no air force and no submarines were allowed, land was taken away from Germany and given to other countries and Anschluss (union with Austria) was forbidden. This harsh treatment left Germany in ruin, what were they going to do, who would they turn to? It was in this mixture of damaged national pride and severe hardship endured by the German people that gave Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party the opportunity gain popularity. The German people, exhausted by world war one and the harsh treaty wanted to see a bright future for Germany, this is what Hitler offered them. While talking about peace, Hitler began to rearm Germany …show more content…
They thought that after Germanys defeat and hardships from world war one they needed some freedoms, this was not just the view of the governments. This was when Chamberlain started the idea of appeasement and at the time it became quite popular. Britain and France did not want to start another war, since they were still getting over the last one. Also many people admired Hitler. In 1938, the American magazine 'Time' declared him the 'Man of the Year’. But this idea did not hold, it backfired. It only made Hitler bolder and it also gave him time to build up his
Many aspects led to the eventual rise of WW2, beginning with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The main terms for the treaty of Versailles were; Germany should accept the blame for starting World War One, they had to pay 6,600 million pounds for the damage caused by the war, they were only allowed to have a small army and six naval ships, no tanks, no air force and no submarines were allowed, land was taken away from Germany and given to other countries and Anschluss (union with Austria) was forbidden. This harsh treatment left Germany in ruin, what were they going to do, who would they turn to? It was in this mixture of damaged national pride and severe hardship endured by the German people that gave Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party the opportunity gain popularity. The German people, exhausted by world war one and the harsh treaty wanted to see a bright future for Germany, this is what Hitler offered them. While talking about peace, Hitler began to rearm Germany …show more content…
They thought that after Germanys defeat and hardships from world war one they needed some freedoms, this was not just the view of the governments. This was when Chamberlain started the idea of appeasement and at the time it became quite popular. Britain and France did not want to start another war, since they were still getting over the last one. Also many people admired Hitler. In 1938, the American magazine 'Time' declared him the 'Man of the Year’. But this idea did not hold, it backfired. It only made Hitler bolder and it also gave him time to build up his