Braden Halley
Mandy Smith
1301 MW 8 AM
23 October 2016
Cause and effect of WWII Many people are confused as to why and how WWII began, many believe it is all Hitler’s fault, but in reality WWI set the stage for it. The destabilization of Europe brought on by the first world war, Treaty of Versailles, the rise of the Nazi party, and many other causes are the reason World War II began. After WWI Hitler quickly rose to power and took over Germany, he rearmed Germany and signed treaties with Italy and Japan in hopes of world domination. The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed at the end of WWI, its idea was to impose peace and ensure that Germany could not reestablish its military. The treaty did just that, but placed all of the blame …show more content…
His next actions as Reich Chancellor was directing the re-building of Germanys military which was in clear violation of the Treaty of Versailles. The surrounding countries didn’t seem to be worried about the military aspect of the treaty, they were more worried about enforcing the economic viewpoint of the treaty. Due to this, Hitler almost single handedly rebuilt the German military unnoticed, but once they began to catch on, he slithered forward very carefully in order to not start a war which would quickly end his grand scheme. Hitler was extremely captivated by the thought of a perfect “Aryan” race, he took it upon himself to rid the world of the Jews which he believed were the scum of the earth. According to Mr. Kennedy, in 1935 Hitler passed the Nuremburg laws which deprived the Jews of many rights but most importantly, their citizenship. Three years later, the “Kristallnacht” began which was the first reported account of Jews had been rounded up and sent to concentration camps. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland with around 1.5 million troops according to the history channel. By doing so, Hitler began the second world war. On September 3rd, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India, and France declared war on Germany. A little over a year later, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact which formed the Axis powers of WWII. After these key events take place, WWII drudges on for about 5 more years going down in history as the deadliest war of its
Mandy Smith
1301 MW 8 AM
23 October 2016
Cause and effect of WWII Many people are confused as to why and how WWII began, many believe it is all Hitler’s fault, but in reality WWI set the stage for it. The destabilization of Europe brought on by the first world war, Treaty of Versailles, the rise of the Nazi party, and many other causes are the reason World War II began. After WWI Hitler quickly rose to power and took over Germany, he rearmed Germany and signed treaties with Italy and Japan in hopes of world domination. The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed at the end of WWI, its idea was to impose peace and ensure that Germany could not reestablish its military. The treaty did just that, but placed all of the blame …show more content…
His next actions as Reich Chancellor was directing the re-building of Germanys military which was in clear violation of the Treaty of Versailles. The surrounding countries didn’t seem to be worried about the military aspect of the treaty, they were more worried about enforcing the economic viewpoint of the treaty. Due to this, Hitler almost single handedly rebuilt the German military unnoticed, but once they began to catch on, he slithered forward very carefully in order to not start a war which would quickly end his grand scheme. Hitler was extremely captivated by the thought of a perfect “Aryan” race, he took it upon himself to rid the world of the Jews which he believed were the scum of the earth. According to Mr. Kennedy, in 1935 Hitler passed the Nuremburg laws which deprived the Jews of many rights but most importantly, their citizenship. Three years later, the “Kristallnacht” began which was the first reported account of Jews had been rounded up and sent to concentration camps. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland with around 1.5 million troops according to the history channel. By doing so, Hitler began the second world war. On September 3rd, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India, and France declared war on Germany. A little over a year later, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact which formed the Axis powers of WWII. After these key events take place, WWII drudges on for about 5 more years going down in history as the deadliest war of its