Nationalism, alliance systems, and economic factors were all very important causes to the outbreak of World War Two. Germany used each of these in order to control and expand their empire. There are may caused to the second world war, however, none are quite as impactful as nationalism, alliances, and economic factors. Hitler utilized nationalism to gain control of the Reichstag in Germany, and alliances were built, which caused conflict between other countries. Hitler also realized that the economy was struggling in Germany, so he acted out. Without these three factors, World War Two would not have been so impactful. Hitler’s exploitation of nationalism was high before the war. Germany had been trying to recover from the US depression in
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The Axis Powers, of Germany, Italy, and Japan, all had dictatorships who were interested in building a strong army and expanding their empire. The Allied Powers, on the other hand, were mainly made up of the United States, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union. The Axis Powers had specific problems with many of the Allied Power countries. Germany, and Adolf Hitler, aimed to eliminate all Jews, communists, and other weak beings. Japan was in constant conflict with China, which was shown in their attacks of Manchuria in the early 1930’s for its materials, and, not even a decade later, the ruthless Nanking Massacre. Italy was headed by Benito Mussolini who headed the fascist party and said his aim was to fix his country’s economic problems. The Allied Powers banded together to stop the Axis Powers, and opposed them as the powerful alliance began its reign of …show more content…
The US stock market crash of 1929 led to the Great Depression, which was a world wide crash. The US was the world’s leading economy, and they had loans in many other country’s banks. Not only had Germany already been in debt after World War One, but the crash in the US was very impactful. Countries like Germany relied on the US economy, so the crash in America sent Germany down with it. Unemployment, in Germany, was at a very high rate, along with inflation. This, paired with the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, made it so that Germany would create war. Hitler’s nationalistic views are impactful along with the economy, as he thought the economic crash to be unfair to Germany, which created a high tension between the two
The Axis Powers, of Germany, Italy, and Japan, all had dictatorships who were interested in building a strong army and expanding their empire. The Allied Powers, on the other hand, were mainly made up of the United States, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union. The Axis Powers had specific problems with many of the Allied Power countries. Germany, and Adolf Hitler, aimed to eliminate all Jews, communists, and other weak beings. Japan was in constant conflict with China, which was shown in their attacks of Manchuria in the early 1930’s for its materials, and, not even a decade later, the ruthless Nanking Massacre. Italy was headed by Benito Mussolini who headed the fascist party and said his aim was to fix his country’s economic problems. The Allied Powers banded together to stop the Axis Powers, and opposed them as the powerful alliance began its reign of …show more content…
The US stock market crash of 1929 led to the Great Depression, which was a world wide crash. The US was the world’s leading economy, and they had loans in many other country’s banks. Not only had Germany already been in debt after World War One, but the crash in the US was very impactful. Countries like Germany relied on the US economy, so the crash in America sent Germany down with it. Unemployment, in Germany, was at a very high rate, along with inflation. This, paired with the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, made it so that Germany would create war. Hitler’s nationalistic views are impactful along with the economy, as he thought the economic crash to be unfair to Germany, which created a high tension between the two