After 1918 passed, ideas of war had settled down as we partied during the 1920’s. Or so we thought. The United States had finished the war with the Treaty of Versailles which made Germany pay for the reparations. The treaty was what ended the Great War but essentially was a huge economical cause of World War 2. Although the Treaty of Versailles was a huge cause, it wasn’t the only cause of World War 2. Fascism soon rose at the end of World War 1 when foreign leaders wanted power. This political ideology lead to the rise of the Nazi Party. These were some of the main causes of World War 2.
The Treaty of Versailles was good in theory but was substantially just angered the Germans. It made the Germans pay an outrageous price for the reparations of war. At the time Germany was already economically depressed. In 1922, Germany could not make the payment and had to request a three year reprieve. No fair arrangement came from this request so they had to force the money out of different areas. This made financial problems even worse and resentment quickly grew out of the German people. This unfair treaty is what ended the first world war but started the second. This was one of …show more content…
Hitler himself was a soldier during World War 1 and after Germany’s defeat he was looking for someone to blame. It was difficult for the Germans to accept defeat so they pointed their fingers at socialists, communists, and unfortunately Jews. Hitler was not the only soldier/german looking for someone to blame which lead to a group of people backing him up. This mindset formed the notorious Nazi Party. The Nazi Party attacked several different kinds of people but most of all the Jewish. The party targeted a certain race and culture and killed countless. He convinced his people that the Jews had stabbed them in the back during the first world war, therefore it lead to another world war. I believe Adolf Hitler’s revenge on the jews was a cultural cause of World War
The Treaty of Versailles was good in theory but was substantially just angered the Germans. It made the Germans pay an outrageous price for the reparations of war. At the time Germany was already economically depressed. In 1922, Germany could not make the payment and had to request a three year reprieve. No fair arrangement came from this request so they had to force the money out of different areas. This made financial problems even worse and resentment quickly grew out of the German people. This unfair treaty is what ended the first world war but started the second. This was one of …show more content…
Hitler himself was a soldier during World War 1 and after Germany’s defeat he was looking for someone to blame. It was difficult for the Germans to accept defeat so they pointed their fingers at socialists, communists, and unfortunately Jews. Hitler was not the only soldier/german looking for someone to blame which lead to a group of people backing him up. This mindset formed the notorious Nazi Party. The Nazi Party attacked several different kinds of people but most of all the Jewish. The party targeted a certain race and culture and killed countless. He convinced his people that the Jews had stabbed them in the back during the first world war, therefore it lead to another world war. I believe Adolf Hitler’s revenge on the jews was a cultural cause of World War