World War Two included thirty countries and resulted in an estimated 50 - 80 million deaths. The start of the worlds deadliest conflict was Hitlers invasion on Poland in 1939, this however was not a spontaneous attack by the Nazi Party, it was a result of many factors that begun since the end of World War One. The failure of The Treaty of Versailles and The League of Nations, and the collapse of Wall Street allowed Germany to regain forces quickly and commence a powerful attack on the rest of the world in such a devastating way. Therefore it is evident that the end of World War One caused World War Two.
The Treaty of Versailles, signed by Germany at the end of World War One is one of the largest causes of World War Two. Once The Great War had ended the ‘big three’; British Prime Minister David George, French Premier George Clemenceau and US President Woodrow Wilson presented the treaty to Germany on May 7th. The treaty ripped the country of 13 percent of its territory (Alsace and Lorraine were returned to France) and ten percent of its population. Germany lost all its colonies, 75 percent of its iron ore deposits and 26 percent of its coal and potash. The country was also forced to have its army …show more content…
The Treaty of Versailles nor the League of Nation was able to stop or prevent Hitlers actions, and the Great Depression only merely weakened the German population allowing him to dominate the country easily and quickly. The actions that took place after World War One clearly caused World War Two, if the great war hadn 't of occurred then there wouldn 't have been any motive for the Nazi Party to create another world war. As the reasons for the start of World War Two were all based off events that took place after the ending the World War
The Treaty of Versailles, signed by Germany at the end of World War One is one of the largest causes of World War Two. Once The Great War had ended the ‘big three’; British Prime Minister David George, French Premier George Clemenceau and US President Woodrow Wilson presented the treaty to Germany on May 7th. The treaty ripped the country of 13 percent of its territory (Alsace and Lorraine were returned to France) and ten percent of its population. Germany lost all its colonies, 75 percent of its iron ore deposits and 26 percent of its coal and potash. The country was also forced to have its army …show more content…
The Treaty of Versailles nor the League of Nation was able to stop or prevent Hitlers actions, and the Great Depression only merely weakened the German population allowing him to dominate the country easily and quickly. The actions that took place after World War One clearly caused World War Two, if the great war hadn 't of occurred then there wouldn 't have been any motive for the Nazi Party to create another world war. As the reasons for the start of World War Two were all based off events that took place after the ending the World War