A lot of events led to the beginning of World War 2, most of them are global issues. In more ways than one, World War 2 ended up a direct result of the chaos left behind by World War 1. World War 2 was a catastrophe that we could have stayed out of but our allied powers caused us to join in the war efforts.
World War I was ended with The Treaty of Versailles, this was between Germany and the Allied Powers. Since Germany had lost the war, the treaty was more cruel toward Germany, and the people in it. Germany was forced to take responsibility of all the war damages that were suffered by the allied parties. This treaty required that Germany pay a huge lump-sum of money to compensate. The only problem with the treaty is that it left Germany’s …show more content…
When the countries of Italy and Germany became aggressive and started to take over their neighbors and build up armies, countries like Britain and France had hoped to keep peace through appeasement, they had no such luck. They would much rather make Germany as well as Hitler happy, rather than try to stop him. They hoped that by meeting the demands of Hitler, that possibly he would leave them alone so there wouldn't be any war. Unfortunately, the appeasement backfired. It only made Hitler bolder in his quest for power, and it also gave him even more time to build up his …show more content…
Many people were out of jobs and struggling to feed their families and survive this harsh time. This created unstable governments and worldwide chaos this was also a factor that led to World War II. A good thing that came from the war is that it helped give people who were out of jobs a job. When the men had to go to war, women took up the leftover jobs in the factories, because factories had opened up due to the need for the war effort. Women were no longer at home with the children. Women had taken over most of the men's jobs since they went to the
World War I was ended with The Treaty of Versailles, this was between Germany and the Allied Powers. Since Germany had lost the war, the treaty was more cruel toward Germany, and the people in it. Germany was forced to take responsibility of all the war damages that were suffered by the allied parties. This treaty required that Germany pay a huge lump-sum of money to compensate. The only problem with the treaty is that it left Germany’s …show more content…
When the countries of Italy and Germany became aggressive and started to take over their neighbors and build up armies, countries like Britain and France had hoped to keep peace through appeasement, they had no such luck. They would much rather make Germany as well as Hitler happy, rather than try to stop him. They hoped that by meeting the demands of Hitler, that possibly he would leave them alone so there wouldn't be any war. Unfortunately, the appeasement backfired. It only made Hitler bolder in his quest for power, and it also gave him even more time to build up his …show more content…
Many people were out of jobs and struggling to feed their families and survive this harsh time. This created unstable governments and worldwide chaos this was also a factor that led to World War II. A good thing that came from the war is that it helped give people who were out of jobs a job. When the men had to go to war, women took up the leftover jobs in the factories, because factories had opened up due to the need for the war effort. Women were no longer at home with the children. Women had taken over most of the men's jobs since they went to the