Why Was Ww2 Inevitable
World War 2 (WW2) was one of the most destructive wars in history, which killed more than 38 million people. More than 50 countries were involved and it changed the world forever. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, WW2 became inevitable. WW2 began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. Although Germany’s invasion of Poland was a trigger for the war, there were multiple causes. The three main factors that caused WW2 to be inevitable were, the Treaty of Versailles, The Great Depression, and the fall of the democratic government and rise of the Nazi party.
The Treaty of Versailles signed on the 28th of June 1919 was meant to create peace but it was a major factor …show more content…
During the 1920’s the people in Germany were very poor and when the stock market crashed on Wall Street in October 1929, the German economy became very vulnerable and quickly grounded to a halt. Many middle class people were cast into poverty and the outlook was very grim and people looked for a solution, any solution. It was during this time that Adolf Hitler knew his opportunity had arrived. In the good times before the Great Depression the Nazi party was very small having only a thousand members in a country of over 60 million. When the Great Depression spread through most of Europe in 1929, Germany was more severely affected and 6 million Germans were unemployed. When the Depression hit the social democratic party ran Germany. To improve Germany’s economy they wanted to raise taxes for the rich and to help maintain payments to the unemployed. The non-socialists parties were apposed to this and the government eventually collapsed. When elections were held in September 1930 the communist parties increased the percentage of votes from 10.6 to 13.1% but the Nazi party climbed from 2.6 to 18.3%. President Hindenburg refused to appoint a government that did not have majority support. So new elections were scheduled for 1932. The German people were very tired of misery and suffering and in the desperate times they were willing to listen to anyone, even Adolf who had promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. In the 1932 elections the Nazi party achieved 33% of the vote and became the largest
The Treaty of Versailles signed on the 28th of June 1919 was meant to create peace but it was a major factor …show more content…
During the 1920’s the people in Germany were very poor and when the stock market crashed on Wall Street in October 1929, the German economy became very vulnerable and quickly grounded to a halt. Many middle class people were cast into poverty and the outlook was very grim and people looked for a solution, any solution. It was during this time that Adolf Hitler knew his opportunity had arrived. In the good times before the Great Depression the Nazi party was very small having only a thousand members in a country of over 60 million. When the Great Depression spread through most of Europe in 1929, Germany was more severely affected and 6 million Germans were unemployed. When the Depression hit the social democratic party ran Germany. To improve Germany’s economy they wanted to raise taxes for the rich and to help maintain payments to the unemployed. The non-socialists parties were apposed to this and the government eventually collapsed. When elections were held in September 1930 the communist parties increased the percentage of votes from 10.6 to 13.1% but the Nazi party climbed from 2.6 to 18.3%. President Hindenburg refused to appoint a government that did not have majority support. So new elections were scheduled for 1932. The German people were very tired of misery and suffering and in the desperate times they were willing to listen to anyone, even Adolf who had promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. In the 1932 elections the Nazi party achieved 33% of the vote and became the largest