reduced to a meager 100‚000 troops (Trueman). On top of that‚ Germany lost its colonies‚ and parts of their land was surrendered to France and Poland. The Germans were also charged with the “Guilt Clause” which held Germany solely responsible for the cause of WWI (Trueman). The humiliation that the Germans experienced only upset them‚ this anger was the catalyst for Hitler to spread his fascist ideology. Hitler directed the people’s anger towards Jews‚ and blamed them for all of Germany’s problems. The
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How did politics contribute to the start of World War II? There are several reasons why World War II began‚ but one specific cause of the war was politics. After World War I ‚ Germany was placed in a state of depression because of the Treaty of Versailles. They were forced to pay reparations for the war. As a cause‚ the country had extreme poverty and a weak government. That’s when Adolf Hitler emerges and promised the people of Germany that he’ll lead them out of depression. Hitler was later
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World War One ended at 11am on 11th November 1918 and a few months later‚ the “Big Four” (Prime Minister David Lloyd George‚ President Woodrow Wilson‚ Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau‚ and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando) met at the Paris Peace Conference to discuss what would happen to Germany considering the citizens plight. Britain was very eager to punish Germany‚ but Prime Minister David was worried that if they treated Germany harshly then it would result in chaos. Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau
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brutal Nazi government and both the German and Japanese governments would launch mass killings of people under their control. Germany was quickly gaining control over places such as Czechoslovakia and Sudetenland and eventually Poland‚ which would cause France and Britain to declare war on Germany. However on 14‚ 1940 German troops occupied Paris and for the following year Britain would be alone in their fight against Germany‚ (676) had the U.S. not gotten involved it is very likely that Germany
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WWII World War II was by far the most destructive and horrific war fought. The war started in 1939 and lasted until 1945. No previous war could match the death and carnage seen by survivors and veterans. WWI was largely responsible for the conditions that had set up WWII‚ but the advanced weapons‚ the demoralization of humanity and the will to destroy showed the 20-year difference. The war included many nations‚ but the main Allies included Great Britain‚ the U.S.‚ the Soviet Union‚ China‚
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By 1914‚ Europe was divided into two groupsthe Triple Entente‚ or Allied Powers‚ made up of Britain‚ Russia‚ and France‚ and the alliance between Germany and Austria (Italy was a part of this group‚ known as the Triple Alliance‚ but only so on paper as they did not fully actively participate in World War I). Given each side’s past rivalries resulting from wars fought in the late 19th century‚ it is not surprising that both sides engaged in expansive colonization as well as a competitive arms race
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Many people automatically assume that because Hitler killed so many innocent people and was an awful person in many people’s eyes‚ that he was the sole cause of World War 2. This paper will be taking a look at all the things that Hitler did to decrease the time it took to start another World War. Hitler’s leadership was very significant in the fact that it increased the rate at which peace collapsed all throughout Europe‚ empowered German Nationalism and how his actions assisted in the disbandment
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Adolf Hitler is known to many as the dictator responsible for the deaths of six million Jews during WWII; however‚ not many people know the full story. After Germany’s defeat in WWI‚ Hitler began his slow rise to power. Eventually‚ he had complete control over Germany‚ and with his complete control‚ he used it to destroy a great number of people in WWII. WWII is where he committed the actions that caused him to be world famous for all of the wrong reasons. At the end of WWII during an imminent German
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World War 2 a devastating event which occurred in 1939‚ from the strong minded politics to the poor economic welfare. Many factors contributed in the Great War‚ one being the Prussian Militarism which made Germany insanely powerful‚ secondly the great dictator Adolf hitter and lastly appeasement. For centuries the region of modern Germany was separated between over 300 small independent speaking German political units‚ which were rude by small princess. The Prussian militarism began with ’Frederick
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Leading up to September 1939 when World War II began‚ tensions were building worldwide. Japan‚ which had originally prospered economically after World War I was eventually hit by the Great Depression and with that‚ public discontent. Along with this‚ Japan at the time began to increase efforts towards their colonization of China. While originally their efforts were publicly condemned by the League of Nations‚ Japan found a way around that through the Mukden incident. This consisted of Japan intentionally
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