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
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of the Treaty of Versailles. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period 1917-1921‚ assess the validity of this statement. The statement "It was the strength of the opposition forces‚ both liberal and conservative‚ rather than the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson that led to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles." is only somewhat valid. While the strength of the opposition forces played a large part in the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles‚ but the fact that
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enormously contributed to Hitler’s rise of power in becoming a highly powerful dictator. Nevertheless‚ Great Depression could not have been entirely the reasoning’s of the rising of Hitler. The Treaty of Versailles largely contributed to the rise of a ruthless dictator by 1934. The Treaty of Versailles brought WW1 to an end‚ with the signage of a paper between the Germany and Allied Powers. Resulting the deep depression and anger throughout the Germany‚ desperately in need for a new leader. Unquestionably
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a great power again and this he hoped to achieve by: Destroying the hated Versailles settlement Building up the army Recovering lost territory such as the Saar (Alsace Lorraine) and the Polish Corridor Bringing all Germans within the Reich This last aim included the annexation of Austria and the acquisition of territory from Czechoslovakia and Poland‚ both which had large German minorities as a result of Versailles. Define: Lebensraum – Living space under the single empire. (Austria
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kampf‚ Hitlers main aims of foreign policy were‚ to destroy the Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany after its defeat in World War One‚ to unite all german speakers together in one country‚ and to expand eastwards into the East (Poland‚ Russia) to gain Lebensraum for Germany. Given Germany’s weaknesses in 1933‚ Hitler realised that he had to move cautiously. The German army had been limited to 100‚000 by the treaty of Versailles‚ the economy was still in depression‚ Germany had no allies and was surrounded
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Hitler was because of how much they hated the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler promised Germany he would tear it up. The Treaty of Versailles was a signed agreement between the powers. This was not popular with the German people‚ and put the country into an economic depression. Germans felt like they had been stabbed in the back because they were betrayed by their government. The German people loved Hitler’s decision to tear up the Treaty of Versailles if he came to power because they thought it would lead
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World war two taking place in 1939 is a turning point in history. The war happened because of a combination of multiple factors. The growth of different forms of totalitarianism‚ the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles‚ the policies of nations‚ the world economic crisis and the failure of appeasement were the major causes. World war one from the beginning till the end engendered many transformations of the world. The outcomes were spectacularly heavy. The populations of the nations confronted
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best. The Big Four had come together in France to sign the Treaty of Versailles‚ officially ending the war in 1918. I agree with the statement that the Treaty of Versailles was ill-created‚ bringing about far more problems than it solved and later paving the road to World War II. Political‚ social‚ and economic issues arose due to it‚ and society was restless. Countless political problems were directly caused by the Versailles Treaty. The Big Four consisted of Prime Minister David Lloyd George
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causes were Hitler‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ and the failure of the League of Nations. Hitler was the main cause of World War Two. In January 1933 Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. According to secondworldwar.co.uk “Hitler ordered the army to be trebled in size‚ from the 100‚000 man Versailles Treaty limit‚ to 300‚000 men by October of 1934” Hitler was expanding the army in order to invade other land. According to Biography.com “On
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Was Hitler to blame for WW2? (10 marks) Hitler’s aims were aggressive. He planned to destroy the treaty of Versailles‚ create a country of all German people and conquer land in Eastern Europe. But many other factors are thought to be the main reason war broke out in 1939. Hitler’s aims were aggressive and he made this aims very clear in his book ‘Mein Kampf’ (my struggle). To test the courage of the British and French to stand up to Hitler on an important matter of principle‚ Hitler announced
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