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The document outlines several key causes of World War 2:
1. Hitler outlined his long-range plans for war in the Hossbach Memorandum of 1937, expressing Germany's need for living space that lay in Europe.
2. The Treaty of Versailles humiliated Germany after WWI and left the seeds for a second war.
3. The rise of dictatorships in Germany, Italy, and Japan in the inter-war period led these nations to pursue increasingly aggressive foreign policies and rearmament.
4. The failure of the League of Nations to curb Japanese and Italian aggression further emboldened these militaristic nations.
The document outlines several key causes of World War 2:
1. Hitler outlined his long-range plans for war in the Hossbach Memorandum of 1937, expressing Germany's need for living space that lay in Europe.
2. The Treaty of Versailles humiliated Germany after WWI and left the seeds for a second war.
3. The rise of dictatorships in Germany, Italy, and Japan in the inter-war period led these nations to pursue increasingly aggressive foreign policies and rearmament.
4. The failure of the League of Nations to curb Japanese and Italian aggression further emboldened these militaristic nations.
The document outlines several key causes of World War 2:
1. Hitler outlined his long-range plans for war in the Hossbach Memorandum of 1937, expressing Germany's need for living space that lay in Europe.
2. The Treaty of Versailles humiliated Germany after WWI and left the seeds for a second war.
3. The rise of dictatorships in Germany, Italy, and Japan in the inter-war period led these nations to pursue increasingly aggressive foreign policies and rearmament.
4. The failure of the League of Nations to curb Japanese and Italian aggression further emboldened these militaristic nations.
The causes of the World War-II are easier to ascertain than those of world war-I. The WW II was Hitler's Personal War in many senses. He intended it, he prepared for it, he chose the moment for the launching of it and for three years in the main he planned its course. Hossbach Minutes On November 5, 1937, Hitler gathered around his chiefs of the armed forces and outlined to them his long range plans. His record, the so called Hossbach Minutes, discovered after the war, represents a key document in the understanding of events leading to WW-II. The 85 million German had to acquire additional living space or face extension. This space lay in Europe not over seas. Germany would attain the peak of military strength in 1943-45 and this was the latest date launching war, although it could begin earlier. In any event, the immediate task was to destroy Austria and Czechoslovakia. Treaty of Versailles had in itself the seeds of the Second World War
Germany was defeated in the First World War.
She was not invited to the Paris Peace Conference. Germany was forced to sign a harsh and humiliating treaty. German territories were taken away from her. She was deprived of her colonies. Her navy was completely disbanded. Her army was reduced considerably. The Weimar Republic was not in a position to solve the post-war problems. The German people decided to take revenge for their humiliation. In fact, the Second World War was a war of retaliation. Inter-war period ; period of dictators ;Rise of Dictatorships Germany, Italy, Spain and Japan witnessed the rise of dictators. In Germany, the Weimar Republic was weak. Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party took full advantage of the weakness of the Republican Government and brought the government under his control. He captured Austria ; Czechoslovakia and attacked Poland Italy felt that it was deceived in the Paris Peace Conference. Mussolini started the Fascist Party. In 1922 he captured power and became a dictator. He also followed an aggressive foreign policy. In Spain, General Franco defeated the Republican Government and established his dictatorship. In this effort, he was assisted by the armies of Hitler and Mussolini. Japan became a partner of Hitler and Mussolini by signing the Rome- BerlinTokyo Axis. Militarism
The failure of the disarmament efforts after
the First World War was a major reason for the outbreak of a new War. In the Paris Peace conference Germany was forced to disarm itself. The German Government demanded disarmament of the victorious powers, in the same way as she had been disarmed. Victors refused. Germany under the dictatorship of Hitler increased its military strength. Owing to the immense increase in armaments and the development of militarism, the Second World War became inevitable. Imperialism
Like WW I the policy of imperialism was also one
of the causes for the Second World War. Germany and Japan made their efforts to expand their respective territories. Hitler occupied Rhineland, Austria, Memel, Czechoslovakia and incorporated them into German territory. Japan attacked Manchuria and captured it from China. Mussolini occupied Abyssinia and launched a series of aggressive activities. Colonialism
Race for colonies among the European
countries in order to obtain raw materials and markets for their industrial growth. This trend continued among these powers even after the First World War. Germany was deprived of all her colonies at the Paris Peace Conference. Italy was dissatisfied with the treatment of Allied Powers. Japan, a powerful Asiatic country wanted to have colonies to enrich its resources. It is in these circumstances Germany, Italy and Japan decided to follow aggressive foreign policy. These aggressive actions ultimately led to the Second World War. Failure of the League of Nations
League of Nations was established to solve
controversies among the nations and to maintain permanent peace and order in the world. Even the members of the League failed to respect the provisions of the covenant of the League. Those who violated the provisions simply walked out of the League, without any punishment. The League could not contain the Japanese annexation of Manchuria and Italian invasion of Abyssinia. Hitlers activities posed a challenge to the League. Thus, the failure of the League of Nations to control aggressive countries was a major cause for World War II. Why League of Nations Failed ? ( 1921 1939) : The League of Nations was the first experiment to establish and international organization in the political field. One of its main shortcomings was that it was primarily aimed to preserve existence consequent on the Treaty of Versailles of 1919. The other major reasons for its failure were : 1. It lost its universality of membership. 2. Basically it acted as European club. 3. President Woodrow Wilson, one of the founding fathers of the League of Nations was not allowed to join the League of Nations, because the US senate refused to ratify the government of the League. 4. The League of Nations failed to prevent the aggression and conquest of Manchuria (north east of china) by Japan in 1931. 5. It also failed to prevent the aggression of Abyssinia (Ethiopis) by Italy under Mussolini in 1935. 6. the emergence of dictatorship and the eclipse of democracies in many parts of Europe was another important factor. 7. The emergence of Nazism in Germany and the rise of Adolf Hitler. 8. The League had no role to play in the field of international economics. 9. The US congress reduced its contribution to the League budged by 25%. 10. It failed to enforce its resolutions against aggressive nations. (Japan, Germany and Italy).