Some of the major causes of the Second World War were: • Anger over the Versailles Treaty • The failure of peace efforts after World War I • The rise of Fascism • The goals of Hitler ANGER OVER THE VERSAILLES TREATY The Treaty of Versailles was enacted into history in June 1919 with Germany forced to accept sole responsibility for causing World War I. ... THE FAILURE OF PEACE EFFORTS AFTER WORLD WAR I The League of Nations was set up soon after the Treaty of Versailles and it was meant to keep peace within Europe. It had several problems from the start, nam...

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Wilson was trying to make a formula for an everlasting peace in Europe and create the League of Nations. ... Wilson was mostly interested in his fourteen points, as well as forming a League of Nations, he was prepared to give up ground on any issue as long as he got his two goals. . ... He had a complaint about almost every single clause, however the Allies refused to make any major changes and only a few minor ones. ... This includes some of their major industrial centers such as Alcace-Lorraine which produced much of Germanys iron ore. ...

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Global Effects - WWI killed fewer victims than WWII; it destroyed fewer buildings and uprooted millions instead of tens of millions, but in many ways it left deeper scars than WWII, both on the minds of the people and on the map of Europe (it was the first major war)... - Last, but not least, both WWI and WWII resulted in the creation of international organizations aimed at helping keep the peace in the world, namely: the League of Nations, and the UN, respectively. ...

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His dream was to build a "new Germany" under his own leadership, to overturn the treaty of Versailles and to establish Germany as a major European power. ... This move had killed the Locarno treaties and further undermined the authority of the League of Nations. ... Overall, although Hitler did not bear sole responsibility, he has to take a major part of the blame. ...

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In light of the League's incapability, President Roosevelt and then Secretary of State Cordell Hull, invited the representatives of more than 30 nations and 39 private organizations to an international conference at Evian, to discuss the refugee problem. ...

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Hitler had dealt with two of the four major European powers, next in line were the Soviet Union and Great Britain. ... In April 1921, Hitler described the real problem confronting Germany as , "either one opted from winning farm land," and "realize this could only be achieved in league with England and against Russia. ...

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