TO WHAT EXTENT WAS NAZI GERMANY TO BLAME FOR THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II?.
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party with their aggressive policies and actions, in my opinion, are to blame for the war. However, many others are responsible for allowing Hitler and Germany to be in this position, infact, the Treaty of Versailles, aiming to prevent another war, had a huge effect on Hitler coming to power in Germany and achieving a position of power from which a war could take place.
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 Treaty of Versailles was signed by Britain, France, America and Italy in 1919; Germany was only invited to listen to their fate being discussed.
In the treaty Germany: .
• lost lots of land including West Prussia, North Schleswig and Danzig as well as the Saarland for 15 years and the Rhineland demilitarised. .
• had their army limited to 100,000 men no tanks or aircraft and only 6 battleships .
• had to accept responsibility and blame for the war and so: .
• had to pay 6,600 million dollars in reparations.
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The Treaty of Versailles was intended to be a peace agreement between the Allies and the Germans. Versailles created political discontent and economic chaos 1in Germany. The Peace Treaty of Versailles represented the results of hostility and revenge and opened the door for a dictator and World War II.
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, namely America not joining and a conflict between France and Britain over what the league should be doing.
