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Causes of WW2 (1919-1939 (It was founded to let the Allied Power forcing…
Causes of WW2
1919-1939
It was founded to let the Allied Power forcing deal with the Central Power to be responsible for its destruction. It cost Germany huge reparation payments, such as land lost, reducing military, pay the great debts, etc.
The result was dissatisfaction and the bitter for the whole Germany. It caused the economic crisis (1929-1933), the inflation and unemployment affected to million people. It touched the nationalism of the German and hoped about the day of revenging and opening the freedom of operation.
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace agreement to end World War 1 on Jun 28, 1919.
1935-1939
The League of Nations wanted to avoid the conflict between Germany and other fascist countries so that they ( Britain and France) signed the appeased treaty to give what they wanted.
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The Munich Appeasement gave the worst decision when approving Germany take 1 part of Czechoslovakia. (the reason that the League agreed because Germany promised to not use the military anymore.)
1920s-1930s
America was the biggest creditor of European countries. When Great Depression occurred in America, they lost their loan payments. Trade began to slow down and production decreased.
With the Wall Street Crash, the United States needed these loans from Europe repaying for its troubled economy.
That time, Germany was the greatest debtor of America, due to American Great Depression, it was unable to pay off Great Britain and France. Therefore, those 2 countries also difficult to make their loan payments.
As the result, some totalitarian leaders who only one dictator ruled over a nation rose up and promised that they would solve the problems.
- Joseph Stalin was the Communist dictator who ruled in Soviet Union based on the Marx's ideology.
- Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler (Italy, Germany) established the new government system that called Fascist when the nationalism became extremely.
- Meanwhile, in Japan, the monarchy still lasted, but the Emperor didn't have much power and had to depend the military leader to rule.
1931-1939
In 1930s, the invasion of Manchuria and Abyssinia by Japan and Italy -> The League of Nations didn't act, destroying the people's belief of receiving the protection -> Both Japan and Italy quit the League.
Hitler started to restore the German military even though the Versailles Treaty banned that term. Following, he conquered those countries that he once lost.
1939
Germany took the rest parts of Czechoslovakia. Then, Hitler invaded Poland. The World War 2 began.