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Causes of World War 2 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Gave the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany.
    - - The annexation of Austria, and Chamberlain's attempt to appease Germany (hoping to prevent war).
  - - - Began to remilitarize the Rhineland and saw no opposition.
    - - Invaded Austria, and officially annexed it. No opposition from Austria.
    - - In 1939, Germany invaded Czechoslovakia. This showed that Germany is expanding too fast and war is inevitable.
    - - The excuse of lebensraum, because of the living space.
  - - - They were able to rearm as result of the economic recovery
        
        German Rearmament
        
        Germany was able to rearm through an economic recovery.
        
        Began to challenge the french army (making them fear)
        
        Used the idea of, if france does not stop rearming itself, then we will not either. This started an arms race between the french and germans.
  - - - Non-aggression treaty made with Poland which agreed upon the fact that neither country would attack each other.
        
        Done by Hitler, and was able to defend himself from the stronger power that is Poland.
    - - Britain, Italy and France
        
        Condemned the rearmament of Germany.
      - Abyssinian Crisis effectively destroyed any cooperation between Italy, France and Britain
        
        Italy had invaded Abyssinia, going against other countries
    - - Both Italy and Germany had declared an axis, in which it was practically an alliance.
- - - - Nazi Beliefs
        
        Germany should be self-sufficient and should not rely on any foreign investments or loans.
        
        Germany neeed Lebrensraum (clean and vital living space)
        
        Jews, Romas, Africans, and the mentally ill were all impurities to the German race.
        
        Communism is a threat, and will always be opposed.
        
        Treaty of Versailles should be completely undone.
    - - The Nazi party quickly consolidated power after Hitler was appointed Chancellor.
        
        All other political parties were abolished
        
        All governing councils and governors were replaced by party appointed officials.
        
        All police forces were merged with a Nazi paramilitary organization (SS).
  - - - Dawes Plan, and the ability to default on the war reparations. Led to the french invading part of Germany (led to hyperinflation) due to the unions for factories.
  - - - Self-Determination
        
        Woodrow Wilson and the 14 points, self determination was the idea of people having their own right to form their own government and states.
    - - Led to animosity between Austrian Germans and the league, as they felt that they are now a minority in many different countries (including Czechoslovakia and and Poland).
  - - - Set to pay 132 billion gold marks. This amount was to be paid over the course of 42 years.
        
        By 1922, the Germans had asked for a suspension on the payments.
        
        Led to the french invasion of the Ruhr, in which led to hyperinflation.
      - This led to hyperinflation crisis. The treaty made it nearly impossible for Germany to recover economically.
  - - - US had to pay bank loans, but did not have the money to do so. US recalled the loans given to Germany, and as a result even further threw Germany's economy into disarray
      - France, Britain, and Japan, and nearly every power that traded with the US had an economic downfall (turn to Germany for money).
        
        Germany's economy at this point (1933): unemployment at 6 million (25 percent of all workers).