There are several reasons why World War II began, but one specific cause of the war was politics. After World War I , Germany was placed in a state of depression because of the Treaty of Versailles. They were forced to pay reparations for the war. As a cause, the country had extreme poverty and a weak government. That’s when Adolf Hitler emerges and promised the people of Germany that he’ll lead them out of depression. Hitler was later announced ruler of Germany; he took abuse of his power and declared himself dictator of Germany. Everything went downhill from there.
Germany declared attack on September 1, 1939, starting the beginning of World War II. The Treaty of Versailles definitely plays a huge role in the contributions to World War II. If Germany was never held accountable for their actions, they wouldn’t have been in dept. A State of depression would leave any country vulnerable.. Hitler saw his opportunity and went for it. No one dare stood up to Hitler, he was a man to fear in the 40’s. He is well known for the genocide of Jews during World War II. …show more content…
Hitler wanted to expand his army throughout Europe and eventually become supreme ruler of the world. Fortunately they defeated hitler. Other Political leaders like Benito Mussolini and Hideki Tojo fought with Hitler. The League of Nations was another political contribution to World War 2. In theory the League of Nations was a good idea and did have some early successes, but it was a failure. During the 1920’s the world was in a deep depression which lead to economy falls, reduce trading, and rise of unemployment rate. The reasons why the League of Nations was a failure during World War II is because not all countries joined, it had no power, had no army, and unable to act