1. It can be argued that the Treaty of Versailles was the direct cause of World War II. No doubt, the provisions of the treaty led to chaos and vulnerability within Germany that allowed leaders such as Hitler and the fascist party rise to power.
2. Appeasement was a policy that fed on emotions as well as intellect, at least with Chamberlain. The British prime minister had lost his beloved cousin in World War I. From then on, he advocated the basic principle of all pacifists: Wars have no winners, only losers. In an effort to resolve these issues and gain Lebensraum for the German people, Hitler began planning the invasion of Poland.
3. The economic conditions in Europe helped facilitate the rise of dictators like Mussolini and Hitler because after WWI the Treaty of Versailles required Germany to pay millions for war damages. Hitler blamed the nation’s economic problems on Jews and other groups. After coming to power in 1933, his expansion of German territory began with a violating the Treaty of Versailles.
2. Appeasement was a policy that fed on emotions as well as intellect, at least with Chamberlain. The British prime minister had lost his beloved cousin in World War I. From then on, he advocated the basic principle of all pacifists: Wars have no winners, only losers. In an effort to resolve these issues and gain Lebensraum for the German people, Hitler began planning the invasion of Poland.
3. The economic conditions in Europe helped facilitate the rise of dictators like Mussolini and Hitler because after WWI the Treaty of Versailles required Germany to pay millions for war damages. Hitler blamed the nation’s economic problems on Jews and other groups. After coming to power in 1933, his expansion of German territory began with a violating the Treaty of Versailles.