What was the most important reason to the outbreak of world war 2?
What was the most important factor that led to the outbreak of WWII?In 1939 war broke out between the Allies and Germany. There were many factors that led to this outbreak and in this essay I will attempt to find the most important. By 1933 tension was building up between Germany and the Allies. Hitler was pressurising Britain and France to give them land and the allies were giving in. Hitler had already defied the treaty of Versailles (which the country hated,) and had risen to the top of Germany as chancellor. Also the failure of the League of Nations had Britain worried as Germany pulled out and the USA was not in the League of Nations. These led to the main factors of WW2: The Rise of the Nazis, the Nazi soviet pact, the remilitarisation of the Rhineland and the invasion of Poland.In WW1 a bomb landed in a trench, killing nearly everyone. Well, not everyone, everyone except one man. Adolf Hitler. This man and his future Nazi party were going to start the Second World War.When Adolf Hitler grew up, he became a painter and then a teacher. Ever since WW1 he had hated Jews and had published several books, which said that the Jews were, "sub human" and "the reason why we lost the Great War." He formed the Nazi party and gained some supporters. Special:Wysiwygspending some time in jail, he was let out and continued his work. In the time after the First World War Germany was in great depression, and in a bad economic state. Hitler, and his fast growing group of Nazi supporters, stirred up the people of Germany and used propaganda cartoons and radio broadcasts to complain against the treaty of Versailles. He promised people better lives, more money and jobs. Also along side this he embarrassed the Jews, making them wear badges and intimidating them. The people of Germany, who were desperate, gave Hitler votes. The League of Nations also failed drastically to stop him, as they had now weapons and had not way to deal with aggressors. ON the 30th of January Hitler was voted into power as chancellor. Immediately things became better for the citizens of Germany. There were more jobs, money and the economy improved. All this gave Hitler yet more support. Britain and France, (who found it hard to agree what to do,) kept making concessions to Hitler who had started taking back land Germany had lost in WWI. But after invading Czech to gain back more lost land, Hitler wanted Poland as well. He called this the "lebensraum" which means living space. Hitler wanted to gain back every single bit of the land Germany had lost that had German speaking people in, and more. After Hitler had done this, he planned to move into Russia and Ukraine, once he had unified German speaking people. After that he planned to extract all the oil and natural resources from the land that he occupied. On completing this he planned to make a base from which he could finally occupy the world… But Hitler didn't plan to take Russia, on the contrary. This was because in World War One, one of the reasons that Germany had lost, was because they were fighting a war on two fronts. So Hitler decided to sign a pact with Russia which hopefully meant that Hitler could invade the counties one at a time…In April 1939 Russia Britain and France met to form an alliance to defend Poland. But by August 1939 Russia had appeared to have swap sides and made a pact with Germany! Through this pact it ensured that the two countries could not go to war. Also (secretly) Germany and Russia agreed to split Poland between them when Hitler invaded.http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Special:Wysiwyg?tid=wysiwyg#_ftn2 This seemed strange as it was well known that that Hitler detested communism. There was much English propaganda produced after this, such as one drawing by and English Artist. This cartoon depicted Hitler and Stalin with one of their legs tied together, walking along a line which is named "Eastern Promises." Also both men are holding a gun behind their back. Special:Wysiwygshowed that the two countries didn't want to be associated with each other but that Hitler had just made the treaty so he did not have to fight a war on two fronts. But of course Stalin (who was the Head of Russia at that time) knew that ultimate aim was to attack Russia. So in 1939 he invited Lord Halifax, the British foreign secretary, to discuss an allegiance against Germany. But the British (who feared communism) said that Russia's army was too weak be of any use against Hitler. Eventually, nothing much happened and the talks fizzled out. Generally the Nazi Soviet Pact wasn't one of the main reasons for the war, but it was one of the factors that contributed to the start of the war. But even while this allegiance was being discussed, things were going on. Hitler was preparing for War, and by doing this he had already enforced that the Rhineland was remilitarised.After WWI France and Britain made sure the Rhineland was demilitarised in order to place a buffer between the two countries. But Hitler started remilitarising the Rhineland. France who were frightened of another war, immediately informed Britain. But Britain wanted to appease Germany and they said nothing. However, on Saturday the 7th March 1936 German troops crossed the Rhine. Hitler chose this date carefully as he knew that this was the time that the British ruling class took their holidays in the country. Winston Churchill the, British prime minister, complained that these men: "Took their weekends in the country," whilst Hitler "took his countries in the weekend." Germany actually took quite a big gamble in trying to move in there military as the French Army and Artillery was one of the best in the world. But the risk paid off, as France was still impacted from the last war and did not want a repeat. Following that, many French people thought that the treaty of Versailles was harsh on Germany. After all, it had been their land in the first place, containing many of Germany's great cities. We can see how this led to the outbreak of the war, because Germany was trying to snatch land back. This sparked off trouble as Hitler kept getting more land. This kept going until Hitler went a step too far. The invasion of Poland…The most important factor to the start of the war was the fact that Germany invaded Poland. Up till then, Germany had dept pressurising the allies for more land and the Allies who did not want a war dept giving in to them. Hitler kept trying to get away with and in the end he invaded Poland. But before all this, Poland, sensing the increasing pressure had secretly signed a treaty with England which ensured that if Poland were invaded, Britain would have to chip on and help them out. Germany's invasion plans were well thought out though and unlike the schlieffen plan, Germany had not made two many risky assumptions. Firstly squadrons of bombers flew into Poland destroying air bases, stations and military headquarters. Then dive bombers destroyed the machine gunners and the front line polish troops. Then, Poland's weak spots were probed by tanks and troops, who got in and attacked Poland's strong points form behind. This plan was known as the blitzkrieg. After 2 weeks of constant attack Germany arrived at Warsaw on September 27 1939 and Poland surrendered. I think this was the most important factor because England said if Germany did not pull out of Poland in 2 days they would declare war. Germany refused and on September 3rd Britain declared war on Germany.To conclude I would say that the most important factor that contributed to the begging of WWII was the invasion of Poland. All though there were many other factors that contributed to the war I don't think any of them had as much impact of the fall of Poland. After this gradually one by one, many other countries joined the war and the invasion of Poland had a domino effect which triggered off the entire war. IF Poland had not been invaded, the whole of the war would have probably not happened, but Britain had signed the treaty, and had to go into war and win once again. Only a few years after "The war to end all wars," another devastating war took place, killing even more that the first war. Fortunately for the allies, we won, once again.Special:Wysiwyghttp://remember.org/guide/Facts.root.hitler.htmlSpecial:Wysiwyghttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSnazipact.htmSpecial:Wysiwyghttp://www.johndclare.net/RoadtoWWII8.htmWhat was the most important factor that led to the outbreak of WWII?In 1939 war broke out between the Allies and Germany. There were many factors that led to this outbreak and in this essay I will attempt to find the most important. By 1933 tension was building up between Germany and the Allies. Hitler was pressurising Britain and France to give them land and the allies were giving in. Hitler had already defied the treaty of Versailles (which the country hated,) and had risen to the top of Germany as chancellor. Also the failure of the League of Nations had Britain worried as Germany pulled out and the USA was not in the League of Nations. These led to the main factors of WW2: The Rise of the Nazis, the Nazi soviet pact, the remilitarisation of the Rhineland and the invasion of Poland.In WW1 a bomb landed in a trench, killing nearly everyone. Well, not everyone, everyone except one man. Adolf Hitler. This man and his future Nazi party were going to start the Second World War.When Adolf Hitler grew up, he became a painter and then a teacher. Ever since WW1 he had hated Jews and had published several books, which said that the Jews were, "sub human" and "the reason why we lost the Great War." He formed the Nazi party and gained some supporters. Special:Wysiwygspending some time in jail, he was let out and continued his work. In the time after the First World War Germany was in great depression, and in a bad economic state. Hitler, and his fast growing group of Nazi supporters, stirred up the people of Germany and used propaganda cartoons and radio broadcasts to complain against the treaty of Versailles. He promised people better lives, more money and jobs. Also along side this he embarrassed the Jews, making them wear badges and intimidating them. The people of Germany, who were desperate, gave Hitler votes. The League of Nations also failed drastically to stop him, as they had now weapons and had not way to deal with aggressors. ON the 30th of January Hitler was voted into power as chancellor. Immediately things became better for the citizens of Germany. There were more jobs, money and the economy improved. All this gave Hitler yet more support. Britain and France, (who found it hard to agree what to do,) kept making concessions to Hitler who had started taking back land Germany had lost in WWI. But after invading Czech to gain back more lost land, Hitler wanted Poland as well. He called this the "lebensraum" which means living space. Hitler wanted to gain back every single bit of the land Germany had lost that had German speaking people in, and more. After Hitler had done this, he planned to move into Russia and Ukraine, once he had unified German speaking people. After that he planned to extract all the oil and natural resources from the land that he occupied. On completing this he planned to make a base from which he could finally occupy the world… But Hitler didn't plan to take Russia, on the contrary. This was because in World War One, one of the reasons that Germany had lost, was because they were fighting a war on two fronts. So Hitler decided to sign a pact with Russia which hopefully meant that Hitler could invade the counties one at a time…In April 1939 Russia Britain and France met to form an alliance to defend Poland. But by August 1939 Russia had appeared to have swap sides and made a pact with Germany! Through this pact it ensured that the two countries could not go to war. Also (secretly) Germany and Russia agreed to split Poland between them when Hitler invaded.http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Special:Wysiwyg?tid=wysiwyg#_ftn2 This seemed strange as it was well known that that Hitler detested communism. There was much English propaganda produced after this, such as one drawing by and English Artist. This cartoon depicted Hitler and Stalin with one of their legs tied together, walking along a line which is named "Eastern Promises." Also both men are holding a gun behind their back. Special:Wysiwygshowed that the two countries didn't want to be associated with each other but that Hitler had just made the treaty so he did not have to fight a war on two fronts. But of course Stalin (who was the Head of Russia at that time) knew that ultimate aim was to attack Russia. So in 1939 he invited Lord Halifax, the British foreign secretary, to discuss an allegiance against Germany. But the British (who feared communism) said that Russia's army was too weak be of any use against Hitler. Eventually, nothing much happened and the talks fizzled out. Generally the Nazi Soviet Pact wasn't one of the main reasons for the war, but it was one of the factors that contributed to the start of the war. But even while this allegiance was being discussed, things were going on. Hitler was preparing for War, and by doing this he had already enforced that the Rhineland was remilitarised.After WWI France and Britain made sure the Rhineland was demilitarised in order to place a buffer between the two countries. But Hitler started remilitarising the Rhineland. France who were frightened of another war, immediately informed Britain. But Britain wanted to appease Germany and they said nothing. However, on Saturday the 7th March 1936 German troops crossed the Rhine. Hitler chose this date carefully as he knew that this was the time that the British ruling class took their holidays in the country. Winston Churchill the, British prime minister, complained that these men: "Took their weekends in the country," whilst Hitler "took his countries in the weekend." Germany actually took quite a big gamble in trying to move in there military as the French Army and Artillery was one of the best in the world. But the risk paid off, as France was still impacted from the last war and did not want a repeat. Following that, many French people thought that the treaty of Versailles was harsh on Germany. After all, it had been their land in the first place, containing many of Germany's great cities. We can see how this led to the outbreak of the war, because Germany was trying to snatch land back. This sparked off trouble as Hitler kept getting more land. This kept going until Hitler went a step too far. The invasion of Poland…The most important factor to the start of the war was the fact that Germany invaded Poland. Up till then, Germany had dept pressurising the allies for more land and the Allies who did not want a war dept giving in to them. Hitler kept trying to get away with and in the end he invaded Poland. But before all this, Poland, sensing the increasing pressure had secretly signed a treaty with England which ensured that if Poland were invaded, Britain would have to chip on and help them out. Germany's invasion plans were well thought out though and unlike the schlieffen plan, Germany had not made two many risky assumptions. Firstly squadrons of bombers flew into Poland destroying air bases, stations and military headquarters. Then dive bombers destroyed the machine gunners and the front line polish troops. Then, Poland's weak spots were probed by tanks and troops, who got in and attacked Poland's strong points form behind. This plan was known as the blitzkrieg. After 2 weeks of constant attack Germany arrived at Warsaw on September 27 1939 and Poland surrendered. I think this was the most important factor because England said if Germany did not pull out of Poland in 2 days they would declare war. Germany refused and on September 3rd Britain declared war on Germany.To conclude I would say that the most important factor that contributed to the begging of WWII was the invasion of Poland. All though there were many other factors that contributed to the war I don't think any of them had as much impact of the fall of Poland. After this gradually one by one, many other countries joined the war and the invasion of Poland had a domino effect which triggered off the entire war. IF Poland had not been invaded, the whole of the war would have probably not happened, but Britain had signed the treaty, and had to go into war and win once again. Only a few years after "The war to end all wars," another devastating war took place, killing even more that the first war. Fortunately for the allies, we won, once again.Special:Wysiwyghttp://remember.org/guide/Facts.root.hitler.htmlSpecial:Wysiwyghttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSnazipact.htmSpecial:Wysiwyghttp://www.johndclare.net/RoadtoWWII8.htm
