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Hitler can probably seen as the direct cause for World War 2. One of the main items of his Nazi party was that Germany had been punished to hard by the Allies in the First World War. He wanted to set things right. This is why a lot of Germans voted for him.
The following actions like strengthening the German forces and deploying an army in the French-German border were merely used to see how far he could go. Certain sources believe that Hitler thought the annexation of Poland would not lead to the Second World War yet, but the Allies kept their ultimatum and declared war.
In the end you could say that Hitler's actions did contribute to World War 2 a lot, but that he could never had so much influence on it if the German civilians hadn't been supporting him.
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∙ 10y agoHe had an aggressive foreign policy which included expanding Germany territory to create more "living space" for overcrowded Germans and overturning the Treaty of Versailles (which meant taking back lots of land by force).
In accordance with this policy Hitler took "the 5 steps to war" - re-militarizing the Rhineland (overturning TofV), created an Anchluss with Austria (which made Germany stronger - and corresponds to the policy of "Greater Germany"), Took over the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia (overturning TofV), took over the rest of Czechoslovakia (living space) and also took invaded Poland (living space).
Invading Poland finally triggered aid from Britain and France who declared war on Germany just 2 days later.
Hitler's aims for Germany were only achievable through aggression and therefore were a very important factor.
However, there were also several other contributing factors to the outbreak of WW2 including failures by the league of nations, the allies policy of appeasement and the great depression.
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∙ 11y agoHitler wanted to take over many countries, Neville Chamberlain disagreed with LON (League of Nations) and thought that if he made Hitler happy, he would mantain world peace (policy of appeasement). However, this just made Adolf Hitler more greedy, and wanted to take more and more. However, when he started bombing Poland, Chamberlain told the German Minister to withdraw troops. The German Minister said no, and so Britain declared war on Germany.
However, many other things such as the failure of LON, the shadow of WW1, e.t.c
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∙ 13y agoHitler didn't help cause it, he did cause it. He wanted to regain territory lost after losing World War 1. So when he invaded Poland, France and Britain had to help its ally and declared war on Germany. If Hitler didn't invade, France and Britain wouldn't have declared war.
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∙ 15y agoHitler did not contribute to it, he started it.
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∙ 11y agoif u know can you tell me
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∙ 12y agohe ordered his army to kill the Jews
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What land were they fighting for in World War 2?
They were fighting for Jews, not land. But Hitlers intentions were for all of Europe if not all of the world.
How did neutrality and isolationism affect the American position on world war 1 at the outset?
Neutrality and Isolationism were the American policies when World War I began. They kept the country out of the fighting, but it did not impede the sale of US goods to nations involved in the war.
What was hitlers ultimate goal in launching world war 2?
Boundless expansion and the elimination of Bolshevism. (He saw the Jews as the 'biological carriers' of Communism.
How did America's Involvement in World War I affect domestic policies?
Before World War One, the United States of America had an isolation policy. This meant that they did not involve themselves in any international affairs or wars. However after World War One, there was a massive shift in their policy and they eliminated their isolation policy.
How di mikhael gorbachev affect the cold war?
Gorbachev's policies leaned toward democratizing Russia and eventually led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. The world was very fortunate that he and Reagan/Bush were able to compromise.
What is Globaist?
A globalist is a person who is in favor of planning economic policies about events around the world. They will often plan, organize, and advocate foreign policies as well.
What is an example of looking at the world from a local and regional level and a global level?
Local would be "how the fuel prices affect the food prices at your grocery store". Regional would be "how international conflicts affect the foreign policies of the United States of America. Global would be "how can we maintain and keep world peace among countries".
What policies did Kaiser William II follow?
Weltpolitik ("world policy") was the foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Why did John Lennon and Yoko Ono stay in bed for a week?
This was their famous bed-in for peace to protest the Vietnam War, government policies and foreign policies. They wanted world peace!
World War 2 was hitlers armies the largest in the world?
no
Hitlers role at the end of World War 2?
Hitlers role at the end of the war? HA. He killed himself.
How did the great depression affect political life in Germany in Japan?
The Depression had profound political effect. In countries such as Germany and Japan, reaction to the Depression brought about the rise to power of militarist governments who adopted the aggressive foreign policies that led to Second World War.
How did the Great depression affect political life in Germany and japan?
The Depression had profound political effect. In countries such as Germany and Japan, reaction to the Depression brought about the rise to power of militarist governments who adopted the aggressive foreign policies that led to Second World War.
What is independent internationalism?
Independent internationalism is a type of foreign policy. Its approach involves an isolated nation staying a world power while still following policies worldwide for its own benefit.
What was Hitlers title in World War 1?
Corporal.
What facotrs motivated Italian German and Japanese leaders to pursue aggressive foreign policies in the 1930s?
the fascist desire to conquer and dictate the world and dominate.
What was the impact of hitlers dictatorship?
it formed the world as you see it today
