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Germany did want a general war. Germany wanted to become a dominant world power by replacing Britain, but they needed more colonies to do so.
You need to give a very precise timespan to get a sensible answer to this question as there were also times when Britain did not want Germany to be powerful.
Britain was a source of tin. Besides, sailing from Britain was the easiest way to feed their legions in Germany.
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The wish was not to punish but to get reparation and require Germany to pay for damage and loss of life.
Both great britain and Germany werent supporters of communism but Germany had a powerful politcal figure who lied and spread of a better world. Runned by Adolf Hitler who want only german on earth.
Germany hopes to have a empire and navy to compete with Britain and its fears is that russia and France might want to fight Germany
Opinions vary on this, but one view is Hitler did not want conflict with Britain and, after they entered the war, he was bombing them hoping they would make peace with Germany and withdraw from the war.
He didn't. He didn't want war with Britain but Britain and France declared war on Germany in September 1939.
Britain and Belgium had a treaty in which Britain promised to defend Belgian neutrality. Also, Britain had a good trade relationship with Belgium and didn't want Germany to have port near the English Channel.
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