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Essay / Why the Second World War broke out between 1939 and 1912
Hitler's objectivesHitler never hid his plans for Germany. His goals were explained in detail in his book Mein Kampf, about what he would do to make Germany a great nation again. Its main objectives were: To abolish the Treaty of Versailles. Like many Germans, Hitler believed that the Treaty of Versailles was unjust. He hated the treaty and in his eyes German politicians were “November criminals”. The worst aspect of the Treaty was that it reminded the Germans of their defeat in World War I and their humiliation at the hands of the Allies. His promise to the German people was that if he were the leader of Germany, he would turn the tide. By the time Hitler came to power, some of these terms had already been changed. The largest country was Germany which no longer had to pay reparations. However, most conditions were still in place. Expanding German Territory Another condition of the treaty was that land was taken away from Germany. Hitler wanted this territory back. He also wanted an Anschluss with Austria and with all other German minorities in other countries such as Czechoslovakia. In addition to reconquering ancient lands, he also wanted to create an empire in the East, so that the Germans would have Lebensraum, or living space. Destroy communism. A German empire in the Soviet Union would also help Hitler in one of his other goals, which was to defeat communism. Hitler was anti-communist. He also believed that the Bolsheviks contributed to Germany losing the World War. This goal was accepted in the West due to growing fear of communism. This is why people were lenient towards his other goals. Rearmament When Hitler came to power in 1933, one of his first measures was to increase the German armed forces. Consequence...... middle of paper ...... take over the border districts of Czechoslovakia.3. Britain and Germany will never go to war. On October 1, German troops entered the Sudetenland without resistance. Although the British people welcomed the Munich Agreement, they did not trust Hitler. In March 1939, they were proven right. On March 15, with Czechoslovakia in chaos, German troops took control of the rest of the country. The Czechs encountered no resistance. Britain and France have done nothing to remedy the situation either. However, it was now clear that Hitler could not be trusted. For Chamberlain, it was a step too far. Unlike the Sudeten Germans, the Czechs were not separated from their homeland by the Treaty of Versailles. It was an invasion. Britain and France told Hitler that if he invaded Poland, they would declare war on Germany. The policy of appeasement has ended.