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I believe the Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany had the greatest impact in causing the WWII.  In Germany Hitler spread fear.

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I think the causes that had the greatest impact in causing WWII was the Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party.  It caused

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I think the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany was the leading factor in the start of WWII. With more and more people becoming unemployed in Germany, and Europe, people began looking to powerful leaders who promised that their countries would rebound through war and territorial expansion. Hitler gained many followers up to the start of WWII. I believe that the rise of Hitler led to WWII.

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I think the world wide depression because it led the people to fear and with that it made people vulnerable to cruel men who only desired power.

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I think the most significance impact that caused WWII was the worldwide economic depression. This impacted many economies and people had to rely more on the government. Unemployment rose and people believed in governments who promised success by military build up and conquest of territories.

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I think the Treaty of Versailles was a significant cause of World War II. The treaty caused Germany to have bitter feelings which was kind of the start of the conflict in the first place.  Germany had all of the blame put on them for the war and was forced to pay millions of dollars in reparations. This led to many other causes of World War II.

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I believe that the major conflict that lead up to WWII was Nationalism. Nationalism is the belief in the superiority of one's own nation over others, which can lead to major conflicts among several nations. Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and the Japanese all believed they their nation was superior leading up to WWII.

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I believe that the world wide economic depression was one thing that had a huge impact in causing World War II. I believe this because the Depression forced many people to rely only on the government for their needs, but the economy was still very unstable.

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I think that the world wide economic depression was one of the biggest causes leading to the war. It created a big impact with unemployment and the crash leaving the government with a lot to take hold of and those who have promised success.

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I think that the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party had the greatest impact. They spread fear and dictatorship. People started choosing fascism over communism. They were believing everything Hitler and the Nazi party said or promised. Other countries saw this and many of them disagreed with it causing a big dispute over who was right.

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In my opinion, the most significant cause of WWII was the Treaty of Versailles. This is due to the fact that many other major causes link back to it. The treaty of Versailles punished Germany for WWI heavily, laying on heavy war reparations and forcing them to take responsibility for the entire war. This treatment led to the highly industrialized Germany, when controlled by a fascist group angry about the treaty, to go in to war overdrive and become an even stronger military superpower. This treaty also heavily punished Austria, creating separate Czech, Hungarian, and Slovenian states, removing most of the territory that the Austrian Empire controlled and shattering the Austrian people's morale, causing a certain Austrian man to come to power in 1933.

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I believe that the worldwide economic depression had the greatest impact in causing WWII. After WWI many European economies were very unstable. Many people had turned to powerful leaders and governments who had promised the success in military buildup and the conquest of territory.

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The rise of Hitler and the Nazi party is the greatest cause of WWII. More and more people supported the German Nazis and depression and unemployment rates rose. This also led to militarism which is another cause of the war.

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I believe that the rise of communism in Germany that happened because of Hitler was one of the greatest influences and causes of WW2. The rise of the Nazi party left the fate of many groups of people like the jews in the hands of other countries actions. Hitler and the Nazis took power and overthrew any form of well regulated government that was existent, making every action performed extremely corrupt, and making other countries step in and get involved to stop all of the trouble.

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I think that the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party was one of the largest leading caused of WWII.  With such a huge empire of people in Europe, and
gaining a powerful leader, this allowed other countries to strive for leadership causing friction world-wide.

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1. 1. Major Causes of WWII <ul><li>Treaty of Versailles </li></ul><ul><li>Rise of Italian fascism </li></ul><ul><li>Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party </li></ul><ul><li>Great Depression </li></ul><ul><li>Japanese expansionism </li></ul><ul><li>Anti-communism </li></ul><ul><li>Appeasement </li></ul><ul><li>Militarism </li></ul><ul><li>Nationalism </li></ul><ul><li>U.S. isolationism </li></ul><ul><li>Maps </li></ul>

2. 2. Rise of Hitler Nationalism Militarism Appeasement Anti- communism Economic depression Japanese expansionism Rise of fascism in Italy Treaty of Versailles Major Causes of World War II

3. 3. Treaty of Versailles <ul><li>After Germany lost WWI, the winning nations drafted a treaty to address issues such as territorial adjustments, reparations, armament restrictions, war guilt and the League of Nations. </li></ul><ul><li>The treaty punished Germany and left bitter feelings. </li></ul><ul><li>Germany was forced to accept all the blame for the war and pay millions in reparations to Britain and France. </li></ul><ul><li>Italy was disappointed that it was denied territory promised by Britain and France. </li></ul>U.S. President Wilson French Prime Minister Clemenceau Italian Prime Minister Orlando British Prime Minister George 1914 1919 " Big Four"

4. 4. The Rise of Fascism in Italy <ul><li>Fascism is a totalitarian form of government which: </li></ul><ul><li>Glorifies the state </li></ul><ul><li>Has one leader and one party </li></ul><ul><li>All aspects of society are controlled by the government </li></ul><ul><li>No opposition or protests are tolerated </li></ul><ul><li>Propaganda and censorship are widely practiced </li></ul>Benito Mussolini came to power in 1922 and helped found the political ideology of fascism. He sided with the Axis powers in 1940.

5. 5. In Germany, depression, unemployment and hard times led to a dramatic increase in votes for Hitler and the Nazi Party. Voting for Hitler's party increased as unemployment rates rose 43.9% 17.28 March 5, 1933 33.1% 11.74 November 6, 1932 37.3% 13.75 July 31, 1932 18.3% 6.41 September 14, 1930 2.6% 0.81 May 20, 1928 Share Votes in millions Election date

6. 6. Worldwide Economic Depression <ul><li>After WWI many European economies were unstable. </li></ul><ul><li>The boom in the U.S. throughout the 1920s helped sustain worldwide trade. </li></ul><ul><li>The 1929 stock market crash in the U.S. and the resulting Great Depression spread throughout the world. U.S. restrictive tariff policies worsened the depression. </li></ul><ul><li>As economies plummeted and unemployment rose, many people turned to powerful leaders and governments who promised success through military buildup and the conquest of territory. </li></ul>German breadlines Japanese children eating radish roots during famine

7. 7. Japanese Expansionism <ul><li>In 1931 Japan invaded Manchuria for raw materials. </li></ul><ul><li>The same year, Japan began to attack China, with full-scale war breaking out in 1937 in the Sino-Japanese War. </li></ul><ul><li>In 1938, war broke out between Japan and the Soviet Union in what were known as the Soviet-Japanese Border Wars. </li></ul>

8. 8. Anti-Communism <ul><li>Under communism, all means of production are controlled by the government, as are property, the media, and all other aspects of society. </li></ul><ul><li>The 1930s saw the rise of many totalitarian regimes; but most people chose fascism over communism. </li></ul><ul><li>Hitler exploited people's fear of a communist takeover in Germany to rise to power in 1933. </li></ul>A Battle for Germany : Nazi anti-communist book from 1933

9. 9. Appeasement <ul><li>Appeasement is the act of giving in to an enemy's demands in hopes of avoiding further conflict. </li></ul><ul><li>In 1938, Hitler demanded that Czechoslovakia cede the Sudetenland to Germany. He claimed that the German population living there was being mistreated. </li></ul><ul><li>The British and French prime ministers agreed to Hitler's demands without consulting Czechoslovakian leaders, in the hopes that this would avoid a war in Europe. </li></ul>

10. 10. Militarism <ul><li>The glorification of war, in which a nation strengthens its military and stockpiles weapons in preparation for war. </li></ul><ul><li>An important aspect of militarism is that the glorification of war is incorporated into all levels of society, including education of the nation's youth. </li></ul><ul><li>Militaristic societies have existed throughout human history. </li></ul>Ancient Sparta is an example of a militaristic society Hitler Youth group

11. 11. Nationalism <ul><li>Nationalism is the belief in the superiority of one's own nation over all others. </li></ul><ul><li>In the extreme, it can lead to major conflicts between nations. </li></ul><ul><li>Hitler, Mussolini, and Japan's Tojo each touted their nation's ability to dominate all others in the years leading up to WWII. </li></ul>Nazi flag, Italian fascist logo, Japanese flag

12. 12. American Isolationism <ul><li>The failure of peace efforts such as the Kellogg Briand Treaty during the 1920s disillusioned many Americans about international involvement. </li></ul><ul><li>The U.S. was in a major depression throughout the 1930s and was mostly concerned with its own problems. </li></ul><ul><li>Conflict in Europe seemed distant, and the U.S. tried to remain neutral. This policy weakened the European democracies. </li></ul>The Nye Committee held congressional hearings in the mid-1930s, concluding that the U.S. was tricked into entering WWI by arms manufacturers and Allied propaganda.

13. 13. Theaters of War: Where WWII Was Fought Pacific Asia North Africa Europe Atlantic Ocean

14. 14. HITLER'S WWII PARTNERS

15. 15. Brazil India THE ALLIED POWERS IN WWII

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In my understanding the biggest impact to WW2 treaty of Versailles and how it failed to stabilize Europe and prevent a future war. The Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Naturism in Europe

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Worldwide Economic Depression
I believe the worldwide economic depression had a very large impact on causing WWII for many reasons. One of these reasons being that many countries were economically unstable after WWI. Also, countries relied on others in order to gain stability, so when the United States crashed, basically so did everyone else. Ultimately, this led to upset leaders and reactions, causing this huge conflict.