3rd Hour WWII Cause by Brian Berg https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4 en-us 2022-03-17 12:14:05 UTC 2025-10-25 18:17:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Aiden Taylor 2319184 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100279638 "In 1940, League members Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and France all fell to Hitler. Switzerland became nervous about hosting an organization perceived as an Allied one, and the League began to dismantle its offices"  Editors, History. Com. “League Of Nations.” History.Com, A&E Television Networks, 12 Oct. 2017, www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/league-of-nations.

"The failures of the League in the 1930s were not only because of aggressor nations undermining its authority, but also down to its own members. Britain and France, the two most influential members, ignored the League in their efforts to appease Hitler - actions that arguably led to the outbreak of the Second World War" “Paris Peace Treaties and the League of Nations, to 1933.” BBC.Co.Uk, BBC.co.uk, 17 Mar. 2022, www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zbg4t39/revision/9. ]]> 2022-03-17 15:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100279638 Amjad Mustafa 2318145 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100283184 On History.com"The Treaty of Versailles, signed in June 1919 at the Palace of Versailles in Paris at the end of World War I, codified peace terms between the victorious Allies and Germany. The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties in terms of loss of territory, massive reparations payments and demilitarization."
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles-1
On National geograpic.com "The Treaty of Versailles is one of the most controversial armistice treaties in history. The treaty’s so-called “war guilt” clause forced Germany and other Central Powers to take all the blame for World War I. This meant a loss of territories, reduction in military forces, and reparation payments to Allied powers".
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/jun28/treaty-versailles-ends-wwi/]]> 2022-03-17 15:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100283184 Mariam Razick 2318663 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100283831 "Japanese militarism led to the occupation of Indochina which resulted in the US oil embargo which the military in Japan viewed as a pretext for war." Alchin, Linda, Definition and Summary of Japanese Military, Japanese Militarism, 2014-07-01, https://www.american-historama.org/1929-1945-depression-ww2-era/japanese-militarism.htm#:~:text=Definition%20and%20Summary%20of%20the%20Japanese%20Militarism&text=Japan%20joined%20Germany%20and%20Italy,as%20a%20pretext%20for%20war.


"World War II really began when the Japanese army seized Manchuria in 1931. But that was not the starting point of Japanese aggression. Japan started in business as a land-grabbing power in a small way. Moving cautiously, while its modern navy and army were still in the infant stage, Japan took over several groups of small islands not far from its homeland without having to fight for them" Why did Japan Choose War, What Shall be done about Japan after the war? https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/gi-roundtable-series/pamphlets/em-15-what-shall-be-done-about-japan-after-victory-(1945)/why-did-japan-choose-war





]]> 2022-03-17 15:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100283831 Julia Fonfara https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100284286 The economic instability not only in Germany but all over the world caused dictators like Hitler to rise and take control.

"World War II, 1929 to 1945 Overview." Library of Congress, March 17 2022.https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/overview/.

Hitler saw an opportunity to step up while German's and the German economy were vulnerable.

"The Rise of Adolf Hitler." The History Place, March 17 2022.https://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/begins.htm]]> 2022-03-17 15:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100284286 Patryk Bula 2316482 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100285079 In the 1935 german military where public for the first time.and they where violating  the treaty of Versailles and expand their army to 550,000 troops.(timeline of the german military and the nazi regime,Dec 16, 2019,https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/timeline-of-the-german-military-and-the-nazi-regime)



In 1944 a small group of senior military officers decided that Hitler had to die. They blamed Hitler for losing the war and felt like germany would fall as a whole country.They tried to kill him but hitler survied the attack that was on him in 1944.(timeline of the german military and the nazi regime,Dec 16, 2019,https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/timeline-of-the-german-military-and-the-nazi-regime) ]]> 2022-03-17 15:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100285079 Claudia Zygmunt https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100286547 "Reparations imposed on Germany following WWI left the country poorer, and economic woes caused resentment amongst its population. The Great Depression of the 1930's and a collapse in international trade also worsened the economic situation in Europe, allowing Hitler to rise to power on the promise of revitalization."
Johnston, Matthew "Economic Conditions That Helped Cause World War II" Investopedia, 17 March, https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/022516/economic-conditions-helped-cause-world-war-ii.asp#:~:text=Reparations%20imposed%20on%20Germany%20following,on%20the%20promise%20of%20revitalization.

"The economic troubles of the 1930's were worldwide in scope and effect. Economic instability led to political instability in many parts of the world. Political chaos, in turn, gave rise to dictatorial regimes such as Adolf Hitler's in Germany and the military's in Japan." Library of congress, "Americans React to the Great Depression" Library of Congress, 17 March, 2022, https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/overview/ ]]> 2022-03-17 15:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100286547 Malak Jaber https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100287060 "Instead of lasting peace, the Treaty of Versailles contributed greatly to the cause of World War II as it caused humiliation and anger within Germany. … The treaty discriminated strongly against Germany, with the loss of territories, military restrictions, economic reparations, and the War Guilt Clause" 
"How did the treaty of Versailles help cause WW2"
12-6-21
https://lisbdnet.com/how-did-the-treaty-of-versailles-help-cause-ww2/#:~:text=Instead%20of%20lasting%20peace%2C%20the,and%20the%20War%20Guilt%20Clause.

"The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations. In addition, it had to drastically reduce its armed forces and accept the demilitarization and Allied occupation of the region around the Rhine River"

"How did the treaty of versiallies and germen guilt lead to world war II"
6-29-18
https://www.history.com/news/treaty-of-versailles-world-war-ii-german-guilt-effects#:~:text=Most%20importantly%2C%20Article%20231%20of,reparations%20to%20the%20Allied%20nations.





]]> 2022-03-17 15:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100287060 2317491 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100288765 William Keller. In the article Hirohito on History.com it says, "However, a plunging economy, rising militarism and a series of political assassinations soon caused a crisis for the pro-democracy movement."HIstory.Com Authors. “Hirohito.” History, 17 Mar. 2022, www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/hirohito-1.

"By 1928, Japan’s militarist prime minister, Tanaka, sent troops to China. To him and his followers, expanding into Manchuria made sense politically,"
Japanese Imperialism And The Road To War. " Japanese Imperialism and the Road to War, 17 Mar. 2022, www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-nanjing-atrocities/japanese-imperialism-and-road-war.]]> 2022-03-17 15:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100288765 Abdallah Omar 2318291 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100289443 1- "It was hoped that the League of Nations would bring stability to global affairs by allowing disputes between countries to be settled through negotiation rather than conflict...Unfortunately, the League of Nations failed to stop the growing crisis of Nazi aggression in the years before World War II.  The organization lacked the ability to respond to aggression and was viewed as too weak against dictators such as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini"(CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II, History Crunch, March 17, https://www.historycrunch.com/causes-of-world-war-ii.html#/).
2- "The League was premised on the idea that security threats to one member demanded responses from all members. But when it came time to respond to those threats, the organization largely failed...Though the League ultimately failed to prevent World War II, the organization made critical inroads on issues such as global health and arms control"(Why Did World War II Happen, World 101, March 17,https://world101.cfr.org/historical-context/world-war/why-did-world-war-ii-happen).



]]> 2022-03-17 15:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100289443 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100291202 "Appeasement emboldened Hitler's Germany, essentially leading to WWII"(Arrington, Phillip, Causes of WW11, March 17, 2022, https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-appeasement-cause-world-war-ii-723521).

]]> 2022-03-17 15:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100291202 Taqi Siddiq https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100291477 https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-an-economic-depression-3306013

The Balance “Economic Depression, Its Causes, and How to Prevent It.” The Balance, 17 Mar. 2022, www.thebalance.com

https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/economics/economic-depression/#:~:text=An%20economic%20depression%20is%20an,rate.

CFI “Economic Depression, A State of Financial Turmoil.” CFI, 17 Mar. 2022, corporatefinanceinstitute.com  


]]> 2022-03-17 15:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100291477 Mia Lara https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100295205 The German militarism was the Nazis were determined that the Germany be a militarist state, where the country was prepared for war at any time .  "the Nazis launched an ambitious rearmament programme. They also relied on the education system to prepare young men for military service, both physically and mentally." “Nazi Social and Economic Policies.” BBC, BBC, 10 Jan. 2022 .

How did German Militarism lead to WWll ? Adolf Hitler used Germany pride in their army to extend Nazi power, which helped set the stage for the invasion "Militarism contributed to the origin of World War II to a great extent. Adolf Hitler used Germany’s pride in their army to acquire and extend Nazi power, which set the stage for the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.. " “How Did Militarism Lead to WWll ?” How Did Militarism Lead to WWll ?, Lisbdnet.com, 20 Dec. 2018 .]]> 2022-03-17 15:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100295205 Amontae Neal https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100297524 "The Munich Conference was an embarrassment for Neville Chamberlin, who returned to Britain and announced that he had helped ensure “Peace in our time” while holding up the agreement signed by Hitler.  For Hitler, the conference furthered his belief that the Western democracies were weak and that they would not act in the face of Nazi aggression.  Germany soon took control over the remainder of Czechoslovakia through a series of invasions."

"APPEASEMENT BEFORE WORLD WAR II"   https://www.historycrunch.com/appeasement-before-world-war-ii.html#/]]> 2022-03-17 15:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2100297524 Victoria Strzesak 2319091 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101225370 "The Great Depression affected Japan by a great amount, and led to a rise in militarism. As Japan exported luxury goods, such as silks, to other countries such as America which, because they were now affected by the depression, could not afford them anymore. This led to a feeling in Japan that they should become much more self-sufficient, through gaining more territory." Japanese History/The Rise of Militarism, March 17, 2022
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Japanese_History/The_Rise_of_Militarism#The_Great_Depression

"On September 18, 1931, came the Mukden (or Manchurian) Incident, which launched Japanese aggression in East Asia. A Kwantung Army charge that Chinese soldiers had tried to bomb a South Manchurian Railway train (which arrived at its destination safely) resulted in a speedy and unauthorized capture of Mukden (now Shen-yang), followed by the occupation of all Manchuria. The civilian government in Tokyo could not stop the army, and even army headquarters were not always in full control of the field commanders." Japan- The rise of the militarists, March 17, 2022
https://www.britannica.com/place/Japan/The-rise-of-the-militarists

]]> 2022-03-18 03:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101225370 Nathan Casarez 2278721 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101930589 In the article Cause and Effect: The Outbreak of World War II it says,"Hitler’s account of the German defeat not only offered a clear set of villains but a distinct path back to national honor by pursuing its former military glory.
During the 1930s, Hitler’s Germany embarked on a program of rearmament, in direct violation of the terms of the Versailles Treaty. German industry produced military vehicles and weapons; German men joined “flying clubs” that served as a thin pretense for training military pilots. Rearmament and militarization provided appealing avenues for Germans seeking some means to reassert their national pride". 
In Causes of World War II it says,"Japanese militarism spread rapidly throughout Japan, being it is that Japan has an emperor but at this time the military had more of a say than the crowned emperor."

In the article, "Militarism - nazi social and economic policies.". It says,'The Nazis were determined that Germany be a militarist state, whereby the country was prepared for war at any time. For this to become a reality, the Nazis launched an ambitious rearmament programme. They also relied on the education system to prepare young men for military service, both physically and mentally...Rearmament involved increasing the amount of weapons for the army, air force and navy as well as stockpiles of munitions. German businesses received huge orders for tanks, aeroplanes and ships, as well as guns, bombs and bullets... The size of the army was increased from 100,000 men to 1,400,000."

Works Cited
Weinberg, Gerhard. "The Outbreak of World War II." Teaching History, www.teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/25268
BBC."Militarism - nazi social and economic policies."BBC, www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsdfr82/revision/3






]]> 2022-03-18 13:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101930589 Camryn Ratliff 2435472 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101966793 1. "The League of Nations was formed to prevent a repetition of the First World War, but within two decades this effort failed. Economic depression, renewed nationalism, weakened successor states, and feelings of humiliation (particularly in Germany) eventually contributed to World War II" courses.lumenlearning.com was first indexed by Google in March 2016
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-league-of-nations/ 

2. "Unfortunately, the League of Nations failed to stop the growing crisis of Nazi aggression in the years before World War II.  The organization lacked the ability to respond to aggression and was viewed as too weak against dictators such as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolino" historycrunch.com was first indexed by Google in February 2016 https://www.historycrunch.com/causes-of-world-war-ii.html
]]> 2022-03-18 13:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101966793 Amontae Neal https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101977695 "Appeasement reached its climax in September 1938 with the Munich Agreement. Chamberlain hoped to avoid a war over Czechoslovakia by conceding to Adolf Hitler’s demands. The Agreement allowed Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland, the German-speaking parts of Czechoslovakia.
Chamberlain promised it would bring “peace in our time”, but Churchill scolded him for “throwing a small state to the wolves” in exchange for a promise of peace.
Speaking after Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement, Winston Churchill said: “You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour and you will have war.”

"Did appeasement cause the Second World War?" https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/did-appeasement-cause-second-world-war-policy-how-why/]]> 2022-03-18 13:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101977695 Jullienne Gaspar 2316892 https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101981849 "The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations. In addition, it had to drastically reduce its armed forces and accept the demilitarization and Allied occupation of the region around the Rhine River. Most importantly, Article 231 of the treaty placed all blame for inciting the war squarely on Germany, and forced it to pay several billion in reparations to the Allied nations."

Pruitt, Sarah, "How the Treaty of Versailles and German Guilt Led to World War II." History.com, June 3, 2019, https://www.history.com/news/treaty-of-versailles-world-war-ii-german-guilt-effects 
 

"Though there was a real desire for peace in the wake of the disastrous war, the treaty did not achieve its intended effects. Furious at what they saw as a harsh “diktat” (a dictated peace), right-wing German politicians used the treaty as a nationalist rallying point. The staggering reparations payments reduced the country’s industrial output, and other forces thrust Germany into hyperinflation in the 1920s, which played into the economic instability of the Great Depression."

Blakemore, Erin, "How the Treaty of Versailles ended WWI and started WWII." National Geographic, May 31, 2019, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/treaty-versailles-ended-wwi-started-wwii
]]> 2022-03-18 14:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101981849 Julian Rosado https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101998257 Although Britain and France knew of Hitler's actions, they thought a stronger Germany would stop the spread of Communism from Russia. In 1936 Hitler ordered German troops to enter the German-speaking areas of the Rhineland, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. At this point Britain or France was prepared for war. 

"WW2 causes(1919-1939)
https://www.lcps.org/cms/lib/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/10599/Causes%20of%20WWII.pdf]]> 2022-03-18 14:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2101998257 Julian Godinez https://padlet.com/chsd230/4qq3lhvjf8anfhu4/wish/2149097351 ¨Reparations imposed on Germany following WWI left the country poorer, and economic woes caused resentment amongst its population. The Great Depression of the 1930s and a collapse in international trade also worsened the economic situation in Europe, allowing Hitler to rise to power on the promise of revitalization.¨ https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/022516/economic-conditions-helped-cause-world-war-ii.asp 

¨In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" for the American people. Congress created The Works Progress Administration (WPA) which offered work relief for thousands of people.

The end to the Great Depression came about in 1941 with America's entry into World War II.¨ 

https://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_subj.html

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