Hitler's Policy Of Appeasement During World War II

The Treaty of Versailles provoked WWII by demanding the obliteration of Germany’s army, huge sums of reparations, and total mortification of Germany. All of these factors drove Germany to get their own revenge, and show the world they were not

The second World War can be considered “Hitler`s war” due to Adolf Hitlers responsibility and actions that caused the war. He had an enormous impact and role on many events such as secretly increasing the size fo the army,which made World War 2 possible. On the other hand, the failure of the League of Nations and defects in the Treaty of Versailles also triggered the outbreak of the war. It gave Hitler many oppurtunities to support his ambitions and policies. Hitlers Plan that could only be followed through with the help of mistakes such as the appeasement. It can also be argued that it was rather Germany than Hitler`s war as their reaction to World War 1.Many factors affected the outbreak

On February 3, 1933 during a meeting with German military leaders Hitler said his foreign policy was the conquest of Eastern Europe (Weinberg, 1970), also in 1933 Germany withdrew from the League of Nations, which should have been a warning sign that they were planning something big. This along with the increase of the Wehrmacht (German Army) to 600,000 should have thrown up some red flags to Britain and France that Hitler was up to no go. This was another of Hitler’s direct violations of the Versailles Treaty, yet no one stopped him, instead they let him continue untouched. Then in March of 1936

From the Treaty of Versailles, to the rise of Hitler, and the failure of the League of Nations, there were many causes that lead up to World War II. World War I left Germany with many shortfalls, thus leaving them in the hands of the Treaty of Versailles. Rather unfair of a Treaty, this left Germany once again looking for another way out. A country resented by many had no other choice but to feel optimistic toward Adolph Hitlers empty promises… making it substantially simple for him to gain power so quick. Throw in the Great Depression, and you have a vastly unstable world, which the Germans believed Hitler would lead them out of.

Appeasement was destined to fail because Hitler could never be satisfied and the appeasers did not understand they were dealing with an aggressive, unreasonable dictator. Hitler Nazi ideologies stated the future of the German people could

Prior to the First World War, Europe was the world center of industry and capital. Massive death, destruction, and resentment after World War I left most countries unable to recover to a normal existence and damaged the world economy. The economic collapse and the political instability caused by World War I eventually led to the rise of fascism in Europe. Forceful dictators in Italy, Germany, and Japan took advantage of these problems to seize power by territorial expansion. These events caused a major repositioning of world power and influence. This paper traces a variety of significant factors and forces that contributed to the outbreak of World War II.

Due to Germany taking back the colonies lost after World War I and forming an alliance with Austria, Germany’s actions against the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the cause of World War II. After Germany got slapped with a $33 Billion dollar war reparation bill and Kaiser Wilhelm was removed from power, Germany was a mess, which allowed the rise of Hitler. Hitler, being a former Iron Cross winning

Appeasement was arguably the only realistic option for British policy towards Germany between 1936 and 1938 when considering the fact that appeasement permitted Britain to rearm, thus preparing her more effectively for war, whilst also giving her the moral high ground. Nevertheless, for some “appeasement has become a dirty word, synonymous with weakness and defeatism in the face of naked aggression” since Britain’s policy of appeasement succumbed to Nazi aggression and failed to actually prevent war. Subsequently many historians argue that alternatives including a ‘Grand Alliance’ and military intervention in the Rhineland (1936) and Czechoslovakia (1938) would have been better options. However, when considering the several hindrances to these alternatives including political and public stance, financial difficulties and the depth of pacifist objection, it appears that appeasement was the only realistic option.

Moreover, while Jews in Germany were being tormented and war was approaching, Great Britain did not want to take part. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister of the British from 1937-1940, decided to sign an appeasement “a peace treaty” with Hitler stating that the British only wanted peace (Neufeldt, 109). However, Hitler already had his plans, and the

Appeasement, when talking about Nazi Germany in 1930, is considered to be against the topics discussed in the quotations. There are a few reasons why I believe that it is considered against the quotations.

Of all the horrible events that have happened throughout history, World War II would have to be one of the worst. It wasn't just a direct war as was typical in the world at that point, it was a time where the consequences of war were borne by those who were innocent of any wrongdoing and unable to protect themselves. However, the generation hit the hardest by Hitler's manipulations would have to be the generation of children who grew up through it. The malleable youths of Germany were unduly influenced by Hitler and his Nazi propaganda through political movements, school programs, and subtle machinations.

that Hitler was a “sincere man who had no intention to provoke a war.” He too,

The Treaty of Versailles was quickly doomed to fail as a foreign policy strategy of isolationism, by the U.S. and Great Britain, left France extremely vulnerable to the threat of a German military attack. This strategy of isolationism also weakened what became known as the League of Nations, an international organization dedicated to preserving peace. The League of Nations however, quickly became irrelevant as the U.S. refused to join and the rest of the members conducted a policy of appeasement that inevitably lead to the start of WWII. The Treaty of Versailles, also contained a war-guilt clause, which Germany was forced to sign, thus making Germany accept blame for the start of the war. Germany was also forced to pay steep restitutions and had it’s military might cut down. The combination of these clauses, quickly angered the German people who believed they were being treated unfairly by not only Europe, but also by their government who signed the treaty. This anger stayed with many Germans, and was eventually used a tool for Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and the start of

Through the Treaty of Versailles, the Great Depression of 1929, and political appointment by incompetent yet manipulative government officials, Adolf Hitler was able to silently rise to power in Germany, consequently causing the Second World War.

Britain and France warned Germany that if they took Poland war was going to brake. Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement, which let Hitler achieve his plans without problems. As Hitler saw the perfect opportunity of taking Austria because in this country were many Germans, he said it was his right take over Austria, after this Britain and France remained quiet following the appeasement policy.