Appeasement was the most responsible for causing World War II. Hitler claimed that after he took the Sudetenland that he would stop the expansion of Germany, yet it was stated in Mein Kampf that he would not stop expanding. In gaining, Hitler became confident that he could continue expanding Germany, yet if Britain and France tried to prevent him from gaining it he would not have gained the confidence to continue expanding.
Appeasement was not the cause of World War II because it only temporarily stopped the war during the hostile tensions, essentially keeping Hitler happy. Appeasement stood little chance of satisfying him and he would always want more. In fact, it actually made him more frustrated because it slowed down the process of him acquiring Czechoslovakia. Hitler's aggression is the main cause of World War II because his concept of lebensraum meant that he wanted to expand German territory. This meant he had to take over other countries by annexing Austria, Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia), occupied Czechoslovakia and later invade Poland which made the allies declare war on Germany. Therefore, Hitler’s aggression was the main cause of World War II.
Hitler's aggression was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. This is because Hitler stated clearly in Mein Kampf that he had ambitions to expand east towards Russia as part of lebensraum. Even if Britain and France had intervened based on Hitler's personality and plans it is likely that he would have eventually continued his campaigns of aggression against Poland and Czechoslovakia.
Hitler's determination would have eventually caused him to take Czechoslovakia. Even if France and Britain would have threatned to intervene it is likely that he would take the risk. While the Czechoslovakian army was strong, Hitler still had a very well trained and armed military that would have proved a difficult opponent for Czechoslovakia. Hitler had geography on his side as Czechoslovakia was east of Germany and would be difficult for both France and Britain to access. Hitler also knew Germany had an advantage over Britain and France in the fact that Germany had a larger and more technologically advanced military than both nations. Both Britain and France would have to build up their strength and prepare their nations for war to be a legitimate challenge to Germany.
Appeasement would not be necessary if it weren't for Hitler's aggression in the first place. The policy was adopted by the British and the French for the single purpose of avoiding war with Germany.
Even if the French and British intervened as early as Hitler's occupation of the Rhineland, it is likely that he would have just accepted their demands and left. Then he would continue building up his military within Germany and seize the Rhineland at a later time. Hitler was determined to create his "Greater German Reich" and he would not let the threat of British and French intervention stop him forever. Hitler would not let his fellow Germans stand in his way and certainly not the leaders of other countries.
Hitler's aggression was most responsible for causing World World II. The most significant element that drove Hitler's aggression was his feelings towards the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler believed it was too harsh and severely unfair. Not only did he feel mistreated but Hitler also believed that the hearts of the Germans had been set on fire and anger after the terms of The Treaty of Versailles. Hitler's emotions directed towards the terms of The Treaty of Versailles was Hitler's main motivation that drove his aggression.
Hitler felt like he should expand Germany's territory into Eastern Europe as part of his concept of lebensraum as he mentioned in Mein Kampf. Hitler desired to gain back territory Germany sadly lost after World War I. Hitler started his momentum of aggression by overturning the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. In March of 1936, Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland which was a complete gamble on Hitler's behalf but in the end it did work out to the advantages of Hitler.
Hitler was in full throttle and Chamberlain, a British Prime Minister was able to recognize Hitler's aggression. Chamberlain, along with the support of France, agreed to appeasement in order to deal with Hitler's aggression that had already began. Chamberlain believed it was possible to bring the nations together to come to an understanding in a friendly discussion rather than wage ware among each other and maintain peace of Europe for another generation. Chamberlain met all the demands of Hitler in order to sustain peace which Britain's young people and others wanted. Chamberlain was told by Hitler that if the demands were granted and satisfied then a war would be avoided. Ultimately, Chamberlain did not want a war because Britain would be unable to fight Germany alone because their army was too weak compared to Germany's powerful, strong army. In addition, the people of Britain vied Hitler was a defense against Russian Communism.
One could argue that Chamberlain misjudged Hitler, however, he legitimately believed that if they granted his demand of getting back the Sudentenland back then Hitler would eventually put an end to Germany's territorial claims in Europe.
Altogether, appeasement would not have been necessary if Hitler didn't begin his aggression when he reoccupied the Rhineland in the first place. the policy of appeasement was accepted by the French in British solely on the reason that they both did not want to fight in a war. They both remember the slaughter that took place in World War I which indicates that both of them do not want the same slaughter to take place again. Both Britain and France were afraid of Hitler and caved into the policy of appeasement.
Hitlers appeasement was more responsible for causing the war than his aggression. A main reason why his aggression is not as responsible is because Chamberlain didn't see him as aggressive, but reasonable and reliable. The appeasement was made to please Hitler, and obviously avoid war. It clearly did the exact opposite. It gave Hitler the land and resources he needed, and made a fool out of the British and French The British and the French were foolish, as Hitler's true desires should have been obvious, and giving Hitler the Sudetenland was a huge mistake that lead to the war. It basically paved the road for hitler. The British and French felt too weak for war against Germany, and they were unprepared, but took the wrong measures. They clearly kept ignoring the treaty of versailles. Especially when Germans reoccupied the Rhineland and the french did nothing. After all the fuse they made over that. Concluding the appeasement was basically handing Hitler the last piece of his puzzle, giving him what he needed to start the war, with the upper hand. It made him prepared, and the Democracies unprepared.
I believe that appeasement was most responsible for the cause of World War II in Europe. France and Britain should have stuck to the Treaty of Versailles and punished Hitler when he first started rearming and using conscription. If they had done this, Hitler might have realized that the Allies and the countries that were apart of the League of Nations weren't going to accept what he was doing.They had several opportunities to say something to Hitler. They could have said "no" to Hitler after his reamament, his conscription, and the taking of the Rhineland. I understand that Chamberlain was optimistic about Hitler's honesty about not wanting to take any more counties other than the Sudetendland; however, in Mein Kampf Hitler clearly states all of his future plans and intentions. Britain was naive when it came to trusting Hitler and should have looked into it futher. The cause of WWII was because the Allies kept appeasing all of Hitler's demands that conflicted with the Treaty of Versailles. The Second World War wouldn't have happened if they had denied Hitler's requests and threatened him if he decided to go through with his plan.
The overall lack of action taken or appeasement by the Allies is most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. Numerous opportunities presented themselves: Hitler rearming Germany, the annexation of Austria, the German troops in the Rhineland. These were blatant violations of the Treaty of Versailles and yet no one called Germany out for it.
Another major missed opportunity was Czechoslovakia and the Sudetenland. Had France invoked a little more force (considering they were supposed to be allies with the Czechs), perhaps Hitler might have at least hesitated. It is undeniable that these democratic nations with both military respect and industrial power would have influence so as to having it even register in Hitler’s mind that they are what he has to look out for on his warpath to reclaiming the territory and crushing these small, new countries.
Concerning the argument that the Allies did not have the military strength to go to war, they also had the chance to make a pact with the Soviet Union. Even though the Soviet Union’s army inspired doubt because of Stalin’s purges that had greatly weakened it, the fact remains that the Soviet Union had a huge population. Stalin could have easily imposed conscription considering he was basically a dictator. Even if the army was not as well trained, the amount of people the Soviet Union had at their disposal would have given them an advantage in numbers at the very least. This and given the geography, Germany would have been sandwiched between the Soviet Union and France with only Poland in the way. Again, another opportunity turned away: trademark of appeasement.
Furthermore, Hitler’s aggression (but not World War II) seemed inevitable. Mein Kampf (1925) is proof that the idea of expanding the German territory had brewed in Hitler’s head for over ten years. It is what one should come to expect considering Hitler was now in power. There are only so many possibilities as to why a country would rearm rapidly and extensively.
Aggression is war but the policy of appeasement on top of that is what made a difference. Appeasement is responsible because the lack of force and consequence from Britain and France served as encouragement for Hitler’s conquest and may as well have been the oil that greased the gears to his many tanks in their trek forward to the Nazi ideal of lebensraum.
The appeasement towards Hitler by the allies was most responsible for causing World War 2. The main reason why appeasement and not aggression was responsible for the start of the war is simple, if steps had been taken to immediately quash Hitler’s efforts when he started breaching the terms set out in the Treaty of Versailles then he could never have built the up the courage and resources to stage such a large campaign throughout Europe. Examples of the first aggressive actions taken by Hitler are; the rearmament of Germany, the annexation of Austria, and the occupation of the Rhineland by German Soldiers. All of these actions could have been stopped; however, both England and France were dealing with a depression and were not willing to take any immediate action to prevent German aggression to help ensure that they did not collect more debt, instead they repeatedly tried to appeal to Hitler by allowing him to take aggressive actions with the promise that each would be the last. However, each attempt at halting Germany’s militaristic actions was a lost cause. Had the allied leaders really looked into Hitler they would have seen his plans for the expansion of Germany and come to the realization that no amount of appeasement would quell the lust for war that Hitler felt. In the end appeasement is responsible because the lack of action taken by Britain and France gave Hitler the courage to continue with his plans for a greater Germany and lebensraum.
If the policy of appeasement had not been applied in Allied foreign policy concerning Germany, World War II could have been prevented. There were many stages in Hitler's aggression leading up to the war at which he could have been stopped, but the Allies consistently failed to intervene.
Mein Kampf was the first piece of Hitler's puzzle that should have solicited concern on the part of the Allied powers. Hitler established a dictatorship based on strengthening Germany and gaining lebensraum, and he explicitly states this in Mein Kampf: "Our movement must seek to abolish the present disastrous proportion between our population and the area of our national territory, considering national territory as the source of our maintenance or as a basis of political power". He also says that he was aiming to "prepare the means that are necessary for the military conflict which will finally liberate and re-unite the fragments that are suffering under oppression". His moves were totally predictable and his motives were crystal clear, and yet Chamberlain and others trusted that Hitler would be satisfied with how they appeased him.
If they didn't catch Hitler's drift with Mein Kampf, the Allies could have read into his actions when German representatives walked out of the Geneva Disarmament Conference in 1933, withdrew from the League of Nations, and then announced the implementation of conscription and the existence of the Luftwaffe in 1935. He didn't even keep these a secret, in fact he published his actions for all the world to see, and yet nothing was done. This was a direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles, and the nations that were supposed to be enforcing it failed to stop Hitler, who had already more or less told the world he was going to conquer Europe, in his tracks. In fact, England even made an agreement with Germany to allow the development of a navy later in 1935, further reflecting their apathy. Hitler occupying the Rhineland was yet another place at which the Allies could have noticed his aggression and stopped it. He was building up his military, which could have been partially to stop unemployment, but this crossed the line, literally. In Mein Kampf, he said "France is and will remain the implacable enemy of Germany. It does not matter what Governments have ruled or will rule in France...their foreign policy will always be directed towards acquiring possession of the Rhine frontier and consolidating France’s position on this river by disuniting and dismembering Germany." He wanted the Rhineland, and he had a military, so it's perfectly obvious what his next step would be. What did Britain and France do about it? Nothing. Sure, they were in the middle of their own economic crises, but it was obvious that Hitler was looking to gain back territory lost, and that he was going to start with what was in his own borders. It was easy to see that he didn't have much of an armed force, as it was only announced in 1935, and Hitler himself said “The forty-eight hours after the march into the Rhineland were the most nerve-racking in my life….If the French had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs, for the military resources at our disposal would have been wholly inadequate for even moderate resistance”. They could have stopped him, but they decided to try to appease him and let him get what he wanted so he would eventually stop, which didn't happen. Hitler set out to re-establish Anschluss in 1934, saw that his army wasn't sufficient to do it by force, and backed down. So, once he had built up a substantial armed force, and wasn't opposed in doing that, he set out to try it again. Instead of allowing the Austrian people to decide for themselves if they wanted to be part of Germany, he invaded the day before the vote. This portrayed that Hitler was in conquest mode, and the Allies failed to pick up the signal.
The final failure of the Allies to stop Hitler, at which they reverted to appeasement instead, was with the Munich Crisis. Hitler wanted the Germans in the Sudetenland to be reunited with Germany, which was justifiable enough. He extended his demands when Britain and France agreed to appease him, knowing that he could squeeze more out of them. He asked that Poland and Hungary receive some Czechoslovakian territory as well, that contained their people, which wasn't too bad either. The mistake the Allies made was believing that this would appease Hitler and that he would make no more demands after this. His previous actions and the information released to the public showed clearly that he was looking to gain territory in Europe, yet the Allies were blinded by their own wishing that they wouldn't have to do anything to get Hitler to stop. The Munich Agreement sealed the fate of the world: a war would commence, as Hitler saw that the British and French didn't want to interfere, the Russians would see the British and French as unreliable allies, the US would retreat more into their isolationist barriers, and Hitler would be allowed to conquer territory and resources that would fuel the expansion of the Reich.
To conclude, the Allied policy of appeasement toward Germany was the main factor that allowed the Second World War to happen. Their failure to pick up Hitler's many signals of what his goals were, their failure to act when he violated the Treaty of Versailles, and their failure to see that Hitler could not be trusted at Munich welcomed his aggression. They allowed the crying baby to get what he wanted, from weapons to an army to remilitarizing the Rhineland to conquering Czechoslovakia, and eventually Poland and France and some Baltic states. Luckily for them, Russia and the US were able to pick up the pieces, but many people died and land was devastated and money was spent in the process. Hitler would not be appeased until he conquered Europe, and even then he may have looked to extend the Aryan reign of the thousand year Reich; this was evident throughout the 1930s, but the Allies missed it, or refused to perceive it, and thus World War II occurred.
Hitler's aggression was the main cause of World War II. If Hitler had not set out to achieve such ambitious objectives, it simply would not have happened. Hitler had a clear plan, and was willing to say and do anything to achieve it.
Hitler knew that the democracies needed public support to declare war, so he convinced the people that his demands were reasonable. He also tried to frighten the citizens, making sure they knew there would be consequences, should they decide to fight against Germany. This manipulation was a form of aggression that sparked appeasement.
When Hitler threatened Britain and France with war, he was clearly aware of the implications this would cause, should the democracies not cave to his pressure. The leader of Germany was believable when he stated he would go to war over his beliefs. He was not going to lie down if Britain and France were not going to appease him; he was going to get what he wanted.
Finally, it was when Hitler invaded Poland that the war began. This was obviously aggressive behaviour. If Hitler had stopped after the appeasement in Czechoslovakia, the war would not have happened. It was this final act of aggression that obviously started the war.
Therefore, his adversaries’ policy of appeasement did not begin the war. It was Hitler’s continuous aggression (his manipulation, threats, and invasions) and his willingness to go to war over his beliefs that caused World War II.
Hitler’s aggression was most responsible for leading Europe to war. Without his dangerous and aggressive moves against the terms set by the Treaty of Versailles, the Allies would never had to make the difficult decision on where to draw the line. Hitler’s plans for Europe were never a large surprise, he had written them all out during his stay in prison, in Mein Kampf. There are propaganda posters from as late as 1938 advertising his book as a critical success. Lebensbraum, his desire to create more living space for the German people required the acquisition of new territory. His desire to tear up the Treaty of Versailles, and reverse all that had been taken away from his country, and his desire to destroy Communism was all well known. We also know that most of his aggressive moves would not have been successful without the appeasement. While appeasing Hitler may have bought more time for the Allies to prepare their armed forces, Hitler himself said “The forty-eight hours after the march into the Rhineland were the most nerve-racking in my life. If the French had then marched into the Rhineland we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs, for the military resources at our disposal would have been wholly inadequate for even a moderate resistance.” And there is also evidence that the small, but very well armed Czech army could have triumphed over the Germans, but without support from either England or France, they never had a chance. Hitler’s march into Prague proved his role as an aggressor and was the final step leading to the end of appeasement. Without appeasement, Hitler’s attempts at conquest would have been slowed down, but Hitler’s aggression and passion driven by his own ideas would have led to war all the same.
The policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. Despite the many chances the Allies had to interfere with Hitler's aggression, they did not.
Hitler's stated in his book, Mein Kampf, he would not stop fighting for expansion. Mein Kampf was published in 1926; however, the policy of appeasement was put in effect years later. This was a big clue to the Allies; they should have known Hitler was not going to be satisfied with the appeasement.
As the Allies allowed Hitler to rearm, conscript, and reoccupy the Rhineland, he gained confidence. He was confident that the Allies would not intervene with any of his other attempts at expanding. The fact alone that they allowed him to rearm and put conscription into effect, made such a big difference. If they had not allowed him to rearm, he would not have had a strong enough army to continue on to his expansion plans and on to World War II.
The reoccupation of the Rhineland was one of Hitler's biggest ego boosters. Hitler stated: "If France had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs." Hitler’s aggression could have been stopped at his first move.
Hitler's second move was to unify with Austria. The Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany from unifying with Austria; however, because the Allies broke the rules of the TOV once, Hitler knew they would be willing to do so twice.
The Allies accepted all of Hitler’s actions so he continued to take advantage of this. Hitler promised his aggression would end if the Germans that were lost in the TOV in the Sudetenland were reunited with Germany. Chamberlain truly believed Hitler would end his aggression: “I believe it is peace for our time . . . peace with honour.” Hitler fooled the Allies. Since the Allies constantly did not stop Hitler's actions, he realized they were afraid of and not prepared to go to war.
Hitler was convinced by this time that his attempts to take over more land would not be stopped. He began to work with the Soviet Union to take over Poland and this raised awareness to Britain and France. It was obvious now that the policy of appeasement had failed to achieve its objectives; it only brought confidence to Hitler. Britain prepared her army for war, and shortly after, the most devastating war would occur.
The policy of appeasement was clearly the most responsible for World War II in Europe. The Allies blindly missed their chances of stopping Hitler. The policy of appeasement allowed Germany to rearm, conscript, reoccupy the Rhineland, unify with Austria, and take back territory Germany lost in the Treaty of Versailles, which led to his attempts at further expansion to Poland.
The policy of appeasement towards Hitler was the most responsible cause for World War II in Europe. Britain and France’s lack of action in holding a strong stance against Hitler and Germany ultimately led to World War II. Hitler’s rearmament of Germany, the German troops entering the Rhineland, the annexation of Austria, and the annexation of the Sudetenland were all violations of the Treaty of Versailles where no action was taken to prevent Hitler, but instead gave him way to do so. Hitler clearly stated in his book, Mein Kampf that he would not stop fighting for expansion. This book was published in 1926, and should have been a big hint to the Allies as to what his goals were, and that he was most likely not going to be satisfied with appeasement. In March of 1935, Hitler ordered the rearmament of Germany and brought back conscription. This was one of the first things that was appeased by the Allies that also defied the Treaty of Versailles. The Allies could have taken this opportunity to stop Hitler by enforcing the Treaty, but they did not, as many felt the terms of the Treaty had been too harsh, and believed Hitler wouldn’t go to any extremes but just wanted to get back what Germany had lost. The fact that the Allies had given him the leeway to rearm and put conscription back into effect made a big difference in fuelling his aggression in future conquests. If the Allies had held a strong force and enforced the Treaty’s terms, Hitler would not have had a strong enough army or confidence to continue with his plans of expansion for Germany. The allowing of German troops to march back in and occupy the Rhineland was another missed opportunity for the Allies to impose the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler even stated himself that “If France had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs.” If the Allies had indeed stopped the German troops, that would have led to a deflation of Hitler’s ego as well as his confidence in being able to slip by the terms of the Treaty and the Allies. Hitler’s want to unify with Austria is another example of his appeasement. Although the Allies believed in and were committed to upholding the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and of St. Germain, when Hitler carried out his plans in unifying with Austria, the efforts to stop him were only verbal and very moderate. The Allies not making any physical effort to stop him showed Hitler that he could do whatever he wanted when concerning his expansion, thus leading him to continue on defying the terms of the Treaty and building his aggression with each success. The annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia by Germany was yet another example of appeasement. Instead of responding to the annexation, Chamberlain; the British Prime Minister and the French met with Hitler and signed the Munich Agreement (1938), which then gave Germany the Sudetenland. If the Allies had stood up to Hitler instead of giving in to his demands, it might not have fuelled Hitler’s aggression and ultimately wouldn’t have led to the War. Hitler took a step further and in March 1939 had seized control of all Czechoslovakia. The Allies finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel, and decided that they had to take a stronger stand, and guaranteed Poland full support against Hitler’s further aggression. This angered Hitler, and with the confidence he had received from previous appeasement, made plans to and successfully invaded Poland. There was a strong desire to not repeat something with the magnitude that World War I had, which ultimately led to the willing appeasement of Hitler. The Allies reluctance to deal with Hitler’s aggression encouraged him to continue pushing the limits and see how far he could go in his plans of expansion, as well as encouraged the overall aggression in his endeavors.
Appeasement was seen as an effective tool, but the problem was Hitler could not be Appeased. Appeasement wouldn’t have been a policy without an aggressor. Hitler’s Aggression fueled the appeasement strategy; therefore his aggression was responsible for causing World War II. He went against the Treaty Of Versailles, creating his utopia of “lebensraum”. Meaning to do so he had to take over lands of other independent countries, so he Annexed Austria and occupied Czechoslovakia. He was going about invading countries and getting more and more destructive, He had his eyes set on Poland. This was his final act of Aggressive behavior before Britain and France felt that Hitler needed to be stopped. France and Britain then committed to protect the sovereignty of Poland. Hitler went on to go and invade Poland. That began World War II When Britain and France realized that he would not be stopped by appeasement, they had altered their pacific policies and were now resolved to fight.
Hitler’s aggression was the push to world war 2 because Hitler had a goal/plan to expand German territory into Eastern Europe. He had this mind set since 1926 when he wrote Mein Kampf, this proves that there was virtually nothing to stop him, he would do anything to get this accomplished and nothing but the territorial claims would satisfy him. In the video we were showed Chamberlain said himself he could foresee that that appeasement would not help, if anything it would heighten his aggression more and give him the thrive to claim Eastern Europe. Nothing was ever enough for Hitler, with his determination I’m sure he would have find an excuse and reason to take France and Britain seeing that he had an advantage with his modernized military equipment and a military larger than both nations. If Hitler was willing to kill those in his own country, I don’t see how appeasement or anything could stop him from getting what he wants.
Hitlers push for appeasment was more responsible than his aggression for starting world war two.Hitler did not technically use aggression for appeasment, he simply left the Allies no other choice.He forced the Chzechs and Austrians to become united again by signing the Munich agreement with Germany, because the only other option was, to be blunt, war; which also meant fighting the Germans alone without defense from France or Britain.
Hitlers continuous drive for appeasment gave him a great amount of power. Not just for weak allies, but his timing aswell. For example, Britain was weak militaristically, and feared that they would face strategic problems if war broke out because of their weak army. Since Hitler proposed appeasment around this time, Britain jumped at the opportunity in order to give them time to prepare for war if it were to break out in the future, and to also have Germany be in alliance with them.
Another reason why appeasment had a large impact on world war two commencing was lack of interference. Hitler went against many rules of the Treaty of Versailles, such as regaining Sudetenland,and Austria, German army entering Rhinelands, and the German military rearming. All of these went against the Treaty of Versailles and France and Britain did nothing about it. This gave Hitler the impression that he could do whatever he pleased sans punishment. And when he started to get away with these things, it gave him the impression he culd simply do anything.
The unfortunate thing about appeasment being the main cause of world war two, was that nobody realized Hitler had revealed his entire plan to conquer in Mein Kampf; which was published in 1926!
In conclusion, Hitlers appeasment was responsible for world war two over his aggresion because his appeasment though, may not have seemed aggressive to many, such as Chamberlain, was indeed. If the Allies had stood their ground and been able to defend themsleves against Hitler, his appeasment would have failed and world war two would not have broken out. Because the Allies were reluctant in stopping Hitlers endless lengths for appeasment, it caused Hitler to eventually come to this massive power, paralyzing Europe, seizing enablement to stop world war two from breaking out.
The policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. Hitler had been determined destroy the Treaty Of Versailles but he would have never been able to do so had the Allies (the ones who were meant to ensure the Treaty was upheld) not been so ready to turn a blind eye.
When Hitler first violated of the Treaty (when he began his rearmament and conscription action) not only did the Allies not attempt to keep him at bay, they also sympathized with him believing that the conditions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles truly were too harsh. Britain even went as far as to construct the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, which allowed Hitler to rebuild his navy to 35% of Britain’s. In doing this, they not only gave Hitler the green light to violate the Treaty, but they also didn’t stop him when he kept rebuilding his navy even after it got bigger than the limit they’d originally placed.
In 1936 Hitler, once again going against the Treaty, ordered German troops to occupy the Rhineland. The French wanted to stop him right there but, because the British thought Germany was just taking back territory they should not have lost, they did not support France’s wish for military action. This made Hitler realize that his opposition was not willing to act and therefore gave him more confidence to continue his advances. Some historians believe that this would have been the perfect place to stop Hitler’s momentum, because when he occupied the Rhineland his forces were not strong enough to counter an attack, stating “If France had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs.” But because of the policy of appeasement Hitler gained confidence and was able to continue his advances in Europe.
Hitler’s next move was Anschluss. In 1938, when he forced Nazi rule upon Austria, Hitler made it obvious he was interested in conquest and gaining territory, and yet the Allies still sat back and did nothing. Making up excuses as to why Hitler’s actions were justified.
The annexation of the Sudetenland was yet another time when Britain and France could have responded. However, instead Chamberlain and Daladier met with Hitler in 1938 and signed the Munich Agreement. This agreement literally gave Hitler the Sudetenland and the Allies thought that Hitler now had all he wanted, but they were wrong. It was only when, later in 1939, Hitler seized control of all of Czechoslovakia thus dissolving it into Slovakia and placed it under the rule of the Reich, that the British and the French decided Hitler was an aggressor and had to be stopped.
As a final attempt to undo the doings of the policy of appeasement, Britain and France guaranteed Poland full support in an attack from Germany, but the damage was done. The appeasement had given Hitler the confidence, the time and the resources he needed to go to war. Had the Allies been more adamant about maintaining the conditions the Treaty of Versailles imposed, Hitler would have never been strong enough to cause any trouble. He’d clearly stated all of his plans in his book Mein Kampf but Allies either were not attentive enough to see that, or they just chose not to. As a result of their sympathy, blindness and them allowing Hitler to continue his advances the world was yet again at war.
The appeasement of Hitler was most responsible for causing World War II. Hitler started off by taking the land back that was taken away by the Treaty of Versailles, with this he was slowly testing the boundaries the other countries set for Germany, and every time he passed at boundary and other countries let him get away with it, the farther he would go. It was like a parent letting a child get away with small things, until the child starts becoming uncontrollable. Only after Hitler went too far and began becoming a threat to bigger, more powerful countries is when the powers started to fight against him.
If countries like France fought back during the beginning of Hitler's efforts to gain land, the war could have most likely been completely avoided; such as when Germany reoccupied the Rhineland. This was before Germany had begun their rearmament, so their army was still very small and insignificant from the effects of the Treaty of Versailles. Though France's army was not faring well at the time either, their numbers still outweighed Hitler's army and they could have driven them out. But since France decided to appease Hitler, Germany took that land easily and without a fight.
Though Hitler’s aggression did in fact lead to appeasement being a factor in the causes of World War II, if Hitler’s aggression and army had been met with some sort of opposing force instead of the appeasement that was given to him, he could have almost definitely been stopped.
Appeasement was to blame for the outbreak of the second world war. Had Hitler not been allowed free range to do as he pleased, then he would not have had the ability or momentum, as it were, to amass the force necessary to start a conflict and dominate Europe. As quoted by Hitler, if the french had come to stop him from reoccupying the Rhineland, he could have done nothing to stop them. This is a prime example of the allies letting Hitler walk all over them, and they continued to let him do so until it was too late and Hitler could no longer be stopped. In Mein Kampf, Hitler stated his plan and the allies seemed to ignore this. Had the allies intervened, Hitler`s aggression would have been stemmed and Europe along with the rest of the world would not have had to endure the atrocities of the second world war.
Hitlers agression was a result from how much the German public had been pushed around in the past. Apeasement allowed him oppertunity which he used wisely. The Allied force had many oppertunities to stop Hitler and decided to allow him to gain strength. All Hitler was doing was seeking retribution on the harsh penalties pushed on the Germans by the treaty of Versailles. Even if he did have bigger plans in mind, he did let out a warning to the public with his book, "Mein Kampf." The main point is that he could have been stopped, like when he took back the Rhineland, he told his troops that if they met any ressistance to retreat. Saying that Hitler did not have the resources yet, and could have been stopped if there was no appeasment.
It is possible to think of many different adjectives to describe Adolf Hitler, many of them negative. One of the most fitting, arguably, is “aggressive.” Having said that, I don’t believe his aggression was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. Hitler clearly expressed his sentiments in Mein Kampf, explaining how he would not be satisfied with minimal expansion. Yes, Chamberlain was optimistic and thought that Hitler could eventually be satiated; unfortunately, he was just naïve. Just like every other German, Hitler was greatly upset by the Treaty of Versailles. He, on the other hand, actually took action. He didn’t even try to hide the fact that he was building the German army back up. The British were feeling a tad guilty, and let him get away with breaching the Treaty of Versailles. This, however, was not the only thing they did to breach it. Hitler started using conscription to get more men for his armies, and even reoccupied the Rhineland. The Allies sat back and watched, hoping he would soon be satisfied. (Why did no one read –or believe- Mein Kampf?) The Reoccupation of the Rhineland was the first major step in Hitler’s plan to regain lost territory. It could have been stopped though! Had the French and the British shown any type of defensive plan at all, the Germans “(…) would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs, for the military resources at our disposal would have been wholly inadequate for even moderate resistance” in Hitler’s opinion. It is quite reasonable that the Allies did not want to enter another war, who would? One should not overlook the fact that they were all going through an economic depression. Still, they had a plethora of opportunities to stop Hitler in his tracks, and none of them were acted upon. Another example is the unification of Germany and Austria. The Allies made a feeble effort to warn Hitler verbally, but took no physical action. This showed Hitler that there were to be no consequences for his actions, which inevitably pumped up his ego. After Hitler was granted the Sudetenland (Munich Agreement, 1938) he was also seized control of Czechoslovakia a year later. This finally set off an alarm for Allies, telling them to take action, finally. Instead of appeasing Hitler for many years after the first Would War, they put their foot down for Poland. Guaranteeing Poland full support against Hitler’s aggression is a very nice idea, but it was not successful. By the time the Allies finally decided to intervene, the German army was large enough to do real damage, they also had enough resources and confidence. Unfortunately, Hitler could not be satisfied, and because of the reluctance of people like Chamberlain, World War II begun.
The appeasement that was given to Hitler was responsible for starting WWII, if Britain and France were able to stand up, and put Hitler back in place by not appeasing him, they could have prevented WWII from starting out. Hitler was not ready to battle at the time, but neither were the allies, which gave Hitler the permission to take back what is “his”. The appeasement had more of a role of starting WWII due to the lack of the British and French intervene. When Hitler set out to take over some of the land Germany lost in previous years, France and Britain had all the might to say no, you cannot take back what the Treaty took away. But instead they overestimated Hitler at the time, although his strength in numbers would have been outmatched by the allies. Hitler claimed that if France would have reacted to Hitler re-occupying the Rhineland, he would have backed out instantly and would have seen that the French and the British will react to his attempt of land annexation. But what he saw was a great opportunity, as he had trust in him from Chamberlain which bought Hitler time. Once he saw the he had the green light, and nothing to worry about as he intimidated both the French and the British he without worrying went for Austria, the Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia. The timing was perfect for Hitler, as Germany was out of depression, unlike France and Britain, which forced them to appease Hitler. The appeasement of the allies was stopped way to late, when Hitler already had the man power and land size to start a major war, and Poland was his first real aggression act. But the momentum was picked up and now Germany was powerful and did not need any approval from the allies, Hitler was ready for war. Have the allies intervened and said no to Hitler instantly, he would have halted his want of lebensraum, and taken a step back to reconsider of taking over continental Europe.
The Allies appeasement towards Hitler was most responsible for the occurrence of WWII. Hitler broke the rules of the Treaty of Versailles on numerous occasions while Britain and France stood back and watched because they were trying to deal with their depression. Britain and France knew that Hitler was building his navy and instead of stopping him they passed the Anglo-German Naval agreement which allowed him to build the naval fleet to 35% of Britain’s fleet. Hitler in 1935 also introduced conscription (calling up men to army) and once again Britain and France just stood there and watched while he broke the treaty again. Hitler took a huge gamble when invading the Rhineland with 22,000 soldiers and after seeing Britain and France do nothing again Hitler knew that the Treaty of Versailles was a fraud and could breeze through Eastern Europe. The courage Hitler had and the lack of aggression but instead appeasement from France and Britain was the main factor which in the end was what led up to the cause of WWII.
I think Chamberlain's appeasement was responsible for causing the war. Hitler didn't want to be appeased, he already had his own plan as he explained in Mein Kampf, he wanted to expand Germany, and would not take minimal expansion, he thought he could do anything and obviously wanted to go further. Chamberlain believed Hitler to be 'a man who can be relied upon,' which didn't help the situation as appeasement encouraged Hitler that he could do anything. The appeasement would not have stopped Hitler, as he was determined to go to war, one way or another. Hitler being appeased helped him pretty much do whatever he wanted in a small period. Hitler, along with most other Germans, was still very much unsatisfied with the Treaty of Versailles, he planned a massive rearmament and did not hesitate to take back the Rhineland from French occupation. Once Hitler received the Sudatenland, and went towards Poland, he was finally stopped and war was started. If Hitler had been stopped in his tracks by the french while reoccupying the Rhineland, seeing as his army was still very small still as result of Versailles, the war most likely could have not went on.. As a matter of fact, if the Allies had tried to stop Hitler while he was still pretty weak and not too powerful, it could have worked. But Chamberlain, along with many Conservatives 'supported' Hitler's strong, right-wing government.
I personally think that Hitler's appeasement was more responsible than his aggression. Without the policy of appeasement, Hitler wouldn't have the means of power that he did if he didn't have it. He then had the right to Germany's armed forces even though that contradicted everything that the French and Britain purposed on the treaty of Versailles. All this power gave Hitler confidence within himself and with him already rearming Germany, German troops in Rhineland, annexation of Austria, taking the Sudentenland from Czechoslovika and then follow taking away Czaechoslovika.This fed him more power to do more things and to dream bigger; to strive bigger. If they would've fought and tried to stop this years earlier, there would've been a shorter war or even yet; prevented at all.
Along with that, Britain and France stood timid to do anything as Hitler started to gain more and more power. For example, Britain and France had knowledge of Germany's naval fleet to be grown and Hitler to introduce conscription which in both was a violation of the treaty. Afterwards, after Hitler invaded the Rhineland; Britain and France doing nothing about it realized that with the Appeasement and power it will be very effortless to take over eastern Europe.
Therefore, I personally think that Hitler's aggression was always there and have been a key factor but the policy of Appeasement gave Hitler that extra push, to carry out his plan to take over the rest of Europe and henceforth; The Start of World War II.
Appeasement by the British and French was most responsible for causing the WWII.
Hitler had made it clear in Mein Kampf that he looked to expand Germany using force, but the Allies continued to appease him despite him making his intentions clear in his book. He highlighted his idea of lebensraum, as well as his blueprint of plans, and the Allies failed to use this as a warning to what was to come from him. In addition to this, Germany/Hitler also gave clues of its intentions when it walked out of the Geneva Conference and withdrew from the League of Nations over being denied weapons, which made showed the Allies that they would not go down quietly if they were denied what they wanted.
The British and French also allowed Hitler to disobey the Treaty of Versailles many different times before 1939, whether it be re-introducing conscription or re-establishing the air force. (While this was justifiable, as they (the Allies) felt as if they weren't ready to go to battle, there is a possibility that Hitler would have stopped if one of them decided to step in). This should have acted as a warning for the Allies that Hitler would continue to "push their buttons" until either one of them stepped in to intervene. In fact, when the Germans occupied the Rhineland in the March of 1936 (which also violated the Locarno Pact), Hitler ordered the troops to withdraw if the French started fighting back, which proved that Hitler was indeed testing the Allies to see how far he could go without them intervening. As they continued to appease him and did nothing, Hitler gained the confidence to take things by force, which may have not existed had the Allies stepped in earlier instead of appeasing him. Hitler demonstrated this confidence when he annexed Austria, which proved to him and everyone else that his methods that had been morphed as a result of the Allies' appeasement were finally effective. The Austrian Chancellor, Schuschnigg, even asked for assistance from the British and the French when Hitler forced him to accept a Nazi leader into his government, and they did not get the hints from Hitler that he was beginning to prioritize conquest in his methods. The British and the French, however, did not intervene at that point either. Although the Allied powers had allowed him to basically ignore the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler made it clear that he still wanted more, and they continued to cling onto the belief that Hitler could be stopped if he was appeased.
At the Munich Conference, Hitler had made it clear to Chamberlain that he would be willing to wage war to reunite the Sudeten Germans back with Germany. If he had threatened war at the point, when he had been allowed to get away with breaking the Treaty of Versaiiles before, what made the Allies think that he wouldn't rage war later on, even after all the appeasement he was given? On top of this, as a result of Hitler announcing the occupation of Czechslovakia, the British basically twisted the Czech's arms to get them to agree to the appeasement as well, as they knew that the Czechs would fight back and resist the Germans, instead of drawing the line there. This caused the Russians to think of the British and French as laughable Allies, which influenced them to sign a non-aggression pact with Germany later on. This pact made it even easier for Germany to wage war, as they no longer had to worry about fighting on two fronts. The Allies did not draw the line until March (as Hitler was about to invade Poland) when Chamberlain announced the end of appeasement, which came at much too late of a time as Hitler was already able to gain momentum from the lack of opposing action by the Allies before that time.
Appeasement was ultimately responsible for the Second World War, as if it was ridden of by the Allies at a much earlier time, the Germans may not have had the accumulated strength or confidence to be raging battles. The Allies were given more than enough hints that Hitler would not stop until he accomplished his ultimate goal, but they chose not to act on it, believing that he wouldn't start a war if he was given what he wanted in the form of little bits of appeasement.
a. Hitler’s aggression was more responsible for causing WWII in Europe because without his aggressive moves there would be no need for appeasement. Hitler’s aggression allowed him to achieve occupation of the Rhineland in March1936, annexation of Austria in March 1938, annexation of Sudetenland in October 1938, occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939, he threatened Danzig and Polish Corridor in the summer of 1939, and in September 1939 he invaded Poland. All these in a matter of 3 years is outstanding, in a bad way. He had such aggression, and determination to overtake Europe that it lead obviously straight to war, whether Chamberlain saw him that way at first or not. The appeasement was just Hitler’s cherry on top, and certainly still had ever intention going to war. It is unavoidable to see now that Hitler was just taking advantage of the appeasement because he could and it would help him in the war. The main reason Hitler started to war was to expand German territory which is exactly what his aggression was doing. These desires of Hitler’s to expand German Territory, antipathy for Jews, and other things clearly stated in his book Mein Kampf. As well, to add, March 30 Chamberlain publicly stated an official end to their appeasement, and then guaranteed Poland's independence. It was then Hitlers aggressiveness poured out even further. He demanded self determination for Germans in Danzig, as Poland refused. Months after, September 1 Germany invaded Poland, thus having Britain and France declare war on Germany. Concluding to prove that it was Hitler’s aggression that was most responsible for causing WWII in Europe.
Hitlers aggression was more to blame for the cause of WWII than appeasement. Hitler made it clear that he had wanted more territory for Germany, and Britain and France's failure to react to multiple rules of the treaty of Versailles being disregarded had given Hitler the confidence to implement lebensraum. However, Hitler had made it very clear in Mein Kampf that he intended to use means of aggression to expand Germany BEFORE Hitler had even come to power and had a chance to be appeased. Hitler took the initiative to occupy the Rhineland and annex Austria before he was appeased. It was Hitlers aggression that partly caused Britain and France to appease Hitler. Hitler had made it difficult for Britain and France to react as Hitler was quickly becoming more powerful, and Hitler saw the depression as a chance to act fast while Britain and France were not able to react. This is why Hitlers aggression was more responsible for causing WWII rather than appeasement.
The policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. It is logical that Britain and France were pushing to avoid war, and that stopping Hitler’s aggression would most likely have caused that, but there were indications that he was not planning on slowing down any time soon. He violated multiple terms of the Treaty of Versailles, with the rearming of Germany, the annexation of the Austria, and the German occupation of the Rhineland. Appeasing Hitler only created a temporary solution for Europe. Britain and France should have addressed these violations, and realized there are only so many reasons for such a rapid rearmament of Germany, and the expansion to different areas; especially ones that Germany was supposed to be banned from. As indicated in Mein Kampf, Hitler wanted to fulfill his concept of lebensraum, or living space. This should have been an obvious indication to Britain and France that Hitler was not just looking for a small expansion. They should have stopped his aggression when they had the chance.
Hitler’s aggression is the reason over appeasement for World War 2 starting. Hitler’s goals were clear from the beginning that he was going to go along the path he chose. His first bold move was re-arming his military and re-introducing conscription. Both acts were against the treaty of Versailles but he got by unpunished and kept his aggressive push up. He then used his newly armed army to take back the German Rhineland and continued his push and took over Austria. He started to test what he could get away with going against the terms of the treaty of Versailles which turned out to be a lot. He then went and to the Sudetenland and was again left unchallenged and became more aggressive and then marched the rest of Czechoslovakia. This is what he was limited to and then Britain realized that he is not going to stop expanding unless a war was aroused. After invading Poland, 3 days later war as challenged on Germany and it was started. Aggression and appeasement are close to being the start of the war but when it comes down to it, it was aggression.
The policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. It is understandable that Britain and France wanted to avoid war, but it was obvious that Hitler was not going to stop expanding Germany.
Not only did he outline his goal of conquering more territory in his party platform and in Mein Kampf, he had also broken agreements like the Treaty of Versailles.
It was a foolish move to allow Hitler to have the Sudetenland because it was clear from prior actions, speeches, and writings that he was not going to stop. The Allies should have anticipated that he would continue his policy of lebensraum (living space).
Neville Chamberlain of Britain was concerned that Hitler may try to invade Britain, so he turned to appeasement, but if he had simply attempted to stop him in the first place, fear of invasion would not have been an issue.
Every time it seemed like Hitler was done expanding, he moved forward with new plans. Britain and France should have realized appeasement was not going to work and crushed him while they had the chance.
Appeasement was the most responsible thing for causing World War Two. It showed Hitler that he could kneed the Allies into giving him what he wanted. The Allies didn't want another war. Hitler even said that if they had pushed back when he remilitarized the Rhineland that he would've been quickly done in by the Allied forces, but as they didn't he took it as a signal to take more. The Allies did nothing because they didn't want to anger Hitler into starting another huge war, so they believed that appeasement would pacify him for good. Appeasement just made Hitler's aggression greater.
Hitler’s aggression was most responsible for causing World War II. If it were not for his strong personality and drive, then countries may have been able to control Germany with appeasement. Hitler had a plan; he wrote all his ideas in “Mein Kampf,” his ideas of rebelling against the Treaty of Versailles and putting Germany “back on the map,” and Hitler would not let appeasement get in the way of his master plans.
From the beginning of Hitler’s power he had written a book called, “Mein Kampf.” Hitler wrote about how he believed that Germany needed more territory and living space (lebensraum) and how he wanted to show the world that Germany would no longer be humiliated from World War I. He also had a plan to overturn the terms of the Treaty of Versailles; he reoccupied the Rhineland, ignored Anschluss, he took over Czechoslovakia and Poland. With Hitler’s aggression he had the power to do whatever he wanted.
Britain and France would try to hold Hitler’s aggression off by using appeasement. Neither country wanted to go into war, so they tried to settle things with Hitler peacefully. The British and French were going against what the Treaty of Versailles said, and they allowed Germany take over the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. They let Hitler and Germany walk all over them and they did not show Germany their aggression. Appeasement may have helped Hitler in some aspect. Britain and France’s appeasement in letting Germany take over the Sudetenland showed Germany that maybe he could get away with other annexes. The main reason why Hitler’s aggression was most responsible was because without his aggression or threats, Britain and France would not have to use appeasement.
Hitler had a plan. He would not let anything get in his way. His aggression showed how determined and serious he was about showing how strong Germany still was. If Hitler’s aggression was not as powerful, then Britain and France wouldn’t have to plan for appeasement. Hitler’s aggression was the biggest reason from causing World War II; he had the drive and integrity to annex countries.
Hitler’s appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. If Brittan had intervened instead of appeasing Hitler early on in the war Hitler would most likely have backed down. In private journals of Hitler he even stated that he was actually scared when he called Brittan’s bluff and continued to annex countries, and had Brittan intervened the German army was far too weak to fight the British. It was also clearly stated in “Mein Kampf” that Hitler planned on implementing Lebensraum, expanding towards Russia so Brittan and France should have known that appeasing Hitler was not going to do anything. The appeasement of Hitler’s aggression only made Hitler progressively bolder, until eventually he invaded Poland with full military force. In the end we can compare the appeasement of Hitler to a bratty child, if you keep making compromises you appear weak which eventually leads to a complete disregard for authority. By the time France and Brittan realized that appeasement had failed it was too late.
Appeasment was the most responsible factor for causing World War II in Europe. The nations around the world did not want to get involved in another war. Almost everyone was suffering the great depression that followed the post war boom of the 20's. Hitler was able to use this as his advantage as he pushed to reverse the reparations set against Germany after World War I. He used the Treaty of Versailles as his guidelines, a treaty that lots of the world viewed as unfair to start with. This eventually contributed to it being completely abandonned even though it was created to prevent another war. Hitler was very agressive but Germany was not quite ready for a war yet. With appeasement Hitler was able to push the limits of regaining territory without feeling any opposition or resistance. For example when Hitler went afte the Rhineland it has been documented that if anyone had opposed him or fought he would have been dettered and retreated as his army was still building. Without appeasement Hitler most likely wouldn't have been as aggressive.
Appeasement was the biggest element in the start of World War II. If Britian and France hadn't appeased Hitler, he wouldn't have been as bold as he was. By them letting him dismay the Treaty of Versailles, it showed him that he could get away with more by doing less. In "Mein Kampf", he states that he wants to impliment Lebensraum, so Britian and France should have known that he wouldn't be happy until he conquered all of Europe. Without the appeasement, Hitler wouldn't have been as aggressive as he was with it, because he would be more afraid of a counter attack from the Allies.
The policy of appeasement was a contributing factor to the outbreak of World War II because it was used against Hitler whose immediate goals included domination of Eastern Europe. The Allies shouldn't have under estimated Hitler’s aggression. Hitler had no intention of being appeased. He was going to take what he wanted and if the allies wanted to give it to him rather than fight to defend it then he would gladly shake their hands and take the lands he wanted. In result Hitler ended up taking over Rhineland, Austria, Sudeten land, and Poland.
Mien Kampf was written by Hitler was published before in 1926 however the policy was put to use years after. In the book it clearly stated Hitler’s vision for expansion of Germany to the east of Europe and Russia. The allies clearly failed to see that Hitler’s aggression would not just stop. Chamberlin dearly believed that giving Germany a little of what they want would save them from the war which they were not prepared for.Chamberlin’s policy of appeasement was just a reason to get time for rearming; however this would also give Germany to expand. Germany at the time was weak, and if the allies took control and stuck to the treaty of Versailles, Germany wouldn't be able to expand in such little period of time. Hitler even stated that "If France had then marched into the Rhineland; we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs." Hitler successfully reoccupied Rhineland which gave him and the German nation a sense of pride and power. Because the allies were in no hurry to stop Hitler, he knew he could get away with once again being unified with Austria. Hitler further proceeded to take back the Sudetenland that was lost by the terms of the TOV. Most Germans hated the TOV and by Hitler breaking the rules made him seem like a great leader in his people’s eyes this would give them a major confidence boost to keep going. Hitler continued by making a deal with the Soviet Union to take over Poland. Finally for the first time allies saw that the policy wasn't working.
When it was clear that the policy failed, the allies knew something had to be done, however it was a little too late. Germany was able to expand for months and gain lots of valuable territory. The Allies were ignorant to realize Hitler’s true intentions. The appeasement policy made taking land as easy as taking candy from a baby. This policy was most responsible for causing the war because it failed to stop Hitler from expanding his nation.
I do believe that appeasement was more responsible for causing the second world war. Appeasement was a method used by the British Prime Minister Chamberlain to make Hitler happy did not exactly caused the second world war, the policy of appeasement was a contributing factors to the outbreak of the world war the reason being it was used against Hitler whose goal was to have all of Europe. Any act of appeasement stood any chance of satisfying him. he would always just end up wanting more as a matter of fact certain acts of appeasement did infuriate him foe example when it delayed his gaining of Czechoslovakia, all in all Appeasement gave Hitler what he wanted.
I believe it was Hitler’s appeasement that was most responsible for causing World War II. It is clear that Britain and France wanted to avoid war, so they thought that appeasing Hitler would accomplish this goal.
Appeasement helped Hitler gained more and more power. Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf that he wanted to expand German territory. Britain and France should have taken this as the first sign that Germany could not be appeased. When Hitler first started overturning the Treaty of Versailles by occupying the Sudentenland and re-introducing conscription, Britain and France should have immediately intervened. At this point Hitler’s army was not powerful, and had Britain and France intervened at this time, they may have halted the advance of Hitler. However, Britain and France were dealing with their own recovery from World War 1 and felt the terms of the Treaty of Versailles were too harsh on Germany. They also did not intervene when Hitler began his unification with Austria, a clear violation of the Treaty. The main objective of appeasement was to avoid war, however, it did not accomplish this goal. France and Britain’s lack of action gave Hitler the time he needed to build his army and move forward with his desire to expand German territory. If Britain and France had stepped in when Hitler first violated the Treaty of Versailles, rather than appeasing him and believing that he would not advance into further territory, war may have been avoided.
Aggression was most responsible for causing World War II. Hitler defied the treaty of Versailles and kept pressing until the allies had no choice but to do something about it. Hitler was determined to go to war, and even if the Allies had not appeased him, he would have been more prepared to go to war. One may argue that after reoccupying the Rhineland, Hitler admitted that if the French had retaliated he would have retreated. However, the French were in no position to go to war and had no interest in doing so. Even if the French had stepped in, Hitler probably would have simply built up his army more and reoccupied the Rhineland again at a later date. From Mein Kampf, we can see that Hitler had big plans and was not about to be stopped by one challenge.
Without Hitler’s aggression, there would not have been a need for appeasement in the first place. The main reason the Allies appeased Hitler was because they did not want war, and they were not ready for war. However, Hitler had been rearming Germany since 1933. Although without appeasement the Allies could have possibly stopped Hitler, in reality they were not prepared to do so. They were worried about issues that seemed much more important at the time, like the great depression. To them war was out of the question, and they didn’t really have any choice other than appeasement. It was Hitler’s continuous aggression that finally forced them into war.
Hitler was always determined to go to war. Therefore, Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. Hitler was not shy in tearing apart the Treaty of Versailles. First, Hitler began to build up his military forces by introducing conscription. Then Germany invades the Rhineland, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. During these rebellious advances, Britain and France stood idly by. Finally, Britain’s Prime Minister Chamberlain intervenes, but instead of declaring action towards the aggressive nation, he negotiates inaction. Giving Germany the Sudetenland also gave Hitler the easy opportunity to invade the rest of Czechoslovakia and then eventually Poland, inevitably resulting to war in order to stop Hitler. Chamberlain’s misjudgment of ‘a man who can be relied upon’ and trying to buy Hitler from making more demands caused World War II as it encouraged Hitler to think he could do anything.
Appeasement was the greatest factor for the cause of World War II in Europe. France and Britain should have stayed with the terms presented in the Treaty of Versailles and prevented Hitler from when he would start rearming and using conscription. Had they done this, The League of Nations was a force to be reckoned with, thus keeping Hitler at bay. League of Nations had instead, wasted their chances to take initiative. They could’ve prevented Hitler’s rearmament, his conscription, and the taking of the Rhineland. Mein Kampf states all of his future plans and intentions. Hitler would also unify with Austria, despite the Treaty of Versailles statements against it; Hitler had already broken the demands once [with the Allies allowing it] he could very well do it again. The Allies accepted Hitler’s actions, and he would again take advantage of this. Hitler promised this would stop if the Sudetenland were reunited with Germany. Chamberlain believed Hitler lies, thinking that it would be a time for peace. The true cause of World War II was due to the Allies constant appeasement of all of Hitler's demands, despite conflictions with the Treaty of Versailles. World War II, to a certain extent, could’ve been prevented. This is why appeasement was the greatest factor for the cause of World War II.
The policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing WW2. Yes Hitler was aggressive. But if they had not kept saying yes to him just to make him happy then he wouldn't have been able to get the areas he wanted to start his takeover. The policy of appeasement was Hitler exactly what he wanted because it meant that he would have more time to build up his army, and make his country stronger, also with the allies appeasing him of taking territory it just gave him less areas that he needed to worry about taking over, if they hadn't let him then it might have made a big difference in how far Hitler was able to expand and the area he was able to take over in WW2. I understand that Britain needed time to build up their army, but if they had not appeased him from the start then he would've known that they weren't messing around, and also Hitler wouldn't have been able to build up his army as well, so he would've had a hard time fighting them with nothing to fight them with.
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ReplyDeleteAppeasement was the most responsible for causing World War II. Hitler claimed that after he took the Sudetenland that he would stop the expansion of Germany, yet it was stated in Mein Kampf that he would not stop expanding. In gaining, Hitler became confident that he could continue expanding Germany, yet if Britain and France tried to prevent him from gaining it he would not have gained the confidence to continue expanding.
ReplyDeleteAppeasement was not the cause of World War II because it only temporarily stopped the war during the hostile tensions, essentially keeping Hitler happy. Appeasement stood little chance of satisfying him and he would always want more. In fact, it actually made him more frustrated because it slowed down the process of him acquiring Czechoslovakia. Hitler's aggression is the main cause of World War II because his concept of lebensraum meant that he wanted to expand German territory. This meant he had to take over other countries by annexing Austria, Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia), occupied Czechoslovakia and later invade Poland which made the allies declare war on Germany. Therefore, Hitler’s aggression was the main cause of World War II.
ReplyDeleteHitler's aggression was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. This is because Hitler stated clearly in Mein Kampf that he had ambitions to expand east towards Russia as part of lebensraum. Even if Britain and France had intervened based on Hitler's personality and plans it is likely that he would have eventually continued his campaigns of aggression against Poland and Czechoslovakia.
ReplyDeleteHitler's determination would have eventually caused him to take Czechoslovakia. Even if France and Britain would have threatned to intervene it is likely that he would take the risk. While the Czechoslovakian army was strong, Hitler still had a very well trained and armed military that would have proved a difficult opponent for Czechoslovakia. Hitler had geography on his side as Czechoslovakia was east of Germany and would be difficult for both France and Britain to access. Hitler also knew Germany had an advantage over Britain and France in the fact that Germany had a larger and more technologically advanced military than both nations. Both Britain and France would have to build up their strength and prepare their nations for war to be a legitimate challenge to Germany.
Appeasement would not be necessary if it weren't for Hitler's aggression in the first place. The policy was adopted by the British and the French for the single purpose of avoiding war with Germany.
Even if the French and British intervened as early as Hitler's occupation of the Rhineland, it is likely that he would have just accepted their demands and left. Then he would continue building up his military within Germany and seize the Rhineland at a later time. Hitler was determined to create his "Greater German Reich" and he would not let the threat of British and French intervention stop him forever. Hitler would not let his fellow Germans stand in his way and certainly not the leaders of other countries.
Hitler's aggression was most responsible for causing World World II. The most significant element that drove Hitler's aggression was his feelings towards the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler believed it was too harsh and severely unfair. Not only did he feel mistreated but Hitler also believed that the hearts of the Germans had been set on fire and anger after the terms of The Treaty of Versailles. Hitler's emotions directed towards the terms of The Treaty of Versailles was Hitler's main motivation that drove his aggression.
ReplyDeleteHitler felt like he should expand Germany's territory into Eastern Europe as part of his concept of lebensraum as he mentioned in Mein Kampf. Hitler desired to gain back territory Germany sadly lost after World War I. Hitler started his momentum of aggression by overturning the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. In March of 1936, Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland which was a complete gamble on Hitler's behalf but in the end it did work out to the advantages of Hitler.
Hitler was in full throttle and Chamberlain, a British Prime Minister was able to recognize Hitler's aggression. Chamberlain, along with the support of France, agreed to appeasement in order to deal with Hitler's aggression that had already began. Chamberlain believed it was possible to bring the nations together to come to an understanding in a friendly discussion rather than wage ware among each other and maintain peace of Europe for another generation. Chamberlain met all the demands of Hitler in order to sustain peace which Britain's young people and others wanted. Chamberlain was told by Hitler that if the demands were granted and satisfied then a war would be avoided. Ultimately, Chamberlain did not want a war because Britain would be unable to fight Germany alone because their army was too weak compared to Germany's powerful, strong army. In addition, the people of Britain vied Hitler was a defense against Russian Communism.
One could argue that Chamberlain misjudged Hitler, however, he legitimately believed that if they granted his demand of getting back the Sudentenland back then Hitler would eventually put an end to Germany's territorial claims in Europe.
Altogether, appeasement would not have been necessary if Hitler didn't begin his aggression when he reoccupied the Rhineland in the first place. the policy of appeasement was accepted by the French in British solely on the reason that they both did not want to fight in a war. They both remember the slaughter that took place in World War I which indicates that both of them do not want the same slaughter to take place again. Both Britain and France were afraid of Hitler and caved into the policy of appeasement.
Hitlers appeasement was more responsible for causing the war than his aggression. A main reason why his aggression is not as responsible is because Chamberlain didn't see him as aggressive, but reasonable and reliable. The appeasement was made to please Hitler, and obviously avoid war. It clearly did the exact opposite. It gave Hitler the land and resources he needed, and made a fool out of the British and French The British and the French were foolish, as Hitler's true desires should have been obvious, and giving Hitler the Sudetenland was a huge mistake that lead to the war. It basically paved the road for hitler.
ReplyDeleteThe British and French felt too weak for war against Germany, and they were unprepared, but took the wrong measures. They clearly kept ignoring the treaty of versailles. Especially when Germans reoccupied the Rhineland and the french did nothing. After all the fuse they made over that. Concluding the appeasement was basically handing Hitler the last piece of his puzzle, giving him what he needed to start the war, with the upper hand. It made him prepared, and the Democracies unprepared.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that appeasement was most responsible for the cause
of World War II in Europe. France and Britain should have stuck
to the Treaty of Versailles and punished Hitler when he first
started rearming and using conscription. If they had done this,
Hitler might have realized that the Allies and the countries
that were apart of the League of Nations weren't going to
accept what he was doing.They had several opportunities to say
something to Hitler. They could have said "no" to Hitler after
his reamament, his conscription, and the taking of the Rhineland.
I understand that Chamberlain was optimistic about Hitler's
honesty about not wanting to take any more counties other than
the Sudetendland; however, in Mein Kampf Hitler clearly states
all of his future plans and intentions. Britain was naive when
it came to trusting Hitler and should have looked into it
futher.
The cause of WWII was because the Allies kept appeasing all of
Hitler's demands that conflicted with the Treaty of Versailles.
The Second World War wouldn't have happened if they had denied
Hitler's requests and threatened him if he decided to go
through with his plan.
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ReplyDeleteThe overall lack of action taken or appeasement by the Allies is most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. Numerous opportunities presented themselves: Hitler rearming Germany, the annexation of Austria, the German troops in the Rhineland. These were blatant violations of the Treaty of Versailles and yet no one called Germany out for it.
ReplyDeleteAnother major missed opportunity was Czechoslovakia and the Sudetenland. Had France invoked a little more force (considering they were supposed to be allies with the Czechs), perhaps Hitler might have at least hesitated. It is undeniable that these democratic nations with both military respect and industrial power would have influence so as to having it even register in Hitler’s mind that they are what he has to look out for on his warpath to reclaiming the territory and crushing these small, new countries.
Concerning the argument that the Allies did not have the military strength to go to war, they also had the chance to make a pact with the Soviet Union. Even though the Soviet Union’s army inspired doubt because of Stalin’s purges that had greatly weakened it, the fact remains that the Soviet Union had a huge population. Stalin could have easily imposed conscription considering he was basically a dictator. Even if the army was not as well trained, the amount of people the Soviet Union had at their disposal would have given them an advantage in numbers at the very least. This and given the geography, Germany would have been sandwiched between the Soviet Union and France with only Poland in the way. Again, another opportunity turned away: trademark of appeasement.
Furthermore, Hitler’s aggression (but not World War II) seemed inevitable. Mein Kampf (1925) is proof that the idea of expanding the German territory had brewed in Hitler’s head for over ten years. It is what one should come to expect considering Hitler was now in power. There are only so many possibilities as to why a country would rearm rapidly and extensively.
Aggression is war but the policy of appeasement on top of that is what made a difference. Appeasement is responsible because the lack of force and consequence from Britain and France served as encouragement for Hitler’s conquest and may as well have been the oil that greased the gears to his many tanks in their trek forward to the Nazi ideal of lebensraum.
The appeasement towards Hitler by the allies was most responsible for causing World War 2. The main reason why appeasement and not aggression was responsible for the start of the war is simple, if steps had been taken to immediately quash Hitler’s efforts when he started breaching the terms set out in the Treaty of Versailles then he could never have built the up the courage and resources to stage such a large campaign throughout Europe. Examples of the first aggressive actions taken by Hitler are; the rearmament of Germany, the annexation of Austria, and the occupation of the Rhineland by German Soldiers. All of these actions could have been stopped; however, both England and France were dealing with a depression and were not willing to take any immediate action to prevent German aggression to help ensure that they did not collect more debt, instead they repeatedly tried to appeal to Hitler by allowing him to take aggressive actions with the promise that each would be the last. However, each attempt at halting Germany’s militaristic actions was a lost cause. Had the allied leaders really looked into Hitler they would have seen his plans for the expansion of Germany and come to the realization that no amount of appeasement would quell the lust for war that Hitler felt. In the end appeasement is responsible because the lack of action taken by Britain and France gave Hitler the courage to continue with his plans for a greater Germany and lebensraum.
ReplyDeleteIf the policy of appeasement had not been applied in Allied foreign policy concerning Germany, World War II could have been prevented. There were many stages in Hitler's aggression leading up to the war at which he could have been stopped, but the Allies consistently failed to intervene.
ReplyDeleteMein Kampf was the first piece of Hitler's puzzle that should have solicited concern on the part of the Allied powers. Hitler established a dictatorship based on strengthening Germany and gaining lebensraum, and he explicitly states this in Mein Kampf: "Our movement must seek to abolish the present disastrous proportion between our population and the area of our national territory, considering national territory as the source of our maintenance or as a basis of political power". He also says that he was aiming to "prepare the means that are necessary for the military conflict which will finally liberate and re-unite the fragments that are suffering under oppression". His moves were totally predictable and his motives were crystal clear, and yet Chamberlain and others trusted that Hitler would be satisfied with how they appeased him.
If they didn't catch Hitler's drift with Mein Kampf, the Allies could have read into his actions when German representatives walked out of the Geneva Disarmament Conference in 1933, withdrew from the League of Nations, and then announced the implementation of conscription and the existence of the Luftwaffe in 1935. He didn't even keep these a secret, in fact he published his actions for all the world to see, and yet nothing was done. This was a direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles, and the nations that were supposed to be enforcing it failed to stop Hitler, who had already more or less told the world he was going to conquer Europe, in his tracks. In fact, England even made an agreement with Germany to allow the development of a navy later in 1935, further reflecting their apathy.
Hitler occupying the Rhineland was yet another place at which the Allies could have noticed his aggression and stopped it. He was building up his military, which could have been partially to stop unemployment, but this crossed the line, literally. In Mein Kampf, he said "France is and will remain the implacable enemy of Germany. It does not matter what Governments have ruled or will rule in France...their foreign policy will always be directed towards acquiring possession of the Rhine frontier and consolidating France’s position on this river by disuniting and dismembering Germany." He wanted the Rhineland, and he had a military, so it's perfectly obvious what his next step would be. What did Britain and France do about it? Nothing. Sure, they were in the middle of their own economic crises, but it was obvious that Hitler was looking to gain back territory lost, and that he was going to start with what was in his own borders. It was easy to see that he didn't have much of an armed force, as it was only announced in 1935, and Hitler himself said “The forty-eight hours after the march into the Rhineland were the most nerve-racking in my life….If the French had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs, for the military resources at our disposal would have been wholly inadequate for even moderate resistance”. They could have stopped him, but they decided to try to appease him and let him get what he wanted so he would eventually stop, which didn't happen.
Hitler set out to re-establish Anschluss in 1934, saw that his army wasn't sufficient to do it by force, and backed down. So, once he had built up a substantial armed force, and wasn't opposed in doing that, he set out to try it again. Instead of allowing the Austrian people to decide for themselves if they wanted to be part of Germany, he invaded the day before the vote. This portrayed that Hitler was in conquest mode, and the Allies failed to pick up the signal.
The final failure of the Allies to stop Hitler, at which they reverted to appeasement instead, was with the Munich Crisis. Hitler wanted the Germans in the Sudetenland to be reunited with Germany, which was justifiable enough. He extended his demands when Britain and France agreed to appease him, knowing that he could squeeze more out of them. He asked that Poland and Hungary receive some Czechoslovakian territory as well, that contained their people, which wasn't too bad either. The mistake the Allies made was believing that this would appease Hitler and that he would make no more demands after this. His previous actions and the information released to the public showed clearly that he was looking to gain territory in Europe, yet the Allies were blinded by their own wishing that they wouldn't have to do anything to get Hitler to stop. The Munich Agreement sealed the fate of the world: a war would commence, as Hitler saw that the British and French didn't want to interfere, the Russians would see the British and French as unreliable allies, the US would retreat more into their isolationist barriers, and Hitler would be allowed to conquer territory and resources that would fuel the expansion of the Reich.
ReplyDeleteTo conclude, the Allied policy of appeasement toward Germany was the main factor that allowed the Second World War to happen. Their failure to pick up Hitler's many signals of what his goals were, their failure to act when he violated the Treaty of Versailles, and their failure to see that Hitler could not be trusted at Munich welcomed his aggression. They allowed the crying baby to get what he wanted, from weapons to an army to remilitarizing the Rhineland to conquering Czechoslovakia, and eventually Poland and France and some Baltic states. Luckily for them, Russia and the US were able to pick up the pieces, but many people died and land was devastated and money was spent in the process. Hitler would not be appeased until he conquered Europe, and even then he may have looked to extend the Aryan reign of the thousand year Reich; this was evident throughout the 1930s, but the Allies missed it, or refused to perceive it, and thus World War II occurred.
Hitler's aggression was the main cause of World War II. If Hitler had not set out to achieve such ambitious objectives, it simply would not have happened. Hitler had a clear plan, and was willing to say and do anything to achieve it.
ReplyDeleteHitler knew that the democracies needed public support to declare war, so he convinced the people that his demands were reasonable. He also tried to frighten the citizens, making sure they knew there would be consequences, should they decide to fight against Germany. This manipulation was a form of aggression that sparked appeasement.
When Hitler threatened Britain and France with war, he was clearly aware of the implications this would cause, should the democracies not cave to his pressure. The leader of Germany was believable when he stated he would go to war over his beliefs. He was not going to lie down if Britain and France were not going to appease him; he was going to get what he wanted.
Finally, it was when Hitler invaded Poland that the war began. This was obviously aggressive behaviour. If Hitler had stopped after the appeasement in Czechoslovakia, the war would not have happened. It was this final act of aggression that obviously started the war.
Therefore, his adversaries’ policy of appeasement did not begin the war. It was Hitler’s continuous aggression (his manipulation, threats, and invasions) and his willingness to go to war over his beliefs that caused World War II.
Hitler’s aggression was most responsible for leading Europe to war. Without his dangerous and aggressive moves against the terms set by the Treaty of Versailles, the Allies would never had to make the difficult decision on where to draw the line. Hitler’s plans for Europe were never a large surprise, he had written them all out during his stay in prison, in Mein Kampf. There are propaganda posters from as late as 1938 advertising his book as a critical success.
ReplyDeleteLebensbraum, his desire to create more living space for the German people required the acquisition of new territory. His desire to tear up the Treaty of Versailles, and reverse all that had been taken away from his country, and his desire to destroy Communism was all well known. We also know that most of his aggressive moves would not have been successful without the appeasement. While appeasing Hitler may have bought more time for the Allies to prepare their armed forces, Hitler himself said “The forty-eight hours after the march into the Rhineland were the most nerve-racking in my life. If the French had then marched into the Rhineland we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs, for the military resources at our disposal would have been wholly inadequate for even a moderate resistance.” And there is also evidence that the small, but very well armed Czech army could have triumphed over the Germans, but without support from either England or France, they never had a chance. Hitler’s march into Prague proved his role as an aggressor and was the final step leading to the end of appeasement.
Without appeasement, Hitler’s attempts at conquest would have been slowed down, but Hitler’s aggression and passion driven by his own ideas would have led to war all the same.
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ReplyDeleteThe policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. Despite the many chances the Allies had to interfere with Hitler's aggression, they did not.
ReplyDeleteHitler's stated in his book, Mein Kampf, he would not stop fighting for expansion. Mein Kampf was published in 1926; however, the policy of appeasement was put in effect years later. This was a big clue to the Allies; they should have known Hitler was not going to be satisfied with the appeasement.
As the Allies allowed Hitler to rearm, conscript, and reoccupy the Rhineland, he gained confidence. He was confident that the Allies would not intervene with any of his other attempts at expanding. The fact alone that they allowed him to rearm and put conscription into effect, made such a big difference. If they had not allowed him to rearm, he would not have had a strong enough army to continue on to his expansion plans and on to World War II.
The reoccupation of the Rhineland was one of Hitler's biggest ego boosters. Hitler stated: "If France had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs." Hitler’s aggression could have been stopped at his first move.
Hitler's second move was to unify with Austria. The Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany from unifying with Austria; however, because the Allies broke the rules of the TOV once, Hitler knew they would be willing to do so twice.
The Allies accepted all of Hitler’s actions so he continued to take advantage of this. Hitler promised his aggression would end if the Germans that were lost in the TOV in the Sudetenland were reunited with Germany. Chamberlain truly believed Hitler would end his aggression: “I believe it is peace for our time . . . peace with honour.” Hitler fooled the Allies. Since the Allies constantly did not stop Hitler's actions, he realized they were afraid of and not prepared to go to war.
Hitler was convinced by this time that his attempts to take over more land would not be stopped. He began to work with the Soviet Union to take over Poland and this raised awareness to Britain and France. It was obvious now that the policy of appeasement had failed to achieve its objectives; it only brought confidence to Hitler. Britain prepared her army for war, and shortly after, the most devastating war would occur.
The policy of appeasement was clearly the most responsible for World War II in Europe. The Allies blindly missed their chances of stopping Hitler. The policy of appeasement allowed Germany to rearm, conscript, reoccupy the Rhineland, unify with Austria, and take back territory Germany lost in the Treaty of Versailles, which led to his attempts at further expansion to Poland.
The policy of appeasement towards Hitler was the most responsible cause for World War II in Europe. Britain and France’s lack of action in holding a strong stance against Hitler and Germany ultimately led to World War II. Hitler’s rearmament of Germany, the German troops entering the Rhineland, the annexation of Austria, and the annexation of the Sudetenland were all violations of the Treaty of Versailles where no action was taken to prevent Hitler, but instead gave him way to do so.
ReplyDeleteHitler clearly stated in his book, Mein Kampf that he would not stop fighting for expansion. This book was published in 1926, and should have been a big hint to the Allies as to what his goals were, and that he was most likely not going to be satisfied with appeasement.
In March of 1935, Hitler ordered the rearmament of Germany and brought back conscription. This was one of the first things that was appeased by the Allies that also defied the Treaty of Versailles. The Allies could have taken this opportunity to stop Hitler by enforcing the Treaty, but they did not, as many felt the terms of the Treaty had been too harsh, and believed Hitler wouldn’t go to any extremes but just wanted to get back what Germany had lost. The fact that the Allies had given him the leeway to rearm and put conscription back into effect made a big difference in fuelling his aggression in future conquests. If the Allies had held a strong force and enforced the Treaty’s terms, Hitler would not have had a strong enough army or confidence to continue with his plans of expansion for Germany.
The allowing of German troops to march back in and occupy the Rhineland was another missed opportunity for the Allies to impose the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler even stated himself that “If France had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs.” If the Allies had indeed stopped the German troops, that would have led to a deflation of Hitler’s ego as well as his confidence in being able to slip by the terms of the Treaty and the Allies.
Hitler’s want to unify with Austria is another example of his appeasement. Although the Allies believed in and were committed to upholding the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and of St. Germain, when Hitler carried out his plans in unifying with Austria, the efforts to stop him were only verbal and very moderate. The Allies not making any physical effort to stop him showed Hitler that he could do whatever he wanted when concerning his expansion, thus leading him to continue on defying the terms of the Treaty and building his aggression with each success.
The annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia by Germany was yet another example of appeasement. Instead of responding to the annexation, Chamberlain; the British Prime Minister and the French met with Hitler and signed the Munich Agreement (1938), which then gave Germany the Sudetenland. If the Allies had stood up to Hitler instead of giving in to his demands, it might not have fuelled Hitler’s aggression and ultimately wouldn’t have led to the War. Hitler took a step further and in March 1939 had seized control of all Czechoslovakia. The Allies finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel, and decided that they had to take a stronger stand, and guaranteed Poland full support against Hitler’s further aggression. This angered Hitler, and with the confidence he had received from previous appeasement, made plans to and successfully invaded Poland.
There was a strong desire to not repeat something with the magnitude that World War I had, which ultimately led to the willing appeasement of Hitler. The Allies reluctance to deal with Hitler’s aggression encouraged him to continue pushing the limits and see how far he could go in his plans of expansion, as well as encouraged the overall aggression in his endeavors.
Appeasement was seen as an effective tool, but the problem was Hitler could not be Appeased. Appeasement wouldn’t have been a policy without an aggressor. Hitler’s Aggression fueled the appeasement strategy; therefore his aggression was responsible for causing World War II. He went against the Treaty Of Versailles, creating his utopia of “lebensraum”. Meaning to do so he had to take over lands of other independent countries, so he Annexed Austria and occupied Czechoslovakia. He was going about invading countries and getting more and more destructive, He had his eyes set on Poland. This was his final act of Aggressive behavior before Britain and France felt that Hitler needed to be stopped. France and Britain then committed to protect the sovereignty of Poland. Hitler went on to go and invade Poland. That began World War II When Britain and France realized that he would not be stopped by appeasement, they had altered their pacific policies and were now resolved to fight.
ReplyDeleteHitler’s aggression was the push to world war 2 because Hitler had a goal/plan to expand German territory into Eastern Europe. He had this mind set since 1926 when he wrote Mein Kampf, this proves that there was virtually nothing to stop him, he would do anything to get this accomplished and nothing but the territorial claims would satisfy him. In the video we were showed Chamberlain said himself he could foresee that that appeasement would not help, if anything it would heighten his aggression more and give him the thrive to claim Eastern Europe. Nothing was ever enough for Hitler, with his determination I’m sure he would have find an excuse and reason to take France and Britain seeing that he had an advantage with his modernized military equipment and a military larger than both nations. If Hitler was willing to kill those in his own country, I don’t see how appeasement or anything could stop him from getting what he wants.
ReplyDeleteHitlers push for appeasment was more responsible than his aggression for starting world war two.Hitler did not technically use aggression for appeasment, he simply left the Allies no other choice.He forced the Chzechs and Austrians to become united again by signing the Munich agreement with Germany, because the only other option was, to be blunt, war; which also meant fighting the Germans alone without defense from France or Britain.
ReplyDeleteHitlers continuous drive for appeasment gave him a great amount of power. Not just for weak allies, but his timing aswell. For example, Britain was weak militaristically, and feared that they would face strategic problems if war broke out because of their weak army. Since Hitler proposed appeasment around this time, Britain jumped at the opportunity in order to give them time to prepare for war if it were to break out in the future, and to also have Germany be in alliance with them.
Another reason why appeasment had a large impact on world war two commencing was lack of interference. Hitler went against many rules of the Treaty of Versailles, such as regaining Sudetenland,and Austria, German army entering Rhinelands, and the German military rearming. All of these went against the Treaty of Versailles and France and Britain did nothing about it. This gave Hitler the impression that he could do whatever he pleased sans punishment. And when he started to get away with these things, it gave him the impression he culd simply do anything.
The unfortunate thing about appeasment being the main cause of world war two, was that nobody realized Hitler had revealed his entire plan to conquer in Mein Kampf; which was published in 1926!
In conclusion, Hitlers appeasment was responsible for world war two over his aggresion because his appeasment though, may not have seemed aggressive to many, such as Chamberlain, was indeed. If the Allies had stood their ground and been able to defend themsleves against Hitler, his appeasment would have failed and world war two would not have broken out. Because the Allies were reluctant in stopping Hitlers endless lengths for appeasment, it caused Hitler to eventually come to this massive power, paralyzing Europe, seizing enablement to stop world war two from breaking out.
The policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. Hitler had been determined destroy the Treaty Of Versailles but he would have never been able to do so had the Allies (the ones who were meant to ensure the Treaty was upheld) not been so ready to turn a blind eye.
ReplyDeleteWhen Hitler first violated of the Treaty (when he began his rearmament and conscription action) not only did the Allies not attempt to keep him at bay, they also sympathized with him believing that the conditions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles truly were too harsh. Britain even went as far as to construct the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, which allowed Hitler to rebuild his navy to 35% of Britain’s. In doing this, they not only gave Hitler the green light to violate the Treaty, but they also didn’t stop him when he kept rebuilding his navy even after it got bigger than the limit they’d originally placed.
In 1936 Hitler, once again going against the Treaty, ordered German troops to occupy the Rhineland. The French wanted to stop him right there but, because the British thought Germany was just taking back territory they should not have lost, they did not support France’s wish for military action. This made Hitler realize that his opposition was not willing to act and therefore gave him more confidence to continue his advances. Some historians believe that this would have been the perfect place to stop Hitler’s momentum, because when he occupied the Rhineland his forces were not strong enough to counter an attack, stating “If France had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs.” But because of the policy of appeasement Hitler gained confidence and was able to continue his advances in Europe.
Hitler’s next move was Anschluss. In 1938, when he forced Nazi rule upon Austria, Hitler made it obvious he was interested in conquest and gaining territory, and yet the Allies still sat back and did nothing. Making up excuses as to why Hitler’s actions were justified.
The annexation of the Sudetenland was yet another time when Britain and France could have responded. However, instead Chamberlain and Daladier met with Hitler in 1938 and signed the Munich Agreement. This agreement literally gave Hitler the Sudetenland and the Allies thought that Hitler now had all he wanted, but they were wrong. It was only when, later in 1939, Hitler seized control of all of Czechoslovakia thus dissolving it into Slovakia and placed it under the rule of the Reich, that the British and the French decided Hitler was an aggressor and had to be stopped.
As a final attempt to undo the doings of the policy of appeasement, Britain and France guaranteed Poland full support in an attack from Germany, but the damage was done. The appeasement had given Hitler the confidence, the time and the resources he needed to go to war. Had the Allies been more adamant about maintaining the conditions the Treaty of Versailles imposed, Hitler would have never been strong enough to cause any trouble. He’d clearly stated all of his plans in his book Mein Kampf but Allies either were not attentive enough to see that, or they just chose not to. As a result of their sympathy, blindness and them allowing Hitler to continue his advances the world was yet again at war.
The appeasement of Hitler was most responsible for causing World War II. Hitler started off by taking the land back that was taken away by the Treaty of Versailles, with this he was slowly testing the boundaries the other countries set for Germany, and every time he passed at boundary and other countries let him get away with it, the farther he would go. It was like a parent letting a child get away with small things, until the child starts becoming uncontrollable. Only after Hitler went too far and began becoming a threat to bigger, more powerful countries is when the powers started to fight against him.
ReplyDeleteIf countries like France fought back during the beginning of Hitler's efforts to gain land, the war could have most likely been completely avoided; such as when Germany reoccupied the Rhineland. This was before Germany had begun their rearmament, so their army was still very small and insignificant from the effects of the Treaty of Versailles. Though France's army was not faring well at the time either, their numbers still outweighed Hitler's army and they could have driven them out. But since France decided to appease Hitler, Germany took that land easily and without a fight.
Though Hitler’s aggression did in fact lead to appeasement being a factor in the causes of World War II, if Hitler’s aggression and army had been met with some sort of opposing force instead of the appeasement that was given to him, he could have almost definitely been stopped.
Appeasement was to blame for the outbreak of the second world war. Had Hitler not been allowed free range to do as he pleased, then he would not have had the ability or momentum, as it were, to amass the force necessary to start a conflict and dominate Europe. As quoted by Hitler, if the french had come to stop him from reoccupying the Rhineland, he could have done nothing to stop them. This is a prime example of the allies letting Hitler walk all over them, and they continued to let him do so until it was too late and Hitler could no longer be stopped. In Mein Kampf, Hitler stated his plan and the allies seemed to ignore this. Had the allies intervened, Hitler`s aggression would have been stemmed and Europe along with the rest of the world would not have had to endure the atrocities of the second world war.
ReplyDeleteHitlers agression was a result from how much the German public had been pushed around in the past. Apeasement allowed him oppertunity which he used wisely. The Allied force had many oppertunities to stop Hitler and decided to allow him to gain strength. All Hitler was doing was seeking retribution on the harsh penalties pushed on the Germans by the treaty of Versailles. Even if he did have bigger plans in mind, he did let out a warning to the public with his book, "Mein Kampf." The main point is that he could have been stopped, like when he took back the Rhineland, he told his troops that if they met any ressistance to retreat. Saying that Hitler did not have the resources yet, and could have been stopped if there was no appeasment.
ReplyDeleteIt is possible to think of many different adjectives to describe Adolf Hitler, many of them negative. One of the most fitting, arguably, is “aggressive.” Having said that, I don’t believe his aggression was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe.
ReplyDeleteHitler clearly expressed his sentiments in Mein Kampf, explaining how he would not be satisfied with minimal expansion. Yes, Chamberlain was optimistic and thought that Hitler could eventually be satiated; unfortunately, he was just naïve. Just like every other German, Hitler was greatly upset by the Treaty of Versailles. He, on the other hand, actually took action. He didn’t even try to hide the fact that he was building the German army back up. The British were feeling a tad guilty, and let him get away with breaching the Treaty of Versailles. This, however, was not the only thing they did to breach it. Hitler started using conscription to get more men for his armies, and even reoccupied the Rhineland. The Allies sat back and watched, hoping he would soon be satisfied. (Why did no one read –or believe- Mein Kampf?)
The Reoccupation of the Rhineland was the first major step in Hitler’s plan to regain lost territory. It could have been stopped though! Had the French and the British shown any type of defensive plan at all, the Germans “(…) would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs, for the military resources at our disposal would have been wholly inadequate for even moderate resistance” in Hitler’s opinion.
It is quite reasonable that the Allies did not want to enter another war, who would? One should not overlook the fact that they were all going through an economic depression. Still, they had a plethora of opportunities to stop Hitler in his tracks, and none of them were acted upon. Another example is the unification of Germany and Austria. The Allies made a feeble effort to warn Hitler verbally, but took no physical action. This showed Hitler that there were to be no consequences for his actions, which inevitably pumped up his ego.
After Hitler was granted the Sudetenland (Munich Agreement, 1938) he was also seized control of Czechoslovakia a year later. This finally set off an alarm for Allies, telling them to take action, finally. Instead of appeasing Hitler for many years after the first Would War, they put their foot down for Poland. Guaranteeing Poland full support against Hitler’s aggression is a very nice idea, but it was not successful. By the time the Allies finally decided to intervene, the German army was large enough to do real damage, they also had enough resources and confidence. Unfortunately, Hitler could not be satisfied, and because of the reluctance of people like Chamberlain, World War II begun.
The appeasement that was given to Hitler was responsible for starting WWII, if Britain and France were able to stand up, and put Hitler back in place by not appeasing him, they could have prevented WWII from starting out. Hitler was not ready to battle at the time, but neither were the allies, which gave Hitler the permission to take back what is “his”.
ReplyDeleteThe appeasement had more of a role of starting WWII due to the lack of the British and French intervene. When Hitler set out to take over some of the land Germany lost in previous years, France and Britain had all the might to say no, you cannot take back what the Treaty took away. But instead they overestimated Hitler at the time, although his strength in numbers would have been outmatched by the allies. Hitler claimed that if France would have reacted to Hitler re-occupying the Rhineland, he would have backed out instantly and would have seen that the French and the British will react to his attempt of land annexation. But what he saw was a great opportunity, as he had trust in him from Chamberlain which bought Hitler time. Once he saw the he had the green light, and nothing to worry about as he intimidated both the French and the British he without worrying went for Austria, the Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia. The timing was perfect for Hitler, as Germany was out of depression, unlike France and Britain, which forced them to appease Hitler. The appeasement of the allies was stopped way to late, when Hitler already had the man power and land size to start a major war, and Poland was his first real aggression act. But the momentum was picked up and now Germany was powerful and did not need any approval from the allies, Hitler was ready for war.
Have the allies intervened and said no to Hitler instantly, he would have halted his want of lebensraum, and taken a step back to reconsider of taking over continental Europe.
The Allies appeasement towards Hitler was most responsible for the occurrence of WWII. Hitler broke the rules of the Treaty of Versailles on numerous occasions while Britain and France stood back and watched because they were trying to deal with their depression. Britain and France knew that Hitler was building his navy and instead of stopping him they passed the Anglo-German Naval agreement which allowed him to build the naval fleet to 35% of Britain’s fleet. Hitler in 1935 also introduced conscription (calling up men to army) and once again Britain and France just stood there and watched while he broke the treaty again. Hitler took a huge gamble when invading the Rhineland with 22,000 soldiers and after seeing Britain and France do nothing again Hitler knew that the Treaty of Versailles was a fraud and could breeze through Eastern Europe. The courage Hitler had and the lack of aggression but instead appeasement from France and Britain was the main factor which in the end was what led up to the cause of WWII.
ReplyDeleteI think Chamberlain's appeasement was responsible for causing the war. Hitler didn't want to be appeased, he already had his own plan as he explained in Mein Kampf, he wanted to expand Germany, and would not take minimal expansion, he thought he could do anything and obviously wanted to go further. Chamberlain believed Hitler to be 'a man who can be relied upon,' which didn't help the situation as appeasement encouraged Hitler that he could do anything. The appeasement would not have stopped Hitler, as he was determined to go to war, one way or another. Hitler being appeased helped him pretty much do whatever he wanted in a small period. Hitler, along with most other Germans, was still very much unsatisfied with the Treaty of Versailles, he planned a massive rearmament and did not hesitate to take back the Rhineland from French occupation. Once Hitler received the Sudatenland, and went towards Poland, he was finally stopped and war was started. If Hitler had been stopped in his tracks by the french while reoccupying the Rhineland, seeing as his army was still very small still as result of Versailles, the war most likely could have not went on.. As a matter of fact, if the Allies had tried to stop Hitler while he was still pretty weak and not too powerful, it could have worked. But Chamberlain, along with many Conservatives 'supported' Hitler's strong, right-wing government.
ReplyDeleteI personally think that Hitler's appeasement was more responsible than his aggression. Without the policy of appeasement, Hitler wouldn't have the means of power that he did if he didn't have it. He then had the right to Germany's armed forces even though that contradicted everything that the French and Britain purposed on the treaty of Versailles. All this power gave Hitler confidence within himself and with him already rearming Germany, German troops in Rhineland, annexation of Austria, taking the Sudentenland from Czechoslovika and then follow taking away Czaechoslovika.This fed him more power to do more things and to dream bigger; to strive bigger. If they would've fought and tried to stop this years earlier, there would've been a shorter war or even yet; prevented at all.
ReplyDeleteAlong with that, Britain and France stood timid to do anything as Hitler started to gain more and more power. For example, Britain and France had knowledge of Germany's naval fleet to be grown and Hitler to introduce conscription which in both was a violation of the treaty. Afterwards, after Hitler invaded the Rhineland; Britain and France doing nothing about it realized that with the Appeasement and power it will be very effortless to take over eastern Europe.
Therefore, I personally think that Hitler's aggression was always there and have been a key factor but the policy of Appeasement gave Hitler that extra push, to carry out his plan to take over the rest of Europe and henceforth; The Start of World War II.
Appeasement by the British and French was most responsible for causing the WWII.
ReplyDeleteHitler had made it clear in Mein Kampf that he looked to expand Germany using force, but the Allies continued to appease him despite him making his intentions clear in his book. He highlighted his idea of lebensraum, as well as his blueprint of plans, and the Allies failed to use this as a warning to what was to come from him. In addition to this, Germany/Hitler also gave clues of its intentions when it walked out of the Geneva Conference and withdrew from the League of Nations over being denied weapons, which made showed the Allies that they would not go down quietly if they were denied what they wanted.
The British and French also allowed Hitler to disobey the Treaty of Versailles many different times before 1939, whether it be re-introducing conscription or re-establishing the air force. (While this was justifiable, as they (the Allies) felt as if they weren't ready to go to battle, there is a possibility that Hitler would have stopped if one of them decided to step in). This should have acted as a warning for the Allies that Hitler would continue to "push their buttons" until either one of them stepped in to intervene. In fact, when the Germans occupied the Rhineland in the March of 1936 (which also violated the Locarno Pact), Hitler ordered the troops to withdraw if the French started fighting back, which proved that Hitler was indeed testing the Allies to see how far he could go without them intervening. As they continued to appease him and did nothing, Hitler gained the confidence to take things by force, which may have not existed had the Allies stepped in earlier instead of appeasing him. Hitler demonstrated this confidence when he annexed Austria, which proved to him and everyone else that his methods that had been morphed as a result of the Allies' appeasement were finally effective. The Austrian Chancellor, Schuschnigg, even asked for assistance from the British and the French when Hitler forced him to accept a Nazi leader into his government, and they did not get the hints from Hitler that he was beginning to prioritize conquest in his methods. The British and the French, however, did not intervene at that point either. Although the Allied powers had allowed him to basically ignore the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler made it clear that he still wanted more, and they continued to cling onto the belief that Hitler could be stopped if he was appeased.
At the Munich Conference, Hitler had made it clear to Chamberlain that he would be willing to wage war to reunite the Sudeten Germans back with Germany. If he had threatened war at the point, when he had been allowed to get away with breaking the Treaty of Versaiiles before, what made the Allies think that he wouldn't rage war later on, even after all the appeasement he was given? On top of this, as a result of Hitler announcing the occupation of Czechslovakia, the British basically twisted the Czech's arms to get them to agree to the appeasement as well, as they knew that the Czechs would fight back and resist the Germans, instead of drawing the line there. This caused the Russians to think of the British and French as laughable Allies, which influenced them to sign a non-aggression pact with Germany later on. This pact made it even easier for Germany to wage war, as they no longer had to worry about fighting on two fronts. The Allies did not draw the line until March (as Hitler was about to invade Poland) when Chamberlain announced the end of appeasement, which came at much too late of a time as Hitler was already able to gain momentum from the lack of opposing action by the Allies before that time.
ReplyDeleteAppeasement was ultimately responsible for the Second World War, as if it was ridden of by the Allies at a much earlier time, the Germans may not have had the accumulated strength or confidence to be raging battles. The Allies were given more than enough hints that Hitler would not stop until he accomplished his ultimate goal, but they chose not to act on it, believing that he wouldn't start a war if he was given what he wanted in the form of little bits of appeasement.
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ReplyDeletea. Hitler’s aggression was more responsible for causing WWII in Europe because without his aggressive moves there would be no need for appeasement. Hitler’s aggression allowed him to achieve occupation of the Rhineland in March1936, annexation of Austria in March 1938, annexation of Sudetenland in October 1938, occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939, he threatened Danzig and Polish Corridor in the summer of 1939, and in September 1939 he invaded Poland. All these in a matter of 3 years is outstanding, in a bad way. He had such aggression, and determination to overtake Europe that it lead obviously straight to war, whether Chamberlain saw him that way at first or not.
ReplyDeleteThe appeasement was just Hitler’s cherry on top, and certainly still had ever intention going to war. It is unavoidable to see now that Hitler was just taking advantage of the appeasement because he could and it would help him in the war. The main reason Hitler started to war was to expand German territory which is exactly what his aggression was doing. These desires of Hitler’s to expand German Territory, antipathy for Jews, and other things clearly stated in his book Mein Kampf. As well, to add, March 30 Chamberlain publicly stated an official end to their appeasement, and then guaranteed Poland's independence. It was then Hitlers aggressiveness poured out even further. He demanded self determination for Germans in Danzig, as Poland refused. Months after, September 1 Germany invaded Poland, thus having Britain and France declare war on Germany. Concluding to prove that it was Hitler’s aggression that was most responsible for causing WWII in Europe.
Hitlers aggression was more to blame for the cause of WWII than appeasement. Hitler made it clear that he had wanted more territory for Germany, and Britain and France's failure to react to multiple rules of the treaty of Versailles being disregarded had given Hitler the confidence to implement lebensraum. However, Hitler had made it very clear in Mein Kampf that he intended to use means of aggression to expand Germany BEFORE Hitler had even come to power and had a chance to be appeased. Hitler took the initiative to occupy the Rhineland and annex Austria before he was appeased. It was Hitlers aggression that partly caused Britain and France to appease Hitler. Hitler had made it difficult for Britain and France to react as Hitler was quickly becoming more powerful, and Hitler saw the depression as a chance to act fast while Britain and France were not able to react. This is why Hitlers aggression was more responsible for causing WWII rather than appeasement.
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The policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. It is logical that Britain and France were pushing to avoid war, and that stopping Hitler’s aggression would most likely have caused that, but there were indications that he was not planning on slowing down any time soon. He violated multiple terms of the Treaty of Versailles, with the rearming of Germany, the annexation of the Austria, and the German occupation of the Rhineland. Appeasing Hitler only created a temporary solution for Europe. Britain and France should have addressed these violations, and realized there are only so many reasons for such a rapid rearmament of Germany, and the expansion to different areas; especially ones that Germany was supposed to be banned from. As indicated in Mein Kampf, Hitler wanted to fulfill his concept of lebensraum, or living space. This should have been an obvious indication to Britain and France that Hitler was not just looking for a small expansion. They should have stopped his aggression when they had the chance.
ReplyDeleteHitler’s aggression is the reason over appeasement for World War 2 starting. Hitler’s goals were clear from the beginning that he was going to go along the path he chose. His first bold move was re-arming his military and re-introducing conscription. Both acts were against the treaty of Versailles but he got by unpunished and kept his aggressive push up. He then used his newly armed army to take back the German Rhineland and continued his push and took over Austria. He started to test what he could get away with going against the terms of the treaty of Versailles which turned out to be a lot. He then went and to the Sudetenland and was again left unchallenged and became more aggressive and then marched the rest of Czechoslovakia. This is what he was limited to and then Britain realized that he is not going to stop expanding unless a war was aroused. After invading Poland, 3 days later war as challenged on Germany and it was started. Aggression and appeasement are close to being the start of the war but when it comes down to it, it was aggression.
ReplyDeleteThe policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. It is understandable that Britain and France wanted to avoid war, but it was obvious that Hitler was not going to stop expanding Germany.
ReplyDeleteNot only did he outline his goal of conquering more territory in his party platform and in Mein Kampf, he had also broken agreements like the Treaty of Versailles.
It was a foolish move to allow Hitler to have the Sudetenland because it was clear from prior actions, speeches, and writings that he was not going to stop. The Allies should have anticipated that he would continue his policy of lebensraum (living space).
Neville Chamberlain of Britain was concerned that Hitler may try to invade Britain, so he turned to appeasement, but if he had simply attempted to stop him in the first place, fear of invasion would not have been an issue.
Every time it seemed like Hitler was done expanding, he moved forward with new plans. Britain and France should have realized appeasement was not going to work and crushed him while they had the chance.
Appeasement was the most responsible thing for causing World War Two. It showed Hitler that he could kneed the Allies into giving him what he wanted. The Allies didn't want another war. Hitler even said that if they had pushed back when he remilitarized the Rhineland that he would've been quickly done in by the Allied forces, but as they didn't he took it as a signal to take more. The Allies did nothing because they didn't want to anger Hitler into starting another huge war, so they believed that appeasement would pacify him for good. Appeasement just made Hitler's aggression greater.
ReplyDeleteHitler’s aggression was most responsible for causing World War II. If it were not for his strong personality and drive, then countries may have been able to control Germany with appeasement. Hitler had a plan; he wrote all his ideas in “Mein Kampf,” his ideas of rebelling against the Treaty of Versailles and putting Germany “back on the map,” and Hitler would not let appeasement get in the way of his master plans.
ReplyDeleteFrom the beginning of Hitler’s power he had written a book called, “Mein Kampf.” Hitler wrote about how he believed that Germany needed more territory and living space (lebensraum) and how he wanted to show the world that Germany would no longer be humiliated from World War I. He also had a plan to overturn the terms of the Treaty of Versailles; he reoccupied the Rhineland, ignored Anschluss, he took over Czechoslovakia and Poland. With Hitler’s aggression he had the power to do whatever he wanted.
Britain and France would try to hold Hitler’s aggression off by using appeasement. Neither country wanted to go into war, so they tried to settle things with Hitler peacefully. The British and French were going against what the Treaty of Versailles said, and they allowed Germany take over the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. They let Hitler and Germany walk all over them and they did not show Germany their aggression. Appeasement may have helped Hitler in some aspect. Britain and France’s appeasement in letting Germany take over the Sudetenland showed Germany that maybe he could get away with other annexes. The main reason why Hitler’s aggression was most responsible was because without his aggression or threats, Britain and France would not have to use appeasement.
Hitler had a plan. He would not let anything get in his way. His aggression showed how determined and serious he was about showing how strong Germany still was. If Hitler’s aggression was not as powerful, then Britain and France wouldn’t have to plan for appeasement. Hitler’s aggression was the biggest reason from causing World War II; he had the drive and integrity to annex countries.
Hitler’s appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. If Brittan had intervened instead of appeasing Hitler early on in the war Hitler would most likely have backed down. In private journals of Hitler he even stated that he was actually scared when he called Brittan’s bluff and continued to annex countries, and had Brittan intervened the German army was far too weak to fight the British. It was also clearly stated in “Mein Kampf” that Hitler planned on implementing Lebensraum, expanding towards Russia so Brittan and France should have known that appeasing Hitler was not going to do anything. The appeasement of Hitler’s aggression only made Hitler progressively bolder, until eventually he invaded Poland with full military force. In the end we can compare the appeasement of Hitler to a bratty child, if you keep making compromises you appear weak which eventually leads to a complete disregard for authority. By the time France and Brittan realized that appeasement had failed it was too late.
ReplyDeleteAppeasment was the most responsible factor for causing World War II in Europe. The nations around the world did not want to get involved in another war. Almost everyone was suffering the great depression that followed the post war boom of the 20's. Hitler was able to use this as his advantage as he pushed to reverse the reparations set against Germany after World War I. He used the Treaty of Versailles as his guidelines, a treaty that lots of the world viewed as unfair to start with. This eventually contributed to it being completely abandonned even though it was created to prevent another war. Hitler was very agressive but Germany was not quite ready for a war yet. With appeasement Hitler was able to push the limits of regaining territory without feeling any opposition or resistance. For example when Hitler went afte the Rhineland it has been documented that if anyone had opposed him or fought he would have been dettered and retreated as his army was still building. Without appeasement Hitler most likely wouldn't have been as aggressive.
ReplyDeleteAppeasement was the biggest element in the start of World War II. If Britian and France hadn't appeased Hitler, he wouldn't have been as bold as he was. By them letting him dismay the Treaty of Versailles, it showed him that he could get away with more by doing less. In "Mein Kampf", he states that he wants to impliment Lebensraum, so Britian and France should have known that he wouldn't be happy until he conquered all of Europe. Without the appeasement, Hitler wouldn't have been as aggressive as he was with it, because he would be more afraid of a counter attack from the Allies.
ReplyDeleteThe policy of appeasement was a contributing factor to the outbreak of World War II because it was used against Hitler whose immediate goals included domination of Eastern Europe. The Allies shouldn't have under estimated Hitler’s aggression. Hitler had no intention of being appeased. He was going to take what he wanted and if the allies wanted to give it to him rather than fight to defend it then he would gladly shake their hands and take the lands he wanted. In result Hitler ended up taking over Rhineland, Austria, Sudeten land, and Poland.
ReplyDeleteMien Kampf was written by Hitler was published before in 1926 however the policy was put to use years after. In the book it clearly stated Hitler’s vision for expansion of Germany to the east of Europe and Russia. The allies clearly failed to see that Hitler’s aggression would not just stop. Chamberlin dearly believed that giving Germany a little of what they want would save them from the war which they were not prepared for.Chamberlin’s policy of appeasement was just a reason to get time for rearming; however this would also give Germany to expand. Germany at the time was weak, and if the allies took control and stuck to the treaty of Versailles, Germany wouldn't be able to expand in such little period of time. Hitler even stated that "If France had then marched into the Rhineland; we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs." Hitler successfully reoccupied Rhineland which gave him and the German nation a sense of pride and power. Because the allies were in no hurry to stop Hitler, he knew he could get away with once again being unified with Austria. Hitler further proceeded to take back the Sudetenland that was lost by the terms of the TOV. Most Germans hated the TOV and by Hitler breaking the rules made him seem like a great leader in his people’s eyes this would give them a major confidence boost to keep going. Hitler continued by making a deal with the Soviet Union to take over Poland. Finally for the first time allies saw that the policy wasn't working.
When it was clear that the policy failed, the allies knew something had to be done, however it was a little too late. Germany was able to expand for months and gain lots of valuable territory. The Allies were ignorant to realize Hitler’s true intentions. The appeasement policy made taking land as easy as taking candy from a baby. This policy was most responsible for causing the war because it failed to stop Hitler from expanding his nation.
I do believe that appeasement was more responsible for causing the second world war. Appeasement was a method used by the British Prime Minister Chamberlain to make Hitler happy did not exactly caused the second world war, the policy of appeasement was a contributing factors to the outbreak of the world war the reason being it was used against Hitler whose goal was to have all of Europe. Any act of appeasement stood any chance of satisfying him. he would always just end up wanting more as a matter of fact certain acts of appeasement did infuriate him foe example when it delayed his gaining of Czechoslovakia, all in all Appeasement gave Hitler what he wanted.
ReplyDeleteI believe it was Hitler’s appeasement that was most responsible for causing World War II. It is clear that Britain and France wanted to avoid war, so they thought that appeasing Hitler would accomplish this goal.
ReplyDeleteAppeasement helped Hitler gained more and more power. Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf that he wanted to expand German territory. Britain and France should have taken this as the first sign that Germany could not be appeased. When Hitler first started overturning the Treaty of Versailles by occupying the Sudentenland and re-introducing conscription, Britain and France should have immediately intervened. At this point Hitler’s army was not powerful, and had Britain and France intervened at this time, they may have halted the advance of Hitler. However, Britain and France were dealing with their own recovery from World War 1 and felt the terms of the Treaty of Versailles were too harsh on Germany. They also did not intervene when Hitler began his unification with Austria, a clear violation of the Treaty. The main objective of appeasement was to avoid war, however, it did not accomplish this goal. France and Britain’s lack of action gave Hitler the time he needed to build his army and move forward with his desire to expand German territory. If Britain and France had stepped in when Hitler first violated the Treaty of Versailles, rather than appeasing him and believing that he would not advance into further territory, war may have been avoided.
Aggression was most responsible for causing World War II. Hitler defied the treaty of Versailles and kept pressing until the allies had no choice but to do something about it. Hitler was determined to go to war, and even if the Allies had not appeased him, he would have been more prepared to go to war. One may argue that after reoccupying the Rhineland, Hitler admitted that if the French had retaliated he would have retreated. However, the French were in no position to go to war and had no interest in doing so. Even if the French had stepped in, Hitler probably would have simply built up his army more and reoccupied the Rhineland again at a later date. From Mein Kampf, we can see that Hitler had big plans and was not about to be stopped by one challenge.
ReplyDeleteWithout Hitler’s aggression, there would not have been a need for appeasement in the first place. The main reason the Allies appeased Hitler was because they did not want war, and they were not ready for war. However, Hitler had been rearming Germany since 1933. Although without appeasement the Allies could have possibly stopped Hitler, in reality they were not prepared to do so. They were worried about issues that seemed much more important at the time, like the great depression. To them war was out of the question, and they didn’t really have any choice other than appeasement. It was Hitler’s continuous aggression that finally forced them into war.
Hitler was always determined to go to war. Therefore, Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing World War II in Europe. Hitler was not shy in tearing apart the Treaty of Versailles. First, Hitler began to build up his military forces by introducing conscription. Then Germany invades the Rhineland, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. During these rebellious advances, Britain and France stood idly by. Finally, Britain’s Prime Minister Chamberlain intervenes, but instead of declaring action towards the aggressive nation, he negotiates inaction. Giving Germany the Sudetenland also gave Hitler the easy opportunity to invade the rest of Czechoslovakia and then eventually Poland, inevitably resulting to war in order to stop Hitler. Chamberlain’s misjudgment of ‘a man who can be relied upon’ and trying to buy Hitler from making more demands caused World War II as it encouraged Hitler to think he could do anything.
ReplyDeleteAppeasement was the greatest factor for the cause of World War II in Europe. France and Britain should have stayed with the terms presented in the Treaty of Versailles and prevented Hitler from when he would start rearming and using conscription. Had they done this, The League of Nations was a force to be reckoned with, thus keeping Hitler at bay. League of Nations had instead, wasted their chances to take initiative. They could’ve prevented Hitler’s rearmament, his conscription, and the taking of the Rhineland. Mein Kampf states all of his future plans and intentions. Hitler would also unify with Austria, despite the Treaty of Versailles statements against it; Hitler had already broken the demands once [with the Allies allowing it] he could very well do it again. The Allies accepted Hitler’s actions, and he would again take advantage of this. Hitler promised this would stop if the Sudetenland were reunited with Germany. Chamberlain believed Hitler lies, thinking that it would be a time for peace. The true cause of World War II was due to the Allies constant appeasement of all of Hitler's demands, despite conflictions with the Treaty of Versailles. World War II, to a certain extent, could’ve been prevented. This is why appeasement was the greatest factor for the cause of World War II.
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The policy of appeasement was most responsible for causing WW2. Yes Hitler was aggressive. But if they had not kept saying yes to him just to make him happy then he wouldn't have been able to get the areas he wanted to start his takeover. The policy of appeasement was Hitler exactly what he wanted because it meant that he would have more time to build up his army, and make his country stronger, also with the allies appeasing him of taking territory it just gave him less areas that he needed to worry about taking over, if they hadn't let him then it might have made a big difference in how far Hitler was able to expand and the area he was able to take over in WW2. I understand that Britain needed time to build up their army, but if they had not appeased him from the start then he would've known that they weren't messing around, and also Hitler wouldn't have been able to build up his army as well, so he would've had a hard time fighting them with nothing to fight them with.
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