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The causes of WW2.
Date Submitted: 06/02/2001 05:06:38
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 2
Many historians have traced the causes of World War II to problems left unsolved
by World War I (1914-1918). World War I and the treaties that ended it also created new
political and economic problems. Forceful leaders in several countries took advantage of
these problems to seize power. The desire of dictators in Germany, Italy, and Japan to
conquer additional territory brought them into conflict with the democratic nations.
After World
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prolong the peace until Britain and France were ready for war. The two leaders were
mistaken on both counts. The failure of appeasement soon became clear. Hitler broke the
Munich Agreement in March 1939 and seized the rest of Czechoslovakia. He thereby
added Czechoslovakia's armed forces and industries to Germany's military. In the months
before World War II began, Germany's preparations for war moved ahead faster than did
the military build-up of Britain and France.
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