Germany's Selfishness

War alone is an ugly thing, but a world war is a whole different story. A world war is a grimy, cold, and destructive event. It is about countries from worlds apart forced to choose one of two sides. The selfishness of the three main powers from World War I inevitably lead to World War II. The unfairness of the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany into a corner, which only intensified and fueled their hatred. Italy and Japan’s choice to build an alliance with Germany was fueled by our exclusion of them during the Paris Peace Conference. This turn of events is what lead to World War II.

It all started when Serbian terrorist, Gavrilo Princip, assassinated Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand. “At 11:15 am on June 28, 1914, in the Bosnian capital,

But, Russia joined in the war anyway, and in turn this made their alliance to France official. Then Germany demanded that France stay out of the war, but when France refused, Germany declared war on them too, explained in the book (“World History”). In Germany’s attempt to avoid fighting on two different fronts, they came up with the Schlieffen Plan. “Germany’s location presented the possibility of a two front war against France in the west and Russia to the east…” explained by Ellis Esler. Germany would need to have a quick victory in France in order for their plan to work, described in the book (“World History”). Since Belgium was to remain neutral, Germany’s invasion of Belgium angered Britain and they in turn declared war on

“People were dissatisfied with the government and voted to power a man who promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. His name was Adolf Hitler.” explained in ("World War Two - Causes."). After Hitler came into power he slowly began reclaiming the land that was taken from Germany in World War I. The surrounding nations continued to ignore the problem because they wanted to avoid another war. Soon Hitler became a bigger problem to the surrounding nations so they had to step in, all except