Hitler's Actions Cause Ww2 Essay

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Were Hitler’s Actions the Main Cause of World War Two? Adolf Hitler was a great and inspirational leader to many but to others he was a cold-blooded and ruthless killer. He was born to Alois and Klara Hitler on April 20th 1889 in a small Austrian town called Braunau. He ruled Germany for 12 years (1933-45) and was an extremely interesting leader. Some would argue that Hitler was one of the most influential men of our time who had been given gifts from God himself. Hitler’s actions before World War Two certainly impacted on the outcome but he was not the only cause of World War Two. There were many other factors that influenced the beginning of World War Two. One of the big causes of World War Two were key countries such as Britain and Germany …show more content…

The final significant cause of World War Two is the ideology that Hitler invoked and ideas that were already there such as nationalism. Hitler was not the only cause of World War Two as there were many other causes that also impacted on the outcome such as the actions of others, events and ideas. Without the actions and contributions of other people World War Two may not of taken place and therefore Hitler cannot be held accountable for being solely responsible. Hitler was responsible for many provocative actions but other people’s actions or lack thereof were also significant contributors to World War Two, such as Britain’s reaction to Hitler’s actions. An example of this is Britain signing the appeasement agreement, which meant that Britain would follow the policy of giving Germany what they wanted for three years. This changed the outcome of the war dramatically. Britain signing this agreement only …show more content…

Firstly the lack of action from Britain and France and the growing support from the German population were large contributors. Britain and France’s lack of action when Hitler was repeatedly not abiding to the policies of the Treaty of Versailles only made Hitler try to push the boundaries more. This was taken further with Britain agreeing to appeasement and signing the Naval Agreement. If it were not for the support of the German public Hitler would not have had the means to become such a powerful dictator. Secondly there were many events in the lead up to the war that were also causes. The main event being the Treaty of Versailles that took place nearly a decade before Hitler came to power. The Treaty of Versailles made the German people very angry and receptive to change and actions. It was not only Hitler that wanted revenge. Finally there were many different ideologies that contributed to World War Two. Hitler brought out the weaknesses of mankind and how vulnerable we are. He also heightened the feeling of nationalism and made people fearful of communism. Hitler was an extremely influential man who shall never be forgotten because he had very powerful actions. Even though he was a very powerful man with very powerful actions he was not the main contributor to World War Two but one of many factors that lead to the outbreak of

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