How Did Stalin Cause Ww2

World War Two was a time of many losses and many wins. Germany had broke the Treaty of Versailles because it included a guilt clause(all their fault), reparation($7 billion in damages), disarmament(no military or navy), and territory(give back land). The Great Depression in Europe softened up the navy and militaries which made them vulnerable to attacks. In this atmosphere entered Hitler, who took advantage of the vulnerable mentalities of extremely frustrated Germans, and unsuspecting as well as defenseless militaries of other countries in Europe. Hitler utilized fascist ideals to win over the hopes of Germans, who had faith in him. Mussolini used the same ideas as Hitler, he rose to power by fulfilling people's dreams. Stalin rose to power using two of three “isms,” imperialism and militarism. Stalin was already a commissioner for the Soviet Union which allowed him to be president if Lenin fell or died. Lenin died and Stalin consequently rose to power. World war two was a war of epic proportions, caused by significant economic frustrations across major European countries and rivalries of political ideas across the globe. By September 1st, 1939 Hitler had taken over The Rhineland and Czechoslovakia.

Japan had captured many countries like Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and the Dutch Indies. They also invaded New Guinea and threatened Australia. They occupied Burma and seemed to try to invade India. On Sunday, Dec, 7th 1941, Japanese airplanes damaged and destroyed our battle ships with bombs. Honolulu is the city in which the attack happened. The attack destroyed our navy and 2,400 Americans were killed. We had to rebuild new ships that were powerful and stronger. The next day, Dec. 8th, FDR declared war on Japan, and Germany declared war on the U.S. In 1942, Americans and Great Britain focused on the Pacific Theatre using Australia as a base. While this was happening the American