Explain causes of wwii?

i have the causes, but i need to be able to explain them; any help?


-legacy of wwi


-depression


-ethnic conflicts


-imperialism


-political/economical rivalries


i have to be able to explain the above. help!
Explain causes of wwii?
It was basically a difference of opinion. Hitler thought all of Europe belonged to him, and the people of Spain, France, Belgium, etc.etc. thought parts of it belonged to them.
Explain causes of wwii?
The legacy of WWI has to do with the peace treaty that was signed to end WWI. Germany was forced to pay a lot of money to the other countries. Hitler said, %26quot;we aren%26#039;t going to pay anymore%26quot;, which made the Germans very happy with him.





The depression hit hard everywhere, but no where did it hit harder than in Germany. They had rampant inflation. You would take a wheel barrow to work with you, and they would pay you at the end of the day, filling up your wheel barrow with money who%26#039;s value was so low, it%26#039;s not even funny, and then you would run to the store and hope what you had in your wheel barrow was enough to buy bread, before inflation drove up the price (not to mention supply and demand).





As far as Ethnic conflicts go, I%26#039;ve not seen any convincing arguments that these really played a significant part. Hitler did blame the Jews for Germany%26#039;s economic woes, and a populace eager for a scape goat went along with it (somewhat). But I don%26#039;t see that as a %26quot;cause%26quot; per see.





Imperialism. Again, I don%26#039;t see this as a cause.





Political / economic rivalries. Frankly, this was a major factor in Hitler coming to power. The communists had taken over Russia. In many a European country, the communists tried to do the same. They almost succeeded in Munich, which would have taken over the German state of Bavaria. Many people clung to Hitler, bad as he was, because he was anti-communist and they were afraid that the communists would take over.





The man who would later be Pope during WWII was the Embassidor from the Vadicant to Germany during Hitler%26#039;s rise to power. He was in Munich. He had some close calls during the communist uprisings. Let%26#039;s not forget too that a pillar of communism is that %26quot;relgion is the opiate (sp?) of the masses%26quot;. Relgion in Russia had largely been banned. The church wasn%26#039;t exactly keen on communisim either.





Classically, German schools have always had a required religion class. The curriculm was written by the Lutheran church. The vadicant wanted to write the curriculm (and thus be able to put Catholicism in a more favorable light). The Ebassidor thought this was very important and wanted it badly.





Hitler%26#039;s main obstacle to power was a very powerful political party - the Calthoic party. Remember, separation of church and state is an American idea. The Embassidor didn%26#039;t think this political party was important. He wanted the curriculm. Hitler didn%26#039;t care about the curriculm - he knew that his collition could not get power so long as the Catholic party existed. Hitler offered him a deal - disband the Catholic party and you can write the curriculm. The party disbanded, Hitler took power, the rest is history. (the remnants of the Catholic party later became the %26quot;Christian Party%26quot;, which held power for quite some time in the 60%26#039;s, 70%26#039;s and 80%26#039;s).





PS: Let me state that I believe the Embassidor (later Pope) did not understand the consequences of his actions. I do not believe that he knowingly put Hitler into power. I am not blaming the Catholic Church for Hitler.
Reply:There were Four causes of WW2: Imperialism or people taking over other nations. Militarism or use of military which meant using military wrongly. Nationalism or bragging who%26#039;s the best, and Balance of Power(stopping one nation from becoming to powerful). Also the resentment Germany had over 20 years with forced signing the Treaty of Versailles and losing military and territory and paying reparations for war. It was a big issue.