What are some other causes for the outbreak of World War II?

There were many causes for the outbreak of World War II. Germany was unhappy with the Versailles Treaty. They felt the Versailles Treaty treated them unfairly. Germany didn’t feel it should have to accept responsibility for World War I. Germany also didn’t think the $33 billion in reparations payment was reasonable. Hitler used the Versailles Treaty as a way to develop German nationalism to get revenge for that treaty.

 Another cause of World War II was that the Allies ignored violations of the Versailles Treaty and the aggressive actions of Germany, Japan, and Italy. When Germany moved its military into the Rhineland, no action was taken to stop this from occurring. When Germany invaded Austria, nothing was done about it. When Japan invaded China, the Allies looked the other way. When Italy invaded Ethiopia, again, little was done. Ignoring these aggressive actions encouraged these countries to continue to be aggressive.

 When the Great Britain and France agreed to the Munich Pact, they believed they had saved the world from war. However, when Hitler later broke that agreement, the Allies said any additional taking of land would lead to war. When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, World War II began. One week prior to the invasion of Poland, Germany signed a non-aggression pact with Russia. This would free Germany from having to fight a two-front war. This allowed Germany to invade Poland, even though they knew it would start a war.

 For the United States, the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor brought us into World War II. We had no choice but to declare war on Japan after the attack at Pearl Harbor.