What led to WORLD WAR II

War is an intense armed fight between two parties, be it states, governments, associations, societies or countries. Any war causes the routine life of society to suffer severely. People may have to evacuate their homes, they might not get food to eat or may have to lose their lives due to attacks.

This mass destruction of life and property is the reason why war should be avoided at any cost and any conflicts should be resolved with peace and understanding. Even though wars have a negative impact on life, unfortunately, mankind has had to face life-threatening wars in its history. The World Wars were such incidents that impacted humankind immensely.

In the world war 2 quiz, you will find that it was a global war consisting of as many as 30 participating countries between the years 1939 to 1945. This war went on for 6 long years. This was, by far, the longest and deadliest war ever fought in the history of mankind.

The Great War or World War I had left the European continent greatly unstable, economically, and politically. But, after having seen the impact of a huge war like World War I, what led to another world war outbreak? Here’s what led to the second world war:

• Hitler’s plan of world domination:
• The political instability in Germany gave rise to the rule of Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist Nazi Party. He became Reich Chancellor in 1933 and declared himself as Fuhrer (supreme leader) in 1934. He was a dictator, obsessed with the idea of a purely German race called the ‘Aryans’ and had plans of world domination. He justifies his plans as making room for expansion of his Aryan race.
• In order to do so, he secretly started the rearmament of Germany, against the terms of the Versailles Treaty, which was signed to end the Great War. He also formed an alliance with Italy and Japan. In 1938, he sent troops to occupy Austria and later captured Czechoslovakia. By 1939 he was ready to capture Poland.
• Hitler’s rampant behavior was not paid attention by any country because the US and the USSR were caught up in their internal matters and France and Great Britain were still recovering from World War I and was not ready for confrontation.

• On the verge of war:
• In 1939, Germany was ready to attack and capture Poland by August. But Poland had the support of France and Great Britain, in case things turned sour. To successfully capture Poland, Hitler signed a treaty with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, known as the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, which enabled him to attack Poland without the interference of the USSR. The terms of the pact were that after capturing Poland, 1/3rd of the area would be kept by Germany and the rest 2/3rd by the Soviet Union.
• The signing of such a pact between Germany and the USSR sent strong signals of a war outbreak that would take place soon. This was a great cause of worry for France and Great Britain because they had assured to extend military support to Poland.