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Who was to blame?

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Was Hitler entirely to blame for causing the Second World War? This Revision Bite will discuss four factors that can be attributed to the cause of the war.

Four factors - the basics

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Was Hitler to blame for the Second World War?

It is easy, but too simplistic, to blame Hitler for causing the Second World War. Over the years, historians have focussed on four factors that brought war:

  • The Treaty of Versailles was unfair and made Germany determined to destroy it.
  • The League of Nations was too weak to keep the peace.
  • Hitler's policies were aggressive. Hitler went on until there was a war to stop him.
  • The Nazi-Soviet Pact released Hitler to go to war in 1939.

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