What was the primary cause of WWII?

2008-10-20 12:27:51

#1

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6860

My vote goes to the Versailles Treaty. Any other suggestions?

2008-10-20 12:29:14

#2

ELITE-UK: Scratching my back; +170|6779|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

Hitler

2008-10-20 12:29:15

#3

God Save the Queen: Banned; +628|6648|tropical regions of london

I agree. If you want to go even deeper, european imperialism and competition.

2008-10-20 12:30:22

#4

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6805|so randum

I'd say a mix of post WWI resentment in Germany, coupled with poor leadership following, and the general will of the public for improvement of Deutschland, which coupled with the enigmatic speaker Hitler was, led to a country being turned relativitly overnight into a Facist state, led by a man with ideas of roughly world dominance (see Third Reich)

So basically the royal fuckover Germany received at Versailles, and the NSDAP leadership.

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2008-10-20 12:31:19

#5

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6266|Places 'n such

Conditions in Germany... Deflation and unemployment etc?

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2008-10-20 12:34:13

#6

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6792|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

Versailles Treaty raping the shit outta post war Germany, and European appeasement of Hitler.

2008-10-20 12:35:27

#7

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6805|so randum

SgtHeihn wrote:
Versailles Treaty raping the shit outta post war Germany, and European appeasement of Hitler.

Chamberlain was a tool

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2008-10-20 12:37:18

#8

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6906|132 and Bush

I just read the unnecessary war. It was interesting. I don't agree with certain viewpoints. But still .. interesting.
The author seemed to want to make Hitlers case.
http://www.amazon.com/Churchill-Hitler- … 030740515X

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2008-10-20 12:42:17

#9

bad-man: now say you sorry; +34|6153|one windy city

Hitler was racist.

2008-10-20 12:54:03

#10

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6266|Places 'n such

bad-man wrote:
Hitler was racist.

That to...

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2008-10-20 12:54:49

#11

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7115|Nårvei

The Versailles Treaty was just one part of it, if Germany was treated the same way after WW1 as they where after WW2 it may have looked differently and Hitlers rise to power would have been way more difficult ... religion had some part in it, Hitler firmly believed the Jews was destroying Germany not sharing their wealth for the good of all ... don't think appeasement had much to do with it at all, a swifter responce would only have sparked the war at an earlier stage ...

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2008-10-20 13:05:21

#12

13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|6004

God Save the Queen wrote:
I agree. If you want to go even deeper, european imperialism and competition.

2008-10-20 13:39:42

#13

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6458|what

CameronPoe wrote:
My vote goes to the Versailles Treaty.

FatherTed wrote:
I'd say a mix of post WWI resentment in Germany, coupled with poor leadership following.

This.

However, it wasn't poor leadership, it was great leadership. He led the reform of Germany and was a hero of Germany for doing it. They suffered post Versailles, then the Great Depression. It was a huge effort and achievement to get them into a position even to come close to fighting a war in Europe.

Had he been a poor leader, he wouldn't have been able to joins the German Workers' Party 1919, help form the Nazi Party and within a year become Leader of of it. He was tried for treason, but wrote Mein Kampf while in prison. He went from prisoner to Chancellor in a very short time.

After he came to power (during his early time in the Nazi power one could argue also) was when the true madness of his leadership came into fruition.

2008-10-20 14:01:35

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Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6970|NT, like Mick Dundee

How about a thread on the primary cause of the Pacific theatre's conflicts?

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2008-10-20 14:04:24

#15

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6758|The Twilight Zone

CameronPoe wrote:
My vote goes to the Versailles Treaty. Any other suggestions?

That and Germans can't face defeat well. (does my sentence make sense?)

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2008-10-20 14:10:55

#16

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6860

.Sup wrote:
CameronPoe wrote:
My vote goes to the Versailles Treaty. Any other suggestions?
That and Germans can't face defeat well. (does my sentence make sense?)

Yep it's fine.

2008-10-20 14:11:18

#17

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6995|Tampa Bay Florida

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2008-10-20 14:14:04

#18

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6528|Escea

Versailles, appeasement, Hitler, and the anti-semitism that revolved around Europe at that time, and therefore gave the Nazis a bit of an extra leg to stand on.

Often believed that if force was shown early on against Hitler he would have backed down and possibly lost support.

2008-10-20 14:20:09

#19

IG-Calibre: comhalta; +226|7047|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann

not enough german people laughing at Hitler and calling him a daft cunt tbh..

2008-10-20 14:47:20

#20

RAIMIUS: You with the face!; +244|7020|US

The Japanese invading China and the Germans invading Poland...duh...

I don't think there is ONE factor. Versailles was definitely a strong factor for the European theater. Japan's resentment of Western treatment was another huge factor.

2008-10-20 16:34:52