WW2 Flashcards
Name 3 cause of WW2
Treaty of Versailles
Appeasement policy
Economic instability
Explain treaty of Versailles
The harsh conditions imposed on Germany after WWI, including heavy reparations and territorial losses, created economic hardship and resentment, fueling nationalist ideologies.
Explain appeasement policy
Britain and France’s policy of appeasement allowed Axis powers to expand unchecked (e.g., Germany’s taking over of Austria and the Sudetenland)
Because of appeasement who did Germany take over unnoticed
Austria
and the Sudetenland)
Explain economic instability WW2
The Great Depression (1929) worsened global economic conditions, leading
nations to adopt aggressive policies to secure resources and power