The main event that ended World War 1 was the Treaty of Versailles. It was the terms that the defeated Germany had to abide by. The terms were very harsh as Germany had to accept responsibility for the war and they had to compensate for the damages. Germany weren’t very happy with the terms but they had no other choice so they grudgingly accepted. The issue with the treaty was that it left Germany in economic ruin so German people were starving and their government was mayhem.
Japanese Expansion
Prior to World War 2, Japan was rapidly expanding but because they were an island nation, they didn’t have enough access to enough resources to sustain the immense amount of growth. So, they decided to expand their empire and invaded Manchuria and China in the 1930s. They had also taken over Korea before the …show more content…
Due to the economic damage after the war, the Germans were looking for a new leader to restore their national pride and turn around their economy. Hitler became the “Fuhrer” (which is German for leader) and became the dictator of Germany in 1934.
Hitler strongly disagreed with the restrictions placed on German by the Treaty of Versailles and he looked to bring Germany power by expanding its empire. He formed an alliance with Italy and its dictator Mussolini and in 1938, Germany invaded Austria. When the League of Nations didn’t try to stop him, Hitler kept going and invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939.
Appeasement
Because of the destruction caused by World War 1, the nations of Europe were very cautious and did not want another war to break out. So, when nations like Germany and Italy became aggressive, started invading other countries and building up their military power, countries such as Britain and France tried to keep the peace by “appeasement”. This meant that they tried to make Germany and Hitler happy instead of trying to stop