USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

[SOURCES]
There is no connection to World War 1 leading to World War 2

(A) True

(B) ** False

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -World War II: World War I did not directly cause World War II. However, WW1 created several consequences which led to a second World War: New states in Eastern Europe who were weak and ripe for the taking by Hitler. A devastated Germany and France appeased Hitler to prevent another war.

Concept note-2: -The United Nations was established to foster international cooperation and prevent conflicts. Resentment with the onerous terms of the Treaty of Versailles fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler’s party in Germany. So in a way, World War I led to World War II. The first Red Scare in the U.S. to fight communism.

Concept note-3: -Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War II.