HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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Adolf Hitler gave up his position as leader of Germany.
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The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. (communist government of Russia) declared war on each other.
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The U.S. used atomic bombs.
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Powerful countries like the U.S. and Britain let Germany break the rules of the Treaty of Versailles and take more land in Europe.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The major causes of World War II were numerous. They include the impact of the Treaty of Versailles following WWI, the worldwide economic depression, failure of appeasement, the rise of militarism in Germany and Japan, and the failure of the League of Nations.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Versailles is one of the most controversial armistice treaties in history. The treaty’s so-called “war guilt” clause forced Germany and other Central Powers to take all the blame for World War I. This meant a loss of territories, reduction in military forces, and reparation payments to Allied powers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The terms of the treaty required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies. It also called for the creation of the League of Nations, an institution that President Woodrow Wilson strongly supported and had originally outlined in his Fourteen Points address.
Detailed explanation-4: -Known as the Treaty of Versailles, it formally ended World War I-and at the same time laid the foundation for the Second World War. Though it was preceded by a peace conference that lasted over a year, the treaty was disliked by every nation that signed it.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty of Versailles was a peace document signed between Imperial Germany and the Allied Powers on 28th June 1919. The treaty ended the state of war that had existed between Germany and the Allies from 1914 and brought World War I to an end.