causes of the war
The war in Europe was caused by the German invasion of Poland and the war in Asia was triggered by the Japanese invasion of China. Searching for more fundamental causes was more complicated.
The key cause of the war in Europe was Hitler's agenda of conquest and Japan's expansionism.
Appeasement, Isolationism,
and the Failure of the League of Nations:
The Treaty of Versailles was seen as
unfair by those Germans who accepted the
myth that Germany was never defeated on the
battlefield in WWI
and the Failure of the League of Nations:
The Treaty of Versailles was seen as
unfair by those Germans who accepted the
myth that Germany was never defeated on the
battlefield in WWI