Compare and contrast the reasons for the outbreak of war in Asia and Europe. Anger and resentment, ethnocentrism, Expansion, beliefs, economics, weak vs. strong and power are the reasons I believe World War 2 broke out. I do not place the blame at the feet of one country I believe this was a world problem that went un-checked for too long there were significant policies and choices made by leading powers that placed countries in a role to battle. Prior to the treaty of Versailles the Allies (Britain, America, France) and other large nations were struggling economically and did not feel that they should bare the burden of a war debt that another country had caused. They also wanted to keep what economical gains they had made thus; the Allies drafted a treaty that forced an all-ready-struggling Germany to pay an astronomical sum of money as retribution for world war 1, the treaty placed a limit on Germanys military strength, The League also stripped Germany of lands they had gained in recent wars. The Allies further the humiliation by denying Germany entry into the League of Nations until they could prove themselves a peaceful nation. This plunged the German spirit and economy into further despair and caused the German people who resented these, in their eyes, unfair demands upon their nation to harbor resentment toward the League of Nations and the Allies. This hatred along with a growing nationalism presented an opportunity for a single monster, which had been sitting in the shadows awaiting his chance, to once again step into the nations light. When Hitler stepped into the German peoples light, he was able to elevate his down trodden countrymen in spirit, economy and power. Hitlers plan was to conquer Europe, by force and by manipulation.People, in general, rally behind their nation displaying a sense of pride, nationalism and racism. However, this ideology caused Germany and Japan to aggress on other countries. The Japanese...
