Question

How did the aggressive policy of Hitler contribute to the outbreak of the Second World War?

Answer 1

1. Violations of the Treaty of Versailles: Hitler rearmed Germany, remilitarised the Rhineland in 1936, and openly defied the post-WWI peace terms.
2. Expansionist Ambitions: His policy of Lebensraum, or living space, aimed to expand German territory eastward.
3. Anschluss (1938): Hitler annexed Austria, breaking international agreements.
4. Munich Agreement and Sudetenland (1938): Hitler demanded and gained the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia.
5. Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1939): He violated the Munich Pact and took over the entire country.
6. Invasion of Poland (Sept 1939): The final act of aggression that led Britain and France to declare war on Germany.