The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that ended World War I. It was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France. The treaty was very harsh on Germany, and it placed the blame for the war on Germany. The treaty also forced Germany to give up territory to the Allied Powers, including Alsace-Lorraine to France, Eupen-Malmédy to Belgium, North Schleswig to Denmark, and West Prussia, Posen, and Upper Silesia to Poland. The treaty also limited the size of the German military, and it required Germany to pay reparations to the Allied Powers. The Treaty of Versailles was very unpopular in Germany, and it is often blamed for contributing to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
2. The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that began in the United States in the 1930s. The Great Depression had a devastating impact on the world economy, and it led to widespread unemployment and poverty. The Great Depression also created political instability in many countries, and it is often blamed for contributing to the rise of fascism and militarism in the 1930s.
3. The Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was an agreement that was signed by Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France on September 30, 1938. The agreement allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland, which was a region of Czechoslovakia that was mostly inhabited by Germans. The Munich Agreement was a major diplomatic victory for Germany, and it showed that the Allied Powers were willing to tolerate German aggression. The Munich Agreement is often blamed for contributing to the outbreak of World War II.