reasons+for+german+defeat+WW2

Mia McDonough

//Considering the period 1933-1935, analyze the economic, diplomatic, and military reasons for Germany's defeat in the Second World War// When looking at the period 1933//-//1935, there were varios reasons for Germany's defeat such as diplomatic reasons like Hitler changing Germany's power position too fast, military reasons like the scrapping of the Treaty of Versailles to build an army by Hilter, and the economic reasons such as the impact on Germany after WWII


 * Diplomatic:**

1. Hitler's "Diplomatic Revolution" from 1933-1936= take advantage of the Europeans' desire for peace = unhappy Europeans 2. Poland and Czechoslovakia has defensive treaties with France 3. Germany becomes a "World Power" once again...makes the other countries uneasy 4.Hitler cocky = believes he can do anything and France and Britain won't step in (policy of appeasement): If the other Euro powers didn't want war when Germany was weak, why would they want war when Germany is strong again? 5. Prudent foreign policy = swift reaction from France, Great Britain, and even Italy 6. withdraw from the Geneva Disarmament Conference and the Leage of Nations + breaking a lot of limitations created by the Treaty of Versailles
 * Hitler manages to virtually scrap the Treaty of Versailles

7. Treaty of Versailles = lots of debt 8. Versailles treaty caused a demilitarized zone on Germany's western border that would allow the French to move into the heavily industrialized parts of Germany in the event of war 9. Versailles treaty = Germmany has only 100,000 troops with no air and limited naval forces
 * Economic:**
 * war reparations from WW1
 * Military:**
 * Hitler goes around the treaty to build of his forces up with a military draft on March 9th, 1935 (550,000 troops, new airforce) = warnings from other countries: France, Great Britain (although British policy of appeasement = Anglo-German Naval Pact June 18th 1935 = German navy expands = more wariness from other countries), and even Italy disapproved