To understand World War 2, you need to understand World War 1. The causes of World War 1 are complicated and different than the causes of World War Two. In World War 2, everyone knew that Germany was the guilty party. In World War 2 there is no clearness that Germany was bad and was progressing toward a bad goal, rascal purity.
The reason World War One started was not because of one thing but many things like Imperialism, the forming of the Triple Alliance, and the economic state all around the world. The thing that set it off thought was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary's reaction to Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s death was the decision to imprint their authority on the Serbians and strengthen the influence of Austria-Hungary's in the Balkans.
They would do this by giving a demand to Serbia that said that the assassins be brought to justice. Austria-Hungary planed that Serbia would not comply with the terms of the demand and give them a reason for beginning a war against Serbia.
The Following then Happened Austria-Hungary was not happy with Serbia's response to their and declared war on Serbia. Russia, bound by Treaty of Versailles to Serbia, gave Serbia some of its great army to defend themselves; A slow process that would take six weeks to complete. Germany allied with Austria-Hungary by treaty. Germany viewed the Russian movement as an act of war against Austria-Hungary and declared war on Russia. France, bound by the Treaty of Versailles to Russia, found itself at war against Germany and, by extension, on Austria-Hungary.
To understand World War 2, you need to understand World War 1. The causes of World War 1 are complicated and different than the causes of World War Two. In World War 2, everyone knew that Germany was the guilty party. In World War 2 there is no clearness that Germany was bad and was progressing toward a bad goal, rascal purity.
The reason World War One started was not because of one thing but many things like Imperialism, the forming of the Triple Alliance, and the economic state all around the world. The thing that set it off thought was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary's reaction to Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s death was the decision to imprint their authority on the Serbians and strengthen the influence of Austria-Hungary's in the Balkans.
They would do this by giving a demand to Serbia that said that the assassins be brought to justice. Austria-Hungary planed that Serbia would not comply with the terms of the demand and give them a reason for beginning a war against Serbia.
The Following then HappenedAustria-Hungary was not happy with Serbia's response to their and declared war on Serbia. Russia, bound by Treaty of Versailles to Serbia, gave Serbia some of its great army to defend themselves; A slow process that would take six weeks to complete. Germany allied with Austria-Hungary by treaty. Germany viewed the Russian movement as an act of war against Austria-Hungary and declared war on Russia. France, bound by the Treaty of Versailles to Russia, found itself at war against Germany and, by extension, on Austria-Hungary.