Two decades later, the instability of Europe remained, leading to another international conflict. Numerous reasons as to why World War II started was because of the underlying conflicts that remained from previous war. One of those reasons why the humiliation Germany felt toward the Treaty of Versailles. With political and economic instability, the rise of Adolf Hilter power and his National Socialist (Nazi) Party remained unbothered. Adolf Hilter became Reich Chancellor in 1933, reinforcing himself as Führer (supreme leader) in 1934. Hitler was obsessed with the idea that the “pure” race was German. He called them “Aryan” and believed that the only way to gain superiority for that race was war. Mid-1930’s, Hitler began the rearmament of Germany …show more content…
Continuing, France was divided into two zones. One was under German Military, while the other side was under Petain’s government. Hilter than continued to turn his attention to Britain, who was at a disadvantage by being separated from the continent by the English Channel. German Troops proceeded to continuously bomb Britain through the Summer of 1940(History.com Staff, 2009) This included night raids and numerous casualties and damage that affected the people. Finally, after much battle, The Royal Air Force (Britain) was able to defeat Luftwaffe (German Air Force) during the Battle of Britain. Hilter postpones his invasions plans, meanwhile Britain started receiving crucial aide from the U.S. This was done under the Lend-Lease Act passed by congress early 1914. The Axis, otherwise known as Germany, The Soviet and Japan, were later joined by Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria in early 1941. That same April. Yugoslavia and Greece were attacked by German troops (History.com, 2009). The conquest done by Hitler of the Balkans was used as a mere distraction to the main purpose of his objective. Hitler wanted to invade the Soviet Union. This was an attack toward the partner that was somewhat befriended and gained trust upon, to stab them in the back. His intention was to gain more territory for the superior race, known as Germans. Another reason for the invasion was the need for space to exterminate the Jews that resided throughout Germany and other European locations. The plan as Hitler called it the “Final Solution” led to the death of 4 million Jews, many of which would disappear into concentration camps, known to be established in Poland (Lewis Jone, 2017). On June 22, 1941, Operation Barbarossa had begun. Ordering the invasion of the Soviet Union, the Germans were outnumbered through the Soviet Tanks and Aircrafts, but the technology they had advanced