1. There were many events leading up to world war 2. One of them was the treaty of Versailles which basically punished Germany for world war 1. Another event leading up to world war 2 was the appeasement-Britain and France leaders agreed to let Hitler take sudanland if he agreed to not create war but getting that land basically opened up other “doors” for Hitler. 2. There were alot of reasons for American isolationism. One reason was not wanting to get tangled with other nations problem because they themselves were dealing with sort of the aftermath of the depression. 3. There were a lot of things America did to get ready for the war economically. One way America was getting ready for the war economically was through the land lease act-renting