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How Did Appeasement Cause The Second World War

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Australia and the Second World War
“To what extent did Appeasement cause the Second World War?”
To some extent, Appeasement caused the Second World War. Appeasement was the policy made by Britain to make sure war was prevented with Hitler by giving him some of the things that he wanted in hope that he would be satisfied. Other factors that also lead to Appeasement causing World War 2. These factors include The Great depression from World War 1, Nazi’s ideology and Hitler’s megalomania.
“Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless”. Germany was in ruins after WW1 as the total number of military and civilian casualties was over 37 million. Over 16 million deaths whilst 20 million wounded. Approximately, …show more content…

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