Significance Of The World War - 1912 Words

Nathan Rieken Western Civ-132 Research Paper 12/3/2015 The significance of the impact of WWII The largest war in human history was WWII, It spanned across the globe involving more than 70 countries. The war lasted seven years and carried the loss of sixty million people. During the war battle sites could be found in over 40 countries. It s hard to argue that it was not the single greatest war ever, partial to the above it had a more significant impact on the economy, the governments and at that time the entire world and its future. WWII influenced moving several countries borders while new states as well. The cause of the war is directly related to global militarization and nationalism. During this time most countries involved in the war†¦show more content†¦The country had to accept The Treaty of Versailles which placed blame for the war on Germany s soldiers , and also made them repay debts and reparations to other countries. Even though the general republic was forced to proceed, Hitler and is followers where humored and appalled by it. 1â€Å"In a speech to the Reichstag on 17 May 1933, Adolf Hitler denounced the Treaty of Versailles because, in part, it had imposed such large reparations payments as to leave Germany in economic shambles. An excerpt states â€Å" As a matter of fact, the policy of reparations could only be financed by German exports. To the same extent as Germany, for the sake of reparations, was regarded in the light of an international exporting concern, the export of the creditor nations was bound to suffer. The economic benefit accruing from the reparation payments could therefore never make good the damage which the system of reparations inflicted upon the individual economic systems.† The treaty left out certain provisions that would have stopped to germans from attacking again , but Germany was free to take another shot at war. The war could have been much better handled with the help of the League of Nations. Instead the League s primary focus and center of resources had failed. This was due to the appeasements of Great Britain and France, The two biggest countries in the league. This time of mismanagement gave Hitler enough time to invest in new technology