10 Events Leading Up To WW2

What were the events leading up to ww2? The second world war was the most harrowing, ad horrific war of all time. One of the only wars that comes close is the first world war, which was only 21 years before it. What could cause such a horrific war to happen so soon after world war one? Wouldn’t people want to avoid another war at all costs? To answer all these questions here are the 10 events leading up to ww2.

30th January 1933 Hitler Becomes Chancellor

As the communists gained popularity people feared that they would become too powerful, and a lot of moderates turned to the Nazis to stop them. In 1932 the Nazis became the most popular party with 230 seats, thecommunists were the second largest and still a serious threat. Hitler demanded that he be made chancellor, but Hindenberg thought Hitler was to brutish, and appointed General Kurt Von Schleicher instead. Schleicher’s leadership meant that the Nazis lost popularity, but inadvertently gained the communists more power. This made the right even more fearful of the communists. The ex-Chancellor Von Papen convinced Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as chancellor in response to rise of communism under the assumption that Hitler could be controlled. On 19th January 1933 Hitler finally became chancellor. This was one of the first events leading up to WW2.

18th August August 1934 Hitler becomes Fuhrer

when President Hindenburg died Hitler quickly gained power and became absolute ruler of Germany, in other words Fuhrer. Hindenburg had been sick for