The Causes of the Second World War

Following up on the previous post, take a few minutes to add your thoughts to the latest Wallwisher I've put up on the blog. This time add your thoughts as to what were the most important causes of the Second World War. Was it the legacy of the Treaty of Versailles, the failure of the League of Nations, US isolation, the policy of appeasement of Hitler's foreign policy? Outline your arguments below and remember you can add an image or a video to support your case.

 

More on the Causes of World War Two

One final post on the Causes of World War Two.
Take a look at this tongue-in-cheek Summary of the Causes of the Second World War from the BBC Bitesize revision site.

You could then try out the revision activities on the same site to check your knowledge and understanding of the topic.

Appeasement

Appeasement - the policy of settling international quarrels by negotiation and compromise rather than force which has become particularly identified with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain - is one of the most fiercely debated issues in the history of international relations between the two world wars. Take a look at these two video clips from the classic BBC Schools programe "Why Appeasement?" for an introduction to the topic.

Part 1



Part 2



For a quick revision of the topic look at the BBC Bitesize site. John Clare has good pages on Appeasement and Who started it.
The I Love History Website has a good podcast, while the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has a sophisticated analysis of the issue.

And here you can listen to Chamberlain himself on the Munich Crisis.

Finally, take a look at another classic video clip, this time from the World at War series and then make a comment on the Wallwisher on Appeasement.