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Did Hitler start WW2?

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Find out more about the history of Adolf Hitler, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com. read more

Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939 led to the outbreak of World War II, and by 1941 Nazi forces had occupied much of Europe. Hitler’s virulent anti-Semitism and obsessive pursuit of Aryan supremacy fueled the murder of some 6 million Jews, along with other victims of the Holocaust. read more

In 1918, the "War Guilt Clause" of the Treaty of Versailles held Germany and Austria-Hungary responsible for the entire conflict and imposed on them crippling financial sanctions, territorial dismemberment and isolation. read more

The simple reason is that Great Britain and France did not want to repeat the bloodshed of World War I. Britain and France believed, wrongly as it turned out, they could avoid another world war by appeasing Hitler with a few concessions (such as Austria and Czechoslovakia). read more

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