Why did Adolf Hitler decide to start WW2?

Hitler capitalized on economic woes, popular discontent and political infighting to take absolute power in Germany beginning in 1933. 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. read more

Hitler didn't choose to "start" the war in 1939. He had already successfully conquered Austria and Czechslovakia without any military or political resistance. he gambled that, despite what they had said, the leaders of France and Britain wouldn't go to war over Poland. read more

It was here, above the town of Berchtesgaden, at his house, the Berghof, that Adolf Hitler liked to come and dream dreams. And one of his greatest dreams was to regain German territory lost after defeat in the First World War. 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