There was a widespread belief that the great depression of 1929-35 had played a crucial part in causing the war, and prescriptions for future peace often concentrated on trying to eliminate economic problems. The depression of 1929-1935 destroyed the atmosphere of confidence and detente which flourished in Europe after 1925. The social and political tensions engendered by the depression brought Hitler to Dower in Germany at the head of an aggressive and self-confident dictator.
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Bell Origins of Ww2 Europe Depression and International Relations Ch 9
There was a widespread belief that the great depression of 1929-35 had played a crucial part in causing the war, and prescriptions for future peace often concentrated on trying to eliminate economic problems. The depression of 1929-1935 destroyed the atmosphere of confidence and detente which flourished in Europe after 1925. The social and political tensions engendered by the depression brought Hitler to Dower in Germany at the head of an aggressive and self-confident dictator.
There was a widespread belief that the great depression of 1929-35 had played a crucial part in causing the war, and prescriptions for future peace often concentrated on trying to eliminate economic problems. The depression of 1929-1935 destroyed the atmosphere of confidence and detente which flourished in Europe after 1925. The social and political tensions engendered by the depression brought Hitler to Dower in Germany at the head of an aggressive and self-confident dictator.