a)

Hitler sought to create "lebensraum" for the German people by extending German
territory, especially into Eastern Europe, once he came to power.

Along with his territorial ambitions, Hitler also looked to uphold Germany's military
might, even in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles.

Hitler desperately wanted to erode the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, particularly
the ones pertaining to territorial forfeitures and reparations. Another goal of Hitler's
was to directly challenge the western countries by breaking the conditions of the
treaty.

Hitler also wanted to form powerful alliances with other fascist nations, such as
Japan and Italy, who had already abandoned the League of Nations.

b)

A turning moment in the erosion of the Treaty of Versailles, which had been forced
upon Germany to end World War I, was the rise to power of Adolf Hitler in Germany.
His acts broke up the treaty piece by piece.

Hitler publicly hated the Treaty of Versailles, believing it to be unfair and degrading to
Germany. As soon as Hitler came to power in 1933, he set about rearming the
German armed forces, expanding the army, navy, and air force in defiance of the
disarmament terms of the treaty.

Hitler ignored the treaty’s terms even more in 1936 when he gave the German army
orders to march into the Rhineland, remilitarising it. France and Britain were
preoccupied with Italy’s invasion of Abyssinia to bother stopping Hitler.

Hitler planned the annexation or Anschluss of Austria into Nazi Germany the
following year, blatantly going against the terms of the treaty that prohibited such a
union.

Hitler put pressure on France and Britain to ratify the Munich Agreement in 1938,
which allowed Germany to take the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia and weakened
the Versailles borders. The most notable breach was Hitler's attack on Poland in
1939, which hastened the Second World War. This activity disregarded some of the
arrangements of the Versailles settlement, particularly those relating to Poland's
influence and regional honesty. Hitler's activities caused the collapse of the
Versailles Agreement, which made the post-World War II global demand. Hitler
deliberately sabotaged the details of the deal through military development, regional
attack and political interest, successfully making it ineffective and laying the
foundation for the Second World War.

c)

The debate over whether appeasement before World War II was the right move is still
a big question in history. Neville Chamberlain appeased Hitler strictly to avoid a big
war for a multitude of reasons.

On one hand, appeasement was very much justified. After World War I, everyone
knew how awful war could be. People really didn't want to go through that again.
Also, most people in Britain didn't want to get into another war. They also felt the
Treaty of Versailles after World War I was too harsh on Germany and was a primary
factor which helped Hitler rise to power. To Chamberlain, this meant that
appeasement seemed like a way to fix past mistakes and calm things down. Plus,
Britain and France weren't ready for war in the 1930s, so buying time to get their
armies ready seemed like a good idea.

On the other hand, appeasement was a terrible idea. It had just made Hitler think he
could do whatever he wanted. Instead of standing up to him, countries like Britain let
him walk all over them. Adding on to that, appeasement meant sacrificing smaller
countries and their rights. When Hitler took over part of Czechoslovakia in 1938, it
showed how appeasement could mean letting bullies do what they want. Critics also
say appeasement missed chances to make strong alliances that could have stopped
Hitler sooner.

In conclusion, appeasement was justified to countries such as Britain and France,

because it gave them time to build up their militaries as well as avoiding another
Great War. Appeasement did, however, come at the cost of countries like
Czechoslovakia. It put Eastern European countries in more danger as that’s what
Hitler wanted to expand German borders to.