Why had international Peace collapsed by 1939? Hitler came to power in 1933. In 1942 he wrote a book entitled “Mein Kampf” describing what he would do if the Nazis ever achieved power in Germany. When Hitler did come to power he has 3 main aims. His first was to abolish the treaty of Versailles. He believed that the treaty was unjust and he hated it because it reminded him of their defeat in WW1 and their humiliation by …showed first 75 words of 889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 889 total…the failures, that they were scared of war. The policy of Appeasement ended and Hitler invaded Germany on September 1st 1939. Britain and France astonishingly stuck to their word, and to a very surprised Hitler, proclaimed war on Germany. This time Hitler had taken one gamble too many. War was on its way. Although it was Hitler’s actions that led to war, there were many other factors which were important in making the war happen.