Causes of the Beginning of the Second World War

In the article, the author examined the main reasons that led to the beginning of the Second World War He emphasized that the most important reasons for the start of the Second World War were the rivalry between the great powers, their aspiration, for expansion, European and the world hegemony, the rise of dictatorial, military and totalitarian regimes in Europe and the world, as well as profound differences within the League of Nations. Author insisted that among the key reasons that led to the World War II were: the viability of the Versailles system of international relations: territorial disputes in Europe after the First World War; the continuation of the struggle for the return of the lost territories and spheres of influence by certain states and the protection of other; fight for the preservation of colonial possessions between the leading European countries. The author paid special attention to the extent of responsibility of two international treaties the Munich Agreement and the Non-Aggression Treaty between the USSR and Germany (the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact). The author analyzed the implications of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the Munich Agreement for European and World Security and concluded that the Soviet leaders did not judge Hitler's aggressive intentions correctly. Similarly England and France at the time of signing the Munich Agreement considered the policy of its own guarantees given to small countries of Eastern and Central Europe as a factor that would have prevented German aggression, and believed in the subordination of Hitler to the authority of the international community. All these circumstances, which arose in the late 1930:s, opened the way for Hitler to resolve the Second World War, which led to a world tragedy.