WWII Russia

[Vivisteiner]

^Germany cant be held accountable for World War II. Only Hitler can.

But France and Britain and America can all be held accountable for Hitler being elected to power. France and Britain crippled Germany and stirred a feeling of hate towards them, especially with france's invasions of the Ruhr. America's Wall St Crash also messed up the German economy (which was heavily reliant on the American economy).

France, Britain and America were also partly responible for World War II being so bad once Hitler reached power. They screwed up the league of nations, they used a terrible policy of appeasement ultimately let Hitler toy with them left, right and centre. (They were so afraid of War)

Then again, if Hitler had only wanted Anschluss it wouldnt have been so bad. Ultimately, the vast majority of the blame lies with Hitler.


EDIT:

Really vivisteiner? I thought Germany recovered fromt he depression because Hitler created an economy by fueling money into the war industry and giving people jobs making arms of war. I didnt know they recovered before that, well, you learn something everyday.

You're not wrong about that, although you exaggerated its importance. Hitler still did spend a lot of money strengthening his army, navy and airforce during peace time and that helped boost his economy. But notice how his economy became so much greater without waging any wars. He didnt need a war to have a strong economy. Of course, once he started invading, Germany's economy really started skyrocketing.