Is It Convincing That Hitler Did Not Wage War Due To Treaty Of Versailles? [20 Marks]

Study Extracts 1 and 2 in the Extracts Booklet before you answer this question. In the light of differing interpretations, how convincing do you find the view that ‘Hitler did not wage war because of the Treaty of Versailles’? To explain your answer, analyse and evaluate the material in both extracts, using your own knowledge of the issues. Extract 1 and 2 have different opinions regarding the view that Hitler did not wage war because of the Treaty of Versailles. Extract 1, written by Margret Macmillan, argues that the Treaty of Versailles was not the main cause of the Second World War, the Treaty only aided Hitler’s propaganda machine. Instead, she argues Hitler’s actions and ambitions of creating a German Empire was the main reason for the Second World War. In order to do so, Hitler had to remove his enemies, both radical and political enemies, for instance, Margret mentions the Bolsheviks and Jews. Lebensraum (“living space”) was part of Hitlers foreign policy and Margret uses this policy as evidence when she says, “he would have still wanted more: the destruction of Poland, control