WWII could have been avoided

After World War I, the world was a chaotic muddle of unresolved issues including international distrust, resented economic hardship, and repressed feelings. Political conditions that existed after World War One created a tense atmosphere filled with international distrust, and aggression. Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended the war, did little to address the unresolved issues and actually promoted international distrust and resentment. Harsh economic conditions devastated millions of people in Europe and around the globe. …

…and forfeiting territories to the victors. As a result, the German people became increasingly embittered and resentful and finally turned to a political leader who fed their growing nationalistic hatred of all people and governments that were not pure Germans. If the world leaders had not sought to exact a punishment, but had recognized that all parties shared blame for World War One, they could have potentially avoided the carnage of the Second World War.