How did the Paris Peace Conference lead to war?

1. Impacts on British and French Opinion

1.1. Initially, British were satisfied with the Treaty, but then, British opinion was that the Treaty was too harsh.

1.2. French opinion was that it was nit harsh enough. They had wanted to permanently cripple Germany. However, by the mid 1930s, the french did not feel strong enough so they acted in partnership with Britain.

2. Germany's Potential

2.1. The Treaty angered Germany, but didn't not disable them. Germany lost resources, but still had a considerable amount.

3. Dissatisfied Powers

3.1. Italy had hoped to recieve the Adriatic part of Fiume

3.2. Germany objected to almost every aspect of the Treaty of Versailles

3.3. Japan was disappointed because their racial equality clause was rejected. Japan also expected to receive greater shares in Germany's trading with China.

4. Hitler's Foreign Policy

4.1. Hitler wanted to abolish the Treaty of Versailles, expand German territory and defeat Communism.