Keystone world history 1. World War I ended in 1918, but the Treaty of Versailles left many issues unresolved and in 1939, World War II began. In a brief essay, describe the major causes of World War II, and explain how the response of the League of Nations and of Britain, France, and other European nations to Axis aggression contributed to the start of the war?

From the moment the leaders of the victorious Allied nations arrived in France for the peace conference in early 1919, the post-war reality began to diverge sharply from Wilson’s idealistic vision.

Explanation:When Germany signed the armistice ending hostilities in the First World War on November 11, 1918, its leaders believed they were accepting a “peace without victory,” as outlined by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in his famous Fourteen Points. But from the moment the leaders of the victorious Allied nations arrived in France for the peace conference in early 1919, the post-war reality began to diverge sharply from Wilson’s idealistic vision.