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The major factor leading to an incident can be described as the determining factor, as it is the one most responsible for the event's occurrence. Hitler, the man who led Germany with an aggressive foreign policy and a desire for world domination is most obviously this factor. However, Chamberlain, who was in a position to inhibit Hitler's actions, adopted a weak policy of appeasement, which led Hitler to believe that he could act without repercussions. This incited Hitler to step beyond the limits imposed by the Versailles Treaty and gain the territory and power necessary to once again threaten Europe. This issue must not be ignored.

In 1933 Hitler had achieved the position of Chancellor in Germany, his plans relating to his foreign policy allowed for the expansion of German territory, and wherever the legal means he had employed failed, he would resort to threats and violent activity.

Hitler's first territorial expansion was aimed at uniting the Saar Basin, ruled by Germany before the end of World War 1, back with Germany. A plebiscite was held, and a resulting 90% of the population decided on a return to Germany. The European powers did nothing to prevent this from happening, although it was their decision at Versailles to r

Hitler did not believe in peace, his violent foreign policy was an indication of how he meant to achieve his ends, and his actions dictated that he would not accept anything less. Chamberlain may have been buying time for Britain to rearm itself with his appeasement policy. Hitler took this as a sign of weakness nonetheless. It encouraged him to see the Western Powers in disunity, and with each step he took to provoke them, they backed down from conflict and accepted Hitler's demands. When Hitler began signing alliances with other hostile countries (Italy who had invaded Abyssinia, Japan who had intents on China) this was an indication that he was preparing to go into conflict. Hitler's aggressive nature cannot be denied, and it was he who instigated the Second World War.

Nazi supporters in Austria had been working to undermine the Austrian government long before Hitler took action. Hitler sent a list of demands to Austria, demanding, among other things, economic and military union with Germany. Diplomatic attempts by Austria were met with threats of violence by Germany, and reluctantly, Austria agreed to Hitler's demands. The Austrian chancellor, unpleased by the agreement he had been forced to sign, ordered a plebiscite in hope that it would encourage Western support for Austria, however Hitler mobilised his troops for invasion and the Chancellor was dismissed. Hitler marched his troops into Austria nonetheless. With the German military present, a plebiscite was held which yielded a result of 99.75 percent in favour of a union with Germany.

The Sudetenlands had been included as part of Czechoslovakia by the Treaty of Versailles, and 3.5 million Germans were living in the Sudetenlands. Hitler wanted to unite all Germans into his Reich, and his hatred and racism towards the Czechs, who were in authority over those Germans fuelled his desire to do so even further. Hitler was more cautious in this enterprise though, and began by spreading propaganda about how mistreated the Sudeten Germans had been. His aggression was, however, not removed as an element, and Chamberlain made numerous trips to converse with Hitler and try t

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