How did appeasement cause World War II?

The
wording of this question is a bit misleading. The question implies that appeasement was the main
or root cause of World War II, which was not the case. However, appeasement certainly
contributed to the outbreak of the war. Whether a different, tougher policy than appeasement
would have prevented the war is a question that can never be answered.

In Europe, the roots of World War II lie in the terms of the Treaty of
Versailles that ended World War I. The treaty was exceedingly harsh on Germany, stipulating a
crippling amount of war reparations that it would have to pay back to the Allied...

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