Was german foreign policy responsible for the outbreak of wwII?

German Foreign Policy is not the only factor responsible for the outbreak for War , you can see with hindsight  that the appeasement policy facilitated Hitler's success to a large degree.  The appeasement policy allowed Germany to grow incredibly strong, not only did it just recover from lost ground it actually grew to become almost as powerful as Britain and France. The amount of Germany's soldiers grew almost tenfold in the space of seven years (1932- 1939), and Germany went from having 36 aircraft to having 8250 aircraft.  Again with hindsight we can see that the appeasement policy encouraged Hitler to take much larger risks such as invading the polish corridor, remilitarising the Rhineland and the Anschluss with Austria. With hindsight it also showed that the policy alarmed the Russians showing that Britain and France would not stand in Hitler's way. Forcing the Russians to make the Nazi-Soviet Pact which marked the beginning of World War. Hitler was a gambler rather than a planner and when Britain didn't stand up to his actions, he became bolder and risked more. Although would Britain have been able to stop Germany re-arming even if they hadn't followed the appeasement policy?

Nevertheless, we must remember that Britain was forced into following the appeasement policy by the Failure of the League of nations. The league was an utter failure, it was seen by all countries as weak and ineffective.  Due to the lack of an army, almost no organisation and no help from the USA   it proved incapable of preventing aggression by the main powers in the 1930's. The L of N could only morally condemn Hitler's actions, this left Britain and France (who were incapable of stopping)  to deal with the problem. Britain and France's economies were ruined and their armies weren't ready for war. meaning they had no other option than to follow the appeasement policy. If the L of N had made quick decisive action with its own army would it have made Hitler think twice about rearming and eventually starting another World War?

 These Circumstances were not help by the Global Depression which was going on throughout all of these Events. The Global Depression caused havoc for countries, companies and ordinary people across the Globe. The Global Depression caused Britain's economy to collapse, there was no longer a demand for Britain's products and by the 1930's the amount of unemployed had more than doubled. It was because of Britain's failing economy that Prime Minster Chamberlain followed the Appeasement Policy, because in his mind "there is no other option." The Failure of the L of N can also be attributed to the Great Depression as the damaged trade and industry of all countries during the great depression ruined relations between countries. This meant most of the goodwill and optimism of the late 1920's evaporated, making the L of N's work even. In Germany the Great Depression caused a lot of unemployment and poverty which lead people to elect the Nazis, who promised to solve economic and social problems with a new, radical and extremist policies. Had the Global Depression not occurred would it have stopped WWII or merely delayed an inevitable event?

The Great Depression wasn't the only thing to  influenced German Foreign Policy and Hitler's objectives. The Treaty of Versailles fuelled the hatred for the Allies after their failure during the Great War.  Hitler and the German public believed the T of V was gravely unjust, and he promised to his people he would reverse it.  Hitler and the German Public thought the Treaty of Versailles was too severe, it made the Germans feel weak and resentful. This lead to anger and contributed to the objectives in German Foreign Policy i.e. re-arming, reintroducing conscription, invading Czechoslovakia and Poland. The Treaty of Versailles was the cause of Hitler's hatred towards the Allies and eventually  the outbreak of World War II. If the Treaty of Versailles had been fair would it have saved the 70 million people killed during World War II?

In balance therefore we can clearly see German Foreign policy was not completely responsible for the outbreak of WWII. Nevertheless it played a key role alongside the appeasement policy, failure of the league of nations, the Great Depression and the Treaty of Versailles  in triggering WWII.  The factor that is responsible for the most extent for the Outbreak of WWII has to be the appeasement policy as is facilitated Hitler's success to a very large degree.