This paper attempts to explain the connection between the Great Depression and WWII by looking at how the Great Depression
was brought to an end and what factors led to the outbreak of World War II, including the United States' entry into the
conflict. The paper also explains that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the immediate entry of the United States into the conflict was separate from the events unfolding in Europe. The paper concludes that the Great Depression did indeed contribute to the outbreak of WWII because, while it was a very real and burdensome economic catastrophe, the Great Depression's real significance was that it caused
aggression to be overlooked until it had escalated to such enormous proportions that the only way to halt its spread was armed conflict.