Was the treaty of Versailles a direct cause of ww2? Why or why not?

no

Explanation:

one of the punishments of the treaty was that Germany had to pay for all the damage they caused during the war, which led to them becoming very poor which Hitler blamed that on Jewish bankers which led to the Holocaust and such

food chain i would say only because there is competition on getting food and survival

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