Without Hitler, World War II would have broken out, but the specific form and time of the outbreak might have been slightly different.

War is a continuation of politics. Hitler was indeed a man with a strong ability to incite, but there were some objective conditions for his ability to incite Germany. The more important conditions were as follows: First, Germany's defeat in World War I made the thorn-in-the-back theory prevalent, and most Germans It is believed that Germany's defeat in World War I was due to internal friction, and it is generally believed that Britain, the United States, and Russia invaded Germany's international interests. Germany's hatred of the United States, Britain, France, and Russia is an objective reality. Secondly, Germany was an industrial power before World War II, but it was not as powerful as Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Compared with other powerful countries, Germany's overseas colonies, dependent countries and other spheres of influence are far from matching its industrial strength. The development of industry and the expansion of strength will inevitably require the improvement of overseas rights, and this touches the national interests of the United States, Britain and France. It can be said that The robbers share the stolen goods unevenly, and the increasingly powerful German robbers will inevitably demand more stolen goods. The conflict of interests is inevitable. No matter who is the German Prime Minister, they will inevitably face this conflict. Under the circumstances at that time, Germany It is impossible to develop without touching the fundamental interests of other powerful countries; third point, at that time, the United States, Britain and France were wearing the same pants, the Soviet Union was recognized by the international community as the Bolsheviks, and a number of countries including Austria, Romania, Finland and other countries were actually free from the Apart from these two powers, one side was forced by the threat of the Soviet Union, and the other side was ignored by the United States and Britain and lacked support from the United States and Britain. The political structure of the European continent determined that several countries in central Europe must form an alliance. Only Germany has ability to unite and lead these nations.

So, the outbreak of World War II was inevitable, and the conflicts between countries were so intense that they could only be vented through war.

Of course, if Hitler never existed, some things may have changed. First, Germany may not get out of the economic crisis quickly, and the country's cohesion will not be as strong as Nazi Germany. Therefore, the outbreak of World War II may be postponed for several years. At the same time, if World War II had broken out a few years later, the Soviet Union would have probably annexed Poland, Finland and other countries by itself. The international political situation at this time may have qualitatively changed from history. It will become uncertain how the triangles will combine, and which two will combine to defeat the other.