World War One- Hubris?

Question

What has Hubris got to do with World War One. Can someone explain it simply and in Detail.

Thank You.

Answer 1

Hubris is the Greek word for "excessive pride." Read this:

"The causes of World War II were complex. A major one was the global depression of the 1930s, which generated worldwide political unrest and encouraged radical political reforms. In Germany, the demand for reform brought the National Socialist Party (the Nazis) to power. Their leader, Adolf Hitler, promised and delivered both a better economy and the revitalization of German pride, which had been badly damaged by the country’s humiliating defeat in World War I and the change in national borders in Europe. This pride reached a fanatical pitch with a call to unify ethnically German people living in nearby nations and to “purify” the German race."