domestic trends
There was an increased surge of nationalism in countries in Europe such as Spain under Franco, Italy under Mussolini and Germany under Hitler, which fueled dictatorial war ambitions. the financial conditions that hit the USA and European countries created conditions for hostility and conspiracies.
Foreign policy trends
increased imperialistic desires from European imperial powers and Japan increased tensions the weakness of the league of nation and the refusal of the usa to join it weakening it furtherthe formation of alliances also fueled tensionsthe policy of allied powers led by Neville chamberlain,called appeasement policy served to give the axis powers to prepare for war.