He continued the idea that the Treaty of Versailles was too weak to be a catalyst for war. He explained that all the documents from World War I ignored the problems that caused World War II. These questions were deeply rooted in the very fabric of European governance, not in the Treaty. Mazower claimed that the Treaty of Versailles was simply "ineffective" and misguided. This was because it misunderstood the structure of European influence and was not implemented due to lack of interest from the Americans and British. The author considered the Treaty a bluff full of unattainable objectives and unpayable reparations. He called the Treaty too ideological and intended to keep the old order in power, even if a new order emerged. Mazower also cited that the main reason for World War II was the transition from the "old world order" to the "new world order". Mazower looked at more “obvious” reasons for the war, such as the fragmentation of the entire continent. The author explains that this severely frightened the country politically and economically during the Great Depression and "forced most of the continent into impoverished self-sufficiency." This gave rise to a Nazi regime that preached self-sufficiency and