When Warren G. Harding assumed office, the average U.S. citizen wished carried with him an isolationist philosophy with regards to European affairs. Warren Harding himself supported the Treaty of Versailles, which imposed harsh conditions on the defeated Germany. Harding, an isolationist himself, opposed the League of Nations, and endorse the Senate's refusal to ratify it. The Treaty of Versailles arguably led to the second World War. The treaty was harsh to most Germans, and thus, resentment among the German people led to the rise of Hitler and the Second World War. Had Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points Program and League of Nations been implemented, the Second World War could have easily been prevented. However, because of the fact that there was no one watching Germany, the nation stopped paying its war debts and Hitler eventually rose to power. Moreover, the harsh conditions crippled the German economy and sent millions of Germany's citizens into poverty. As we know, this was one of the primary reasons that Hitler gained popularity- he offered a solution to the nation's crippled economy which had stemmed from the Treaty of Versailles. Millions of people were slaughtered and millions more died on the battlefield during World War II. Unlike his predacessor, Harding failed to realize just how important ensuring a stable post-war Europe was. Instead, he showed relatively little interest in the affairs of Europe. In doing this, he proved to be a very ineffective crisis leadership. He could've prevented so much, but he did nothing.