Hitler was the main aggressor during 1939 who everyone appeased to, who is infamously known for his rise to power, his persecution of Jews, and his attacks on the world to dominate, that killed so many. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, believed in the policy of appeasement and appeased Hitler at the Munich Conference which eventually lead to the start of World War II. The Western Powers responded to aggression with appeasement, and in 1939 the world was plunged into World War II, proving to the world that collective security is a better response to aggression. Hitler’s aggression was the main reason why Allied powers felt the need to appease. In 1930, after the Reichstag fire, Adolf Hitler rose to power because he was appointed …show more content…
This is demonstrated when Winston Churchill states that if the Allied powers had worked together to protect Czechoslovakia, then that could have prevented World War II (document 6). Churchill’s statement shows that collective security is the way to respond to aggression and that appeasement only provokes a war. The war lasted six years with many different battles between the Allies and the Axis’s. Hitler did not only invaded Poland, but from there fought his way through many other parts of the world such as Greece, France, Britain, and the Soviet Union. The quote, “It is us today. It will be you tomorrow” said by Haile Selassie to the League of Nations, embodies exactly what Hitler did in response to appeasement (document 2). The quote demonstrates how collective security should have and would have stopped the aggressors, but the League of Nations, the organization during the time, failed to do its job. When Neville Chamberlain appeased Hitler, he was not thinking about the future generations. Chamberlain was desperate and according to George F. Kennan, the Munich agreement was unnecessary because the Czech defenses were strong and because the German generals were already trying to remove Hitler (document 7). Chamberlain acted too quickly. If Chamberlain had worked with the other nations to figure out a plan to stop Hitler, instead of
If the European nations didn’t follow Hitler then they could have stopped him from growing more powerful and stopped him from starting another war. The European nations appeased to Hitler’s demands because they all feared another great war. The broadcast by William Shirer states,”the Big Four... dispel the clouds of war and come to an agreement over the partition of Czechoslovakia. There is to be no European war… the price of that peace is...the ceding by Czechoslovakia of the Sudeten territory to Herr Hitler’s Germany” (Document 4). In fear of another European war, the nations gave into the German demands.
Although the wars were very similar the wars did have a difference, world war one was more wester v.s. world war 2 which was more global. In world war 1 the war was fought in europe and most of the countries that were involved in world war 1 were in europe. Most other countries just helped out. In a picture of the rhineland it shows that the war was fought with france, germany, United Kingdom, and Holland.(doc 5) While in world war 2 way more countries not located in europe joined the war. The document about the yalta conference it shows the countries that were involved with world war 2.
The Allied Nations of Great Britain and France is the reason why Hitler invaded Poland in 1939 and began the second world war. One of the major causes of World War II that could have been prevented was how unfair the Treaty of Versailles was to
As time passed by, it became increasingly evident that the only way to put a stop to Nazi Germany was by involving the US military and fighting World War II to defeat Hitler. In response to Hitler’s rise of power, FDR first tried to get Hitler to agree to disarmament. The first week Hitler became chancellor, he was telling army officials that he wanted complete political control over Germany and from there expand east. Roosevelt was concerned how to achieve world leadership to keep international peace while remaining an isolationist.
The end of World War I was difficult for everyone. Debt, unemployment, shortages, etc. plagued the United States. The 1920s, or Roaring Twenties, brought a lot of good economic, political, and social changes. Plenty of major changes took place in society during this time.
Could the US alliance with Stalin have prevented the huge damage that was done to many Europeans under Hitlers rule? Adolf Hitler's evil actions brought death to 11 million Jewish on January 30, 1933 to May 8, 1945 (V-E Day); the end of the war in Europe. They were tortured, beaten and worked to death. Many were killed in gas chambers and many were used for experiments such as those conducted to "cure" homosexuality in homosexual men and women. More torturous experiments and practices were done not only to homosexuals, but pregnant women, disabled people, and children as well as men and women with good health.
In the 1930s Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, concentration camps were being established, and the war was forthcoming. Meanwhile, in Britain, Neville Chamberlain was elected prime minister of Britain in 1937. Chamberlain wanted to avoid war between the countries, so he chose not to stand up to the Germans which lead to the signing of the Munich Pact, an appeasement policy in 1938. Winston Churchill disapproved of
Individuals make choices every day that affect history. During the Holocaust, the mass murder of Jews during Hitler’s reign, ordinary European citizens shaped history by allowing Jews to die. Their decisions were greatly influenced by their understanding of the universe of obligation, which sociologist Helen Fein defines as “The circle of individuals and groups ‘toward whom obligations are owed, to whom rules apply, and whose injuries call for [amends]’ (“We and They” 56). The majority of ordinary citizens chose to neglect Jews in order to protect themselves or their families. However, some brave individuals called upstanders chose to stand up to the Nazi regime by rescuing Jews and other victims of persecution.
After World War 1 had ended, the world leaders spoke seriously to prevent upcoming future wars but since Hitler had come to power, Hitler violated the treaty of Versailles and began to make his army. Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland and militarized it with the army. He created a lot of many new tactics and military strategies that stunned the European nations before World War II. One of the military tactics he used was Blitzkrieg which was also known as the "Lightning war" but before that Hitler had to test it on a nation. Hitler stunned Europe with the speed and efficiency of the German attack on Poland.
The Industrial Revolution greatly impacted Europe and allowed them to start Imperialism. Europe started colonizing other countries and it became a competition. It soon started to get violent and thus began World War I. The causes of World War I were Militarism, Alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and assassination, but the most important cause was nationalism because all of Europe wanted to create their own national pride for their own countries, and they started ethnic issues.
The Second War began when the Spartan King Archimedes II laid siege to the city of Plataea. The Athenians were able to hold their position until 427 B.C.E., when the city fell. During that time, a revolt by the Spartans as taking place at Mytilene, which put additional pressure on Athens. While they defended and successfully extinguished that revolt, the Athenians made additional progress into Peloponnese, by sea, as well as Italy, by land. Athens’ success eventually ended when they were defeated in an attempt to recover Amphipolis in 422 B.C.E.
Balance between power and humility, brilliance and compassion. In Hitler’s quest for power and dominance, he lost sight of the fact that a great leader is ultimately defined by his people, not the power he wields over
Hitler was an ‘uneducated’ yet magnetic man, who was gifted in the art of public speaking, he was an ‘orator whose voice could reach and sway millions’ lead many including the vast majority of Germans to trust him to lead them out of despair and that his ‘great hypnotic power would ultimately “save them from the great depression and the after effects of ww1 many believed in Hitler and his vision and that under Hitler’s reign Germany would once again become a thriving nation. After the war Germany was suffering socially, economically and politically, Treaty of Versailles certainly didn’t help in terms of the ‘war guilt’ clause and reparations. Germany was crumbling and the German people needed a leader to lead them out of the constant pessimism that was slowly sweeping over over Germany and her people. Germany were so desperate for help that they ignored many of Hitler’s indiscretions and ideologies. He was capable of swaying the disillusioned, angry crowds experiencing economic hardship, offering them a sense of hope and strong leadership.
World War Z Essay Outline I. Introduction a. Topic sentence: In the novel, “World War Z” by Max Brooks, the protagonist interviews several characters that have encountered the zombie crisis. In several of his encounters, the experiences from the characters are related to international relations. b. Thesis:
Throughout his speech he stakes claims on his fantastical version of recent history. In the statement “When the German Reich received England’s declaration of war on 3 September 1939, the British attempted once again to frustrate any attempt to begin a consolidation, and thus a strengthening, of Europe by fighting the then strongest power on the Continent,” he rewrites history by disregarding the German provocation of England and France by omitting France and the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. Hitler shifts the blame for the war to England, despite Germany’s failure to adhere to the conditions set by both England and France for a troop withdrawal from Poland. With the blame shifted to England, Hitler was able to logically justify his fabricated claims against other countries to the German people. Further strengthening the German morale and unity against the Allied