Main Causes of World War II Rina Zhang “ We no longer demand anything, we want war.” This was a quote stated by Germany's foreign minister in August of 1939 . This statement itself speaks the thoughts of most people in Germany during the nineteen 1930s. World War II is known to be the most bloodiest conflict in history, it did not occur due to a problem built up overnight, in fact, problems slowly began to submerge during the twenty one years of peace in between the First World War and the starting…
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Appeasement Policy Giving into someone provide their demands are seen as reasonable During the 1930's many politicians in Britain and France came to see that the terms of the treaty of versailles were placed Hitlers actions were seen as reasonable and understandable Western democracies gave into Germany, Japan and Italy in order to satisfy them and prevent war. Battle of Britain Winston Churchill says that Britain will not negotiate for peace. Hitler plans Operation Sea Lion, the invasion…
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and Nazi Germany, 1933-1939 is a scholarly piece, focusing on Britain’s use of their intelligence services in the years prior to the outbreak of the second world war. Authored by the historian, professor and scholar, Wesley K. Wark. Wark studied previously unpublished documents from the British government to gather information for the subject matter. His focus throughout the book is in a few subject areas; the growth of British intelligence in the time period, why Britain formed the policies it did…
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World War I, appeasement policy, expansion of Japanese military and Hitler with his policies of expansionism. World War I caused massive destruction and the world became alert to another major war evolving. This led to the formation of the League of Nations and Britain’s appeasement policy. Then end of WWI was proclaimed with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty placed guilt and responsibility of World War I on Germany and included territorial clauses that ordered Germany to give up…
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Appeasement sources Britain signed the naval agreement with Germany in 1935, Britain agreed to a policy of giving Hitler what he desired. This agreement was known as the appeasement. Many people saw this as a good initiative because it would avoid war, however with hindsight we can see that there were many disadvantages. We can see in Source A that Neville Chamberlain was in favour of the appeasement and settled that it was the only viable route. Neville Chamberlain exclaims in a radio broadcast…
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will. The Effect of World War I on Russia: - World War I at first seemed to unify Russia. Some saw the war as an opportunity to gain territory in the Balkans. Liberals hoped that Great Britain and French can influence to Russia more democratic policies. All Russians together defended their country. People were desperate -> they demanded an end to Russia’s participation in the war. Czar Nicholas II did not agree and continued to prosecute the war. Russian Revolution: - In March 1917, the…
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plot and had no idea how he would come to power - Hitler had no idea how he would get Germany out of the Depression, only the determination to do so; much of the recovery was natural - Barton H. Klein stated the economic recovery was due to the return of private consumption and non-war types of investments - Until the spring of 1936, ‘rearmament was largely a myth’ – Klein - Clause 3 of the Italy Germany military talks intention of going to war with Britain and France with the intention of…
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in Europe in 1939 was a direct result of the rising tensions in Europe. The actions of the dictatorships of Italy and Germany such as the defiance of the treaty of Versailles and the union between Austria and Germany, but also the signing of the non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany led to the inevitable conflict which erupted in 1939. The dictatorships in Germany and Italy had a significant effect on European tensions and it also had a powerful implication in Europe in the lead…
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National interest – The interests of the people of a nation; such as economic prosperity, security and safety, benefits and values. Domestic policy – A plan of action that guides a government’s decisions about what to do within a country- federal laws, aboriginal land claims, spending tax revenue. Foreign policy – A plan of action that guides a government’s decision about its official relations with other countries- foreign affairs, external relations. Triple Alliance - The alliance between…
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German and Britain foreign policy Abolish Treaty of Versailles Reunite Germany e.g. Sudetenland, Polish Corridor – Greater Germany Rearmament Destroy communism Lebensraum – German empire Enforce Master Race Theory – take over Slavs, get rid of Jews etc. War Saar plebiscite (1935) – after 15 years of League ruling, went to Germany – expected outcome. Conscription (1935) – had already started rearmament, exploited guilt surrounding T of V and broken promise of global disarmament. Stresa Front…
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