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Define/identify the following key terms/people: sanction: Penalties appeasement: Giving in to the demands if an aggressor to keep the peace pacifism: Opposition to all war
Anschluss: Union of Austria and Germany
Using complete sentences, thoroughly answer the following questions:
How did Japan, Italy, and Germany test the resolve of western democracies before 1937? Explain how other countries participated in the Spanish Civil War.
Japan, Italy, and Germany tested the resolve of western democracies before 1937 when Japan seized Manchuria, China in 1931. Hitler tested the resolve of western democracies and found it weak when he violated the Treaty of Versaille by building up his armies and sending troops to the demilitarized zone near France. Then Italy used their military power to invade Ethiopia for Mussolini ambitions. Hitler and Mussolini sent their troops to help Franco with 37,000 volunteers from Germany, Italy, Soviet Union and western democracies.
Identify major acts of German aggression in 1938 and 1939.
In 1938 German propaganda had found fertile ground in Austria. Hitler was ready to engineer Anschluss the union between Germany and Austria. He forced the Austrian government to appoint Nazis to key position in the Austrian cabinet and anyone who opposed he were silent quickly. The next
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It was successful in the air with the airplanes bombing cities and factories and land with fast moving tanks against the Polish army on the west and Stalin's forces attacking from the east. The Germans did the same against Norway and Denmark which fell quickly. The German forces flooded France and forced them to surrender. The axis armies also pushed into North Africa Pushing the British all the way into Cairo, Egypt. The Nazi advancement in technology revealed their power of modern warfare. Developing deadlier bombs or creating
A famous quote by FDR at his First Inaugural Address was, “Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself” came to mind when thinking of most European democracies position’s when it came to the military aggression by Italy and Germany. However, it is easy to understand why they would make concessions, albeit short-lived, rather than run the risk of another World War and all of the noxious energy that comes with it. On the other hand, to trust the “devilish nature” of both Hitler and Mussolini would turn out to be costly moves that were fortunately corrected by the strength of the United States and its Allies in time.
Hitler was furious with Germany’s surrender in World War I, so when he got back to his home in Munich, he was determined to enter politics and become the greatest leader in German history (Smith). He spent all of his time and effort trying to become the chancellor of Germany. Once he was voted into being chancellor, he needed a way to become the leader of all of Germany. Hitler gathered power through many acts of t...
When Hitler was campaigning as a candidate for Chancellor he stated in one of his speeches, “Show tomorrow your firm national unity. Support with me and the Reich Chancellor the principle of equal rights and of peace with honor” (Larson, p. 175). By using a manipulative style of speaking to the public Hitler was able to present himself as one for the people, showing that he prioritized them above everything else. However, this was all a trick to increase Hitler’s popularity so he could eventually become dominant over all aspects of German life. The Nazi Regime achieved this through strategic implementations of propaganda.
these countries. The final cause was The aggression of Hitler, and the increasing in his army and
"Spanish Civil War." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. 2nd Ed. Vol. 8. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 42-44. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Apr. 2014.
As early as 1934, Hitler began developing plans to make sure that the German military would be ready for a future war. He wanted to do this so his motherland Germany would expand. He wanted to expand Germany because first of all Germany was becoming overcrowded and also there was Germans living in Poland and Russia. So he wanted to connect all Germans with each other so they can live happier and a better life. By him wanting to do all of this he was very determined to do what he wanted to do at all costs. “Better yet, the United states had agreed to pump millions of dollars into the German economy to get it back on track.”
The Second World War began in September of 1939 and was between the Allies and the Axis. It began with Germany’s unprovoked attack and conquest of Poland, and involved Britain and France from the beginning. Its origins lay in German resentment at the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (1919), the economic crisis of 1929-30, which favored the rise to power of Fascist dictators, the failure of the League of Nations to gain international acceptance for disarmament, and the policy of imperialism adopted by Germany, Italy and Japan as a means of acquiring raw materials and markets. As a part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to accept full responsibility for the First World War, which then led up to the outbreak of the Second. The reparations chapter of the Treaty of Versailles was universally condemned in Germany. Article 231, a proclamation of German guilt, had been inserted to establish Germany’s moral responsibility for the war and, therefore, her legal responsibility for all damage to property and persons and was disliked because of the War Guilt clause it contained. Germany, prepared for military conquest by Hitler, remilitarized the Rhineland in violation of the Locarno Pact. The League of Nations failed to react firmly either to this or to the conquest of Ethiopia by Italy under Mussolini. The Second World War was indeed one of the greatest conflicts in history. What started out as a European struggle, soon emerged to the level of worldwide warfare. The Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill, American President, Franklin Roosevelt and Russian leader, Joseph Stalin were just a few of the leaderships that tried to bring their nations to victory. Although they all could not have “won” the war, these particular three men worked together to form an outstanding alliance system.
d Carr, ‘The Republic and the Civil War in Spain’ p.47. [8] Called the ‘Turno Pacifico.’ [9] See David Mitchell, ‘The Spanish Civil War’ pp.6-7. [10] Large private estates in Southern Spain worked by landless peasant labourers. See Martin Blinkhorn, ‘Democracy and Civil War in Spain.’ P.4. [11] The founders of Roman Catholicism.
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian man who became Germany's chancellor in 1933. Before he became chancellor, he worked within the government of Germany and manipulated laws to put him in power and make what he was going to do legal. Hitler was able to motivate the people of Germany when they felt like the weakest country after World War I. Once he got the support of the people, he started convincing people that there were certian types of people causing their troubles and they must be eliminated. People at that time didn't know that the eleimination of specific kinds of people would lead to the Holocaust.
THESIS : “ The United States didn’t want to get involved in the Spanish-American War, but was dragged into it due to yellow journalism, they wanted to control the seas, and wanted complete control over Cuba.”
During the late 1920s and early 1930s, Germany was experiencing great economic and social hardship. Germany was defeated in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles forced giant reparations upon the country. As a result of these reparations, Germany suffered terrible inflation and mass unemployment. Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party who blamed Jews for Germany’s problems. His incredible public speaking skills, widespread propaganda, and the need to blame someone for Germany’s loss led to Hitler’s great popularity among the German people and the spread of anti-Semitism like wildfire. Hitler initially had a plan to force the Jews out of Germany, but this attempt quickly turned into the biggest genocide in history. The first concentration camps in Germany were established soon after Hitler's appointment as chancellor in January 1933.“...the personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew.” –Adolf Hitler
...rounded in Europe with the British and the U.S. pressing in from the west, and the Russians coming in from the east killing about half the German army in the war. Since Hitler committed suicide on April 30th, 1945 Germany was falling apart and didn’t have a powerful leader to guide them. So, Germany decided to invade Russia, and they were horribly equipped for winter warfare, and had summer equipment when they invaded. This was because Hitler anticipated they would have beaten Russia before winter. Russia kept the German army occupies while the other allies liberated France. On January 12th, 1945 the Soviet Union invaded Berlin, Germany at the Battle of Berlin and succeeded. In late April and early May of 1945 Germany surrendered to the Allies and World War Two came to an end. As General Eisenhower said in 1945, “The world must know what happened, and never forget”.
and the Soviet Union, resistance became futile and in August, 1945, the allies had successfully defeated the
The United States would declare war with Spain on April 25, 1898. This act of war would throw the entire Western part of the world into conflict. The Spanish-American war would start because of a attack on the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor in February of 1898. The ship would sink taking American lives with it. As a direct result of this war, Spain would lose its influence in what remained of its empire in the west. War would come to a halt following the Treaty of Paris which was signed on December 10, 1898. In this essay we will explore the days leading to the war, key battles, key leaders, and what would happen to Spain’s overseas empire following the Treaty of Paris agreement.
... Nations failed to stop Japan from taking over the Manchurian province as a satellite state or to force Italy out of Ethiopia. This allied both Japan and Italy with Nazi Germany. Germany took over Austria in March 1938 and the Sudeten part of Czechoslovakia was ceded by Hitler. March of 1939 Germany took over the rest of Czechoslovakia. The leagues failure to control Germany led to the start of WWII when they invaded Poland (Merriman and Winter).