Why the Major Cities of Britain were Bombed by the Germans in 1940
Germany and Britain fought a battle from August to September called
Battle of Britain. This fight was for control over skies. There were
four major battles in battle of Britain in which Britain won. After
being defeated by Britain, Germans knew that they would not be able to
invade Britain, so they began to attack it in different ways and
adopted new tactics. They knew that if they carry their troops and
tanks on ships R.A.F (Royal Air Force) of Britain would destroy them
and sink their ships. So, they decided to destroy R.A.F first. They
not only planned to destroy R.A.F but also Britain's economy and its
war effort by destroying its factories. Factories were the main
economy of Britain so for destroying its economy, they bombed them.
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They also knew that Britain would do its level best to keep them away
from their colonies so as to maintain their empire. So Germany tried
to frighten Britain and desperately changed their tactics to create
fear and panic among people.
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They attacked the docks in London so as to stop supplies of food being
brought into Britain. They started bombing its main towns and cities.
The most affected towns by German bombing were Coventry, Glasgow, and
East end. In all, Germans killed over 60,000 people due to air raids
and they destroyed over 250,000 houses, so that people loose their
morale and hope and government surrender itself in front of German
dictatorship.
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they knew that some good would come out of it at the end of the war.
Another reason to suggest that these people were brave and united is
that there were a lot of volunteer groups. These people were not paid
they just genuinely wanted to help others. There were people who
joined the ARP, they made sure that people were safe at night and made
sure that people obeyed the blackout regulations. There were The AFS,
The Auxiliary Fire Service who were volunteers who supported the Fire
Service. These people risked there lives to help and save others.
So, Overall I cannot properly say that whether I agree with the
statement or not because people did carry on with their lives and were
brave and united but there were also cases of people being
self-centred and not caring about how their actions will affect
others.
Why the Major Cities of Britain were Bombed by the Germans in 1940 and 1941
Why Hitler Decided to Bomb Major Cities in 1940-1941 Before 1940, there was a large battle in the air between England and Germany, for control over the English Channel. This was later to be known as “The Battle of Britain.” As well as the domination over this area, each of the powers would intend to take advantage of being the leader in technical warfare (in this case aeroplanes). The main reason why this battle started and the bombing of English cities, in my opinion, is that Germany was trying to knock Britain out of the war; this was to try to avoid an unmanageable war on two fronts, Russia and Britain. I believe that Hitler was also trying to demonstrate his authority by showing that Germany was now (as he promised) more powerful than the treaty of Versailles and could break it whenever it pleased.
The world plunged into World War II in 1939, from the unsettlement between countries. Different countries had different ideas about world affairs. Some countries preferred appeasement and other countries preferred collective securities to solve problems such as the turmoil in Germany. According to the circumstances of Europe during 1939, from economic depression and unsettlement between countries, collective security was the best answer. Appeasement was attempted, but it turned out to be a failure.
The Battle of Britain as a Turning Point in the Defeat of German in World War Two
"World War 2 was a war fought in two distinct phases. The first was the last war of a new generation. The second was emphatically the first of a new era" .
Throughout the intense bombing of the Blitz you could argue that the idea of Britain being invaded and conquered brought out the ‘grit’ and resolve in the British people that helped to destroy social boundaries, bring people together in a united front and inevitably win World War II. Or you could also argue that, the fear, panic and unrest created by the Blitz managed only to divide a country already separated by class, gender and social barriers, therefore increasing existing tensions and creating new problems; that the government could only control by forcing censorship and propaganda to manipulate the frightened and overwhelmed people of Britain. One thing is clear, that most evidence (including the Sources given) shows proof of an understandably terrified Britain during times of devastation and destruction.
The Bombing of Britian's Major Cities by Germany from 1940-1949 Hitler never truly wanted to go to war with Britain, he thought of them more as a natural ally and that he would just make himself a larger empire in the East once he had defeated the USSR. However, this was not the view of Winston Churchill. He was not prepared to make any kind of a deal with Hitler. The German army then devised Operation Sea Lion (the code name for the invasion on Britain). The main idea of Operation Sealion was to primarily target the British Air Bases to cripple the RAF (Royal Air Force).
Britain's Reasons For Going to War in 1939 In 1939, Britain declared war on Nazi Germany. There were of course many different reasons for this, both in the long term and in the short term. In the long term, The Treaty of Versailles, signed at the end of World War One had succeeded only in angering Germany, as it made her feel weak and powerless, in addition to economically ruining her with the expense of rearmament. This allowed the rise of Hitler and therefore Nazism in Germany as a solution to the problems, without which the Second World War would almost certainly have been avoided.
to the rest of the world that it was safer to be an ally of the
The Impact of Bombing During World War II “Of course, the air raids caused much suffering and hardship. In the
The destruction of British cities during the German Luftwaffe attacks was the source of a major British national experience during World War II. Bombing was used in World War II against nonhuman military targets, against enemy troops, and against civilian populations (Dukievel and Spielvogel 758). The internet has proven to be a powerful resource in the retrieval of many websites and personal anecdotes of the Blitz. The internet has provided access to many historical resources to students of different educational and economic backgrounds. One is able to uncover many facts of the universe using the internet. Although many accounts of the London Blitz are uncovered during one’s search, many of these anecdotes are clouded by the writer’s personal eyewitness bias. Many university websites, news websites, government websites, and educational resource websites provide information to counter the false eyewitness accounts. These nonbiased resources provide proper insight into the events that occurred during the German Luftwaffe aerial bombings. The following four historical websites attempt to provide a correct view of the German Luftwaffe and the London Blitz.
...e that the nation will never again be faced with such a horrible conflict which results in the deaths of so many people.
During the time period when Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office, it was during WWII. Japan attacked the U.S. on Dec. 7, 1941 and was known as Pearl Harbor. When that happened, Roosevelt did not hesitate to ask Congress to officially declare war on Japan. During the war, there was a proposal of an atomic bomb landing over Hiroshima and Nagasaki to finalize the war. To this day there is still controversy that if that atomic bomb was actually necessary to end the war, because of the number of innocent casualties suffered from the Japanese. The aim of this investigation is to answer the question: To what extent was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary to end the war with Japan? To answer this question, the investigation will need to determine if there was justification for this type of action led by the U.S. government as well as the cons. The tactics of F.D.R., Truman, citizens and historians will be evaluated. Books and speeches about Pearl Harbor and speeches of the Presidents will be provided to answer the investigation.
for Britain to give the war its full attention. Britain needed a way out and
The causes of World War II can be attributed to the following ideas or events: the mentality of power is strength by Heinrich von Treitschke, the Treaty of Versailles, the global depression following the end of World War I, and Nazi Imperialism.