Hitler's Appeasement In World War II

The first source is criticizing the concept of war, and the implications that come with it. Wilson states that war has no winners, only temporary conquerors, “Upon which terms of peace would rest, not permanently, but only as upon quicksand.” Proven to be true by the Treaty of Versailles, which was created under the false pretences of peace, and used to punish Germany, who was used as a scapegoat by the political leaders at the time. The Big Four created a temporary fix by signing the treaty, making Germany pay reparations and putting a limit on their military abilities, creating a sense of bitterness in Germany, which allowed them to rise as a nation and descend into World War II. They were driven more by their own national interests, making
Hitler is goose-stepping across the European leaders, who are drawn to be spineless and impotent. By displaying Hitler walking all over the “spineless leaders of democracy” the author is showing that he is in control and nobody is going to get in his way so as to avoid conflict, which demonstrates the level of appeasement that occurred in World War II. Hitler ignored the policies put in place after the first World War such as the reparations and military limitations. He powered through, building up his army, restoring the German economy, and making a name for himself. The League of Nations voiced their concern, but never made a move to stop Hitler’s Nazi Party, as they were unwilling to use force because they believed that more conflict would occur. In March of 1936, Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland, which was the ultimate act of appeasement, because the political powers at the time failed to stand up to him. The author displays this by labelling one of the “spineless leaders” as the Rhineland. The source is critical of appeasement and how it allows dictators to walk all over everybody, which is exactly what Hitler did in the years leading up to, and during World War
During WWII, Hitler used the Jews as a scapegoat to unite the German people through a common enemy. Hitler recognized that he needed to unite German’s through a cause to gain their support for his regime. His leadership was solidified through hate and the Nazi Party gained control of Germany by propagating the lie that Jews were responsible for the economic struggles of the nation. This ultranationalistic view lead the S.S. to eliminate millions of these “enemies” and distracted the German’s from the undesirable attributes of the Nazi Party. Additionally, Hitler recognized that the German’s were enraged by the unfair mandates of the Treaty of Versailles. The Western nations who wrote the treaty became the second enemy that would unite the German’s in imperialistic pursuits. The annexing of Poland was viewed as a strike against the Western enemies and the human cost combined with the economic cost of this militarism were happily suffered in the name of overcoming the enemy. Once again Hitler successfully distracted his people with an assault on an “enemy” to achieve his personal