the cost‚ and to ultimately defeat the Nazis. The date was June 4‚ 1940 and the speech remains as one of the most important and memorable speeches during World War II. It was delivered after the events of the Dunkirk Evacuation which around 338‚000 Allied troops hastily evacuated from Dunkirk to Britain. Churchill had to make this speech that would be able to fire up the British people and to give a sense of urgency that bleak times were coming and an unavoidable crisis was headed to the British people
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“There are some truths which are so obvious that for this very reason they are not seen or at least not recognized by ordinary people.” Hitler’s deft understanding of emotional rhetoric gave him the necessary political power to achieve a more united Germany – even though his methods necessitated destroying every source of opposition. As the supreme ruler of Germany‚ Hitler was well-known for his ruthlessness toward any dissenters. Conversely‚ Hitler rewarded his supporters. After the Great War and
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drafted into World War Two where he will perish. Although Robbie meets his end in Dunkirk during World War II he almost survives‚ and his survival hinges on one lasting‚ passionate belief. Robbie’s sanity is rooted in his unwavering faith that Cecelia will “wait for [him]” and he treats this sentiment “like a sacred site” (213). Despite the countless‚ horrifying atrocities Robbie is subjected to during the retreat to Dunkirk he soldiers on to “find Cecelia and love her‚ marry her and live without shame”
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military‚ Hitler spearheaded the second world war. Despite the positive contributors to the German force‚ Hitler’s many mistakes hindered the armies’ ability to win the war. This included his impulsive demeanor and irresolute tendencies‚ his errors at Dunkirk‚ France‚ and his attack on Ukraine. One significant error made by Hitler occurred when he chose to alternate from bombing the RAF‚ targeting civilians in British cities instead. This gave the RAF the time and space needed to recuperate‚ and they
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Paper submission Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming "Jack" Churchill‚ DSO & Bar‚ MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996)‚ nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack"‚ was an English soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow‚ arrows‚ and a claymore. He once said "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed." Born in Hong Kong to English parents and educated at King William’s College on the Isle of Man‚ Churchill graduated
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WWII ESSAY TOPICS Please Note: You need to form an historical research question for your topic. The answer to your question is your thesis statement 1. How and why was Germany allowed to annex Austria and the Sudetenland? Was there any justification for Britain and France’s policy of appeasement? 2. Discuss the role that Italy played in World War II. How did the nation become involved in the conflict? How did its participation affect the direction of the war and Germany’s fortunes? 3. Discuss
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Atonement : Film Study Question: Symbolism‚ narrative structure‚ and special effects are significant features of film. Focussing on one or more of these features‚ discuss the extent to which you agree with this view. Your response should include close reference to one or more films you have studied. When director Joe Wright began the task of recreating the Atonement‚ written by Ian McEwan one of the first decisions that Wright had to make was to follow as close as possible the complex and time
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to its policy of non-intervention policy‚ and mighty France had fallen. Britain itself barely escaped a total rout‚ when her troops were miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk at a great cost in personnel and matériel. Thus‚ all European eyes had turned their gaze to Churchill; what would England do? Thus‚ only days later after Dunkirk‚ Churchill delivered his famous “We Shall Fight” speech to the House of Commons. Winston Churchill‚ who had personally fought in four wars‚ had already decided to fight
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Before World War I kicked off in 1914‚ Britain was on edge. The growing power of the Triple Alliance—Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy—worried Britain a lot. To fight back‚ Britain got cozy with France in 1904 and then with Russia in 1907. This trio‚ known as the Triple Entente‚ stood up to the Central Powers. As the war got going‚ Germany became Britain’s main enemy. The race to build bigger navies and fight over who got what land had already made things tense. Germany’s dream of ruling Europe
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speech given by Sir Winston Churchill on June 4‚ 1940 to the House of Common is the UK. Churchill gave this speech as he acted as Prime Minister. The speech was delivered after the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army at Dunkirk. Churchill started by delivering an account of the last few weeks‚ outlining the heroic actions of soldiers from the Army and Royal Air Force as they desperately tried to stop the advance of the German Army into Belgium and France. “(The German Armed
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