IB 20th Century World History- Weeks 7-10 Background Information President Roosevelt heavily supported a declaration of war with Germany to preserve the European balance of power. Wilson aimed towards American isolationism Wilsonian Idealism World War I 1914-1919 World War II 1939-1945 The Treaty of Versailles “The Big Three”- Clemenceau of France‚ Woodrow Wilson of the United States of America‚ and David Lloyd George of England‚ along with Orlando of Italy Reduction of national armaments
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Appeasement was the policy followed by the British‚ and later by the French‚ of avoiding war with aggressive powers such as Japan‚ Italy and Germany‚ by giving way to their demands‚ provided they were not too unreasonable. My opinion is that the whole appeasement policy was wrong because it was applied to a wrong person. It might have worked with some German government‚ but with Hitler it was doomed to failure. During the period of the appeasement policy‚ Hitler was still exploring the terrain
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Rome- Berlin Axis (Nov 1936) - Was an understanding although not yet a military alliance. Hossbach Conference 1) Autumn of 1936 the economic crisis revealed the weaknesses of Germany’s economic expansion. Hitler was not yet in a position to risk fighting a war‚ hence the creation of the Four Year Plan under Goring to create a war economy 2) Problem with conservative forces in the army and foreign ministry. Certain elements in both these institutions had already advised a cautious plan
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with Europe on the brink of yet another major war‚ Great Britain’s Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain called the four powers – Germany‚ Italy‚ France‚ and Great Britain – to convene in Munich and address German aggression against Czechoslovakia and the Sudetenland. Among Neville Chamberlain’s goals for the conference was the notion to avoid
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irritated with the circumstances and wouldn’t be looking for a person to point there fingers at to blame for their issues. Also‚ later on in Hitler’s rise to dominating new lands‚ he violated several contracts‚ the Treat of Versailles as well as the Munich Conference. The Treaty stated that Hitler was not allowed to rebuild his army nor take over any lands‚ which he did both of. Along with violation of the Treaty of Versailles‚ Hitler signed a contracted saying he was allowed to keep the Sudetenland in compromise
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History a) Neville Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister during the 1930’s and was known as an “appeaser” in regards to Hitler’s foreign policy. In September 1938‚ during the Czechoslovakian crisis‚ the appeasers appeased to Hitler’s taking of the Sudetenland due to the threat of war. On October first 1938 in the Daily Herald Newspaper‚ the headline stated that Mr. Chamberlain declared that “It is peace for our time”. Some people say that the appeasers‚ such as Neville Chamberlain‚ were the
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benefit the "superior" German race. The effects of his ambitions were displayed during the Munich Conference in 1938. Hitler invited the Prime Minister of Britain and the Premier of France and demanded that the Sudetenland become part of Germany. Due to France and Britain’s fear of another war‚ Hitler’s demand was accepted. The appeasement‚ or agreement in order to maintain peace‚ at the Munich Conference was said to have "saved Europe from a world war‚" as stated by William Shirer. Contrary to Shirer
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1936 and annexed Austria in the spring of 1938 without confrontation‚ German then demanded that Czechoslovakia turns over the Sudetenland in the late summer of 1938. The British Prime Minister‚ Neville Chamberlain‚ engaged Adolf Hitler at the Munich Conference in an attempt to de-escalate the situation‚ which
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They thought that if there was a single soldier in the demilitarized zone then they should use pressure to force Germany into submission. Document 4 What happened in this Munich conference‚ according to Shirer? What did he feel was the reaction in Czechoslovakia and in the rest of Europe? The representatives in the conference decided to give Hitler what he wanted. He felt that most Europeans would be happy they wouldn’t have to fight a war‚ though Czechoslovakia wouldn’t be happy because they had
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Hitler made to Germany to protect the plenty of Germans in neighboring countries‚ followed by the union and annexation of Austria (The Anschluss)‚ and then the take over of the Sudetenland. The Munich Conference held during September of 1938 included Germany‚ France‚ Italy and Great Britain. The Conference was held concerning the annexation by Germany of the Sudetenland‚ where the population was mainly German speaking people who were believed to be under oppression. Germany was able to invade and
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