The outbreak of the second world war was largely due to the failure of the British policy of appeasement. Miscalculations on the part of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of the character of Adolf Hitler while setting the British policy was one reason for the failure in deterring the outbreak of the war. Another reason for the failure of the appeasement was the character of Hitler himself the policy would not stop his ambitious plans but just prolong them; the actions taken were only short
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prevent war as Britain’s defence was weak and they were clearly not ready to fight in a war due to the mess of the empire and economic problems like the cost of war. There was a widespread feeling in Britain that Germany had been hard done by at Versailles
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war. The battle for Argonne Forest lasted 47 days. In November 1918 the Central powers Surrender. The Treaty of Versailles was created and signed‚ it demanded that Germany take all of the blame for the war and also pay heavy reparations. World War one did not impact the United States too much. But‚ blood banks and facial surgery were invented because of the war. However‚ the Treaty of Versailles laid the groundwork for another world war with Germany. In short‚ the assassination of the Archduke‚ Allied
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League of Nations Background 0 America entered World War One in 1917. The country as a whole and the president - Woodrow Wilson in particular - was horrified by the slaughter that had taken place in what was meant to be a civilised part of the world. The only way to avoid a repetition of such a disaster‚ was to create an international body whose sole purpose was to maintain world peace and which would sort out international disputes as and when they occurred. This would be the task of the
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a great power again and this he hoped to achieve by: Destroying the hated Versailles settlement Building up the army Recovering lost territory such as the Saar (Alsace Lorraine) and the Polish Corridor Bringing all Germans within the Reich This last aim included the annexation of Austria and the acquisition of territory from Czechoslovakia and Poland‚ both which had large German minorities as a result of Versailles. Define: Lebensraum – Living space under the single empire. (Austria
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as‚pre . Some people refereed it because of the Treaty of Versailles which most of the people agreed one that it was too unfair for Germany and that their anger was going to appear sooner or later. The people thought it will create fascism. Some historians saw that the failure of The League of Nations was also another factor. The Treaty of Versailles was the origin of all the problems that occurred to ignite the WWII. The treaty of Versailles was originally done to spread peace between countries
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the Treaty of Versailles. Beforehand‚ Wilson had delivered the Fourteen Points Address to Congress January 8th declaring World War 1 as a moral cause and struggle for peace. Wilson mentioned fourteen points. Notably‚ the 14th point foreshadowed the concept of the League of Nations which would later be reintroduced as Wilson’s Ultimate goal to establish during the Paris Conference. Contrary to his goal‚ American liberal and conservative oppositions fought in regards to the Treaty of Versailles; created
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success. That observation‚ by Adolf Hitler‚ is not as trite as it sounds. Hitler was referring to his own successful remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936. Before he moved into the Rhineland‚ Hitler was securely "in his box". Pursuant to the Versailles Treaty and the Locarno pact of 1926‚ Germany had been forced to keep this territory demilitarized as a guarantee against renewed aggression; furthermore ‚ an unguarded Rhineland left Germany naked to a French attack. From the German point of view‚ this
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blame the Kaiser but only the Weimar republic. The Weimar republic was a social democrat political party that had the enjoyment of picking up the pieces of Germany after the war .This was made difficult for them because of the effect of the ‘treaty of Versailles’. They had to pay of £6600million in reparations and bear the humiliation of most colonies (with major resource factory’s what made Germany money) had being taken away from them. And their military forces such as army was reduced to 100‚000
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From the Second Reich to the Weimar Republic The Second Reich The constitution of the second Reich: The Kaiser was hereditary for life and he was the Supreme Commander of the army The Chancellor was chosen by the Kaiser and was also usually the chairman of the Bundesrat. The Bundesrat was the upper house of parliament. Members were chosen by the State Government. The 17 Prussian representatives could veto any law. The Reichstag was less important than the Bundesrat in making laws. They could
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