...DBQ: Causes of WWII The road to appeasement, and thus to armed conflict, began in 1932 when the National Socialist party took control of the German government through a congressional election that gave Hitler authoritarian power. Tyranny must be fought when it first occurs as it is a virus that can spread if it is not eliminated. As Winston Churchill said, “I have always held the view that keeping peace depends on holding back the aggressor.” Unfortunately, Churchill’s predecessor believed in appeasement and diplomatic means when dealing with Germany, choosing not to believe that Germany had “made up its mind to dominate the world by fear” already. Unfortunately, by the time Great Britain, France, and Italy, had no choice but to knowledge this, plunging into WWII was their only chance of stopping Germany and Adolf Hitler’s reign of terror. There were many instances where one would hope that the international community would step in. The League of Nations was created by the Treaty of Versailles. However this organization did not react to earlier similar aggressions. For example,Italy attacked Ethiopia in 1935. Haile Selassie was the emperor of Ethiopia at the time. He approached the League of Nations and asked them to defend them with military sanctions. They did nothing. Selassie’s response was that “God and history will remember your...
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...There are a lot of causes and ways World War II got started. A lot of tension and turmoil from World War I and also from Hitler is what really led up to the world having its second world war. Some causes of the war is Hitler not going by the orders of other countries. Another is the Great Depression that was around the world and led to a bunch of turmoil and bad blood and led up the second World War. One big cause that led up to WWII was the turmoil left behind from WWI. According to the article “The causes of World War II” on sunysuffolk.edu there was an economic collapse and Germany started getting a strong military and disobeying the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was not happy and felt they were being treated harsh and unfair because of...
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...Assignment --- Population Questions Canada experienced an increase of births during WWII while during WWI it experienced a decline. There are three reasons for that. Firstly, a larger percentage of Canadian men went overseas during WWI than in WWII, and many more lost their lives: 60,661 in WWI; 42,042 in WWII. Moreover, in August 1918, almost as many Canadian were killed by a worldwide influenza epidemic as fell victim to enemy fire during the war. Both calamities reduced the numbers of Canadians in child-producing age groups. Secondly, while WWI followed a period of prosperity and high fertility, WWII followed the Depression. People had been postponing having families in the 1930s, and those in a position to start having children during WWII were eager to do so. Lastly, Canada's economy got a bigger boost from WWII than from WWI. As a result, Canadian incomes rose, and rising incomes always mean increased demand for everything, including children. It is always a advantage to be part of a small cohort, you can study in a smaller class at school and therefore had more attention from the teacher. And when it is time to go out to work, there are fewer competitors for what jobs are available. So, people can find a job easier. Foot believed elderly women would be particularly vulnerable during the late 20th century, because women live six years longer than men, on average. So when their husband died, they are still living in the world. Therefore, their children have to take the...
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...After WWI, the Allies defeated the Central Power. The Central Power got punishment from the treaty of Versailles. After WWI, Italy joined the Central Power, which also named Axis Power in WWII. Italy was the weakest European country in WWI, but Italy became a member of Axis Power. Italy will work with Germany and Japan. The Central Power became stronger and stronger. I think Italy should enter WWII. I have 3 reasons why Italy should enter WWII. First, Italy gained fewest trophies from the treaty of Versailles. It made Italian feel angry. Second, Mussolini brought fascism to Italy. Fascism rebuilt Italy and it helped Italy to be more stronger. Third, Italy betray the Allies and join to the Central Power after WWI. The first reason why Italy should enter WWII, is that the treaty of Versailles made Italian feel unhappy. This is important because they had suffered high casualties during the war. They helped the Allies to win WWI but they did not achieve their goals. According to the article written by Chris Trueman, he says“ In 1915, Italy had signed the secret Treaty of London. In this treaty Britain had offered Italy large sections of territory in the Adriatic Sea region – Tyrol, Dalmatia and Istria."( Chris Trueman, 2015). This quotation...
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...Hammurabi’s code was the main cause of law and government. This was the first real form of government. Both are a way to control citizens of a nation. The laws and government are a source of a criminal and court system. The criminal and court system created by Hammurabi’s government was a major cause of the reparations in Germany for war crimes. If there was no criminal or court system, there wouldn’t be a need for the reparations or even the war crimes themselves. Cave art was the earliest known form of written interaction. The cave drawings led to honing drawing and painting skills which led up to modernization of art. The modernization of art led up to romanticism. Romanticism led up to and was a major role in the renaissance. Drawing and...
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...The NSC-68 and the Patriot Act There have been tens thousands since the early days of human-beings. Millions of people were killed in wars throughout the human history. There are several reasons of wars. Although there is no single cause of war, wars always occurred over religious, political, territorial, or militarism conflicts. Some of the causes of WWII were Italian Fascism, Japanese militarism, and the German invasion of Poland. After WWII, there were several ideological, political, and economic differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. On January 31, 1950, President Harry Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, ordered the Department of State and Department...
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...Imagine living in Germany in the years from 1919-1939. You would have been in a depression (a depression is a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies.) You would be suffering from low pay and little to no jobs. But, what if someone said you could feel good about yourself and your country. Imagine having pride and strength back this is all what Hitler promised for the people of Germany. But little did they know that this was the gravest mistake that they would ever make. Why was the world plunged into WWII in 1939? What was the most effective response to aggression? I have determined the main two causes for the questions above number one: Germany ignored the Treaty of Versailles. Number two: Britain and France wouldn’t do anything about it. For the second question, I believe that there is no real way to solve aggression....
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...In the crisis article it says “Color seems to be the only possible reason why thousands of American citizen of Japanese ancestry are in concentration camp. There are no Italian-American or German-American citizens in such camps” why is that? Why are there only Japanese in those camps? Well because military point of view is if you're white then you're one of us but since Japanese did not look like the other then they are different if you look in Korematsu v. United States article it's saws “military area because of hostility to him or his race” that is judging by their looks also in Personal Justice Denied article it tell us “The broad historical causes which shaped these decisions were race prejudice” this means the board would discuss and make the decision but their race. Looks should not matter but during this time it really got Japanese boiling up to interned...
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...Part 4 1914-Present 1. Hitler caused wwii The main thing that started wwii was Hitler being a little bitch and he bombed Poland and a couple years later Germany took parts of Africa and England. 2. Treaty of Versailles led to fall of Germanys economy Treaty of Versailles had to pay a lot of money for war reparations to France and then they ended up being broke and they would try to print off money and when they did that caused inflation. 3. Assassination Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand began WWI When Arch Duke was assassinated that started WWI because his death set the focal point for war and would make major powers in Europe prepare for battle. 4. WWI led...
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...4- The Progressive Era (1890-1920) Who were the Progressives? Urban Middle Class who wanted social reforms Muckrakers Journalists who sensationalized to drive social change Define recall Power to remove public servants What did the 19th Amendment do? Gave women the right to vote What is Americanization? Teaching minorities and immigrants to follow white, middle class ways of life Who were the three Progressive Era presidents? Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson Domestic policies of Progressive Era presidents (match them) Wilson-New Freedom/ Roosevelt- Square Deal Chapter 5- An Emerging World Power (1890-1917) Social Darwinism- Survival of the fittest Alfred T. Mahan and what he argued for a stronger America Strong modern Navy Four main causes of the Spanish-American War Cuban independence movement, Yellow Press, U.S.S. Maine incident, De Lome Letter Open Door Policy (China) – Equal access to trade in China Goal of Roosevelt’s Big Stick Policy- Strong military focus How did the U.S. end up getting the Panama Canal Built? What did it have to support?...
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...To what extent was the Cold War a result of World War II? Often, the Cold War is said to have been a result of World War 2, but the question arises of whether there would have been an inevitable confrontation between the USSR and the US without the Second World War. World War II ended with the US and the USSR as the only remaining world superpowers. The ravaged post WWII Europe provided perfect conditions for imperialism by other countries; the war created two superpowers with polarizing ideals. Due to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the concern over post-war settlements, their alliance broke and the ideals of communism and capitalism turned on each other in an effort to control the influence in Europe. The arguments pertaining to the Cold War being the cause of the Second World War has been going on for a long time and historians can’t seem to agree one perspective. The cold war was, to a certain extent, the result of the Second World War. World War II saw the union of the western democracies and the USSR due to the desire to defeat a common enemy: fascism and Germany. Once the war was over, this interdependency ended as well, and the result was two victorious superpowers with totally different ideologies. The defeat of fascism meant the ideologies of capitalism and communism were left to clash. The US used the atomic bomb on Japan without informing her ally, the USSR. Not only was this lack of contact a problem, but it also marked the start of a deadly new arms race...
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...Father Main Character Protagonist Friend of Vonnegut’s from the War. Wife of Bernard Taxi Driver for Vonnegut and O’Hare Author and takes part in WWII scenes. A middle aged school teacher in WWII Billy Visits her in Nursing Home Billy’s wife Billy’s Daughter, newly-wed Billy’s Son, Green Beret Bill’s mate in Tralfamador’s zoo Fellow soldier, helps Billy in WWII A group of Aliens that take Billy captive The man on the train that talks to Billy Soldier, vows to kill Billy Help out Billy in WWII Science fiction writer, Billy’s favorite author Man who dies on Train in Germany Fellow resident in Mental ward with Billy An American turned Nazi German guard at Slaughterhouse Roommate of Billy in Hospital Wife of Bertram Throws Billy into Pool, dies in hunting Accident We see his life and the horrible and odd things he has had to experience throughout it. Helps Vonnegut get ideas for book by going to Dresden with him. Tells Vonnegut to not make it a Pro-war novel. Book is dedicated to her. The book is also dedicated to him because of his sympathy for O’Hare. The book stems from his experiences in WWII. He is a fellow PoW and gets shot for taking a teapot, seen as inevitable. She shows contempt towards her sons view towards life. Shows...
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...AP* World History Study Guide and Graphic Organizers – Unit 5: The Modern World, 1914 CE – present 1. World War I Students are required to know the causes, major events, and consequences of WWI 1) Causes a) Imperialism i) No new lands to expand into – some nations didn’t have many colonies (Germany, Italy) ii) Rivalries as nations competed for colonies iii) Sometimes armed conflict in colonial lands for control over resources b) Nationalism i) Pride in one’s nation, want one’s nation to be the best and most powerful ii) Fostered conflict as nations competed to be the best iii) Justified imperialism, militarism iv) Caused disruptions in multi-ethnic nations (Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire); rebellions, revolts against foreign rule c) Militarism i) Build up of a country’s military; keeping a large standing army ii) Nations expanded their militaries as a show of power iii) Arms race: each nation needed to have a standing army because their neighbors had standing armies d) Alliances i) Bismarck: German chancellor behind alliance system in Europe ii) Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy allied; France, Great Britain, Russia allied 2) Events a) Assassination of Archduke Frantz Ferdinand: Serbian terrorists kill the Austrian duke and his wife as they honeymooned in Sarajevo i) Austria demands Serbian submission ii) Russia offers to back Serbians in defying Austrians iii) Austria and Germany declare war on Serbia and Russia (along with Russia’s allies) b) Schlieffen...
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...Common Misconceptions of WWII WWII was a difficult time for our country. This war brought on blood, devastation, and death. But WWII was also the cause of many innovations. But, it also caused something even bigger, . mMisconceptions. With lots of history, there are many common misconceptions, which makes it important that we learn all of the details, and know the true history. Firstly, it has been thought that most of the soldiers in WWII joined the force on their own will, out of respect for America, but that’s not the case. Only 6 million joined the war without enlistment, but that also includes those that were tricked or shamed into fighting. 61.2 percent of the servicemen and servicewomen in the war (11.5 million) drafted, or enlisted. 1-3 million people joined the war because of peer pressure or propaganda. This is a common misconception throughout history, because the lack of volunteers was also present in the Revolutionary war, WWI, and the Civil war. As shown, almost 75 percent of soldiers were enlisted, drafted, tricked into fighting, or joined the war because of propaganda or peer pressure,...
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...The WWII was like one of Houdini’s tricks that capitalism has come up with in its history to escape the economic crisis of depression that followed the WWI. Before the war, the policies implemented by Roosevelt were decedent and successful, but the economy was still suffering as the unemployment rate was very high. The war effort was a the main factor behind making a busy economy that lifted the US labor into full employment through the rising output growth resulted by investments and factories which means more income which then re-enters the system and gives an edge in productivity. The key behind this dynamic growth was initially driven by industrial production, then by expending this production for export and that what made the Golden Age of post WWII capitalism between the 1940’s to the 1970’s. To understand what happened during that period, it is important to know that the global economy has created the best conditions for high investment rates and high output rates, which means low unemployment rate and of course low inflation. This climate has helped the profit rate to continue to grow each year. But diving a little bit further, the real cause behind the growing rates was a pattern of technical change which is reflected in an important shift of the cyclical process driven by economic competition in which producers invest more and more in new machinery. That change has helped the labor-productivity to rise at increasing rates while keeping capital productivity at solid...
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