They are a signal or warning to any other group that may consider hostile action. During the Cold War, the term ‘mutually assured destruction’ referred to the fact that both the US and the USSR had enough weaponry to destroy each other if they ever went to war. The theory was that if both nations knew this, both would avoid conflict at all costs. The haka is a traditional Maori display of aggression seen on the rugby field prior to a game. It serves the same purpose of trying to convince your opponent not to bother competing too hard because you are stronger than them.
Causes of WW 11 Who, or what was to blame in causing WW 11? The Versailles Treaties have been blamed for fillnig the Germans with bitterness and the desire for revenge. The League of Nations has been for failing to secure general disarmament and collective security. The Great Depression has been mentioned because without it Hitler would never have come to power. While these factors created tension, something more was needed to create the war.
The policy of appeasement, embraced in vain by Great Britain and France in the 1930s, was ultimately a bid to reach a peaceful understanding with Germany. However this was only a failed policy which directly would lead to war as it encouraged Hitler, abandonining policy would have prevented such a brutal war, Hitler was an unreasonable dictator and that had always intended to fight a war and that he would not be appeased. These crucial factors ensured that appeasement policy would Utltimlty the appeasement directly resulting in the Second World War Brittan and France With the rise of Hitler Germany sought to revise the terms of paris peace settlement through aggression as he stated in mieng kamf he would “break the unjust terms of the treaty of versallies”. The memories of WW1 were still alive and Britain and France were disenchanted with the idea of using force to solve European disputes as they were economically. The feeling swept especially throughout Britain that the Treaty of Versailles had been too harsh, and Germany should be able to make some amendments to its more extreme elements.
Without war, our world would be completely different. In this essay, I will decide whether it’s possible to find peace or is war inevitable. Is it possible to avoid war? Hundreds of years of war tell us that maybe it isn’t, but is that because the people are missing something or are reaching for the impossible? War is “armed battle between different nations or states or different groups of people.” So as long as there is a conflict between nations or groups, there will be war?
The pact was the final cause of war as Hitler could now invade Poland without any interference from Stalin. Britain and France had declared war on Germany as they guaranteed Poland’s independence. However, the policy of appeasement in the 1930’s also played a big role in causing the Second World War. Appeasement had led Hitler to believe that Britain and France were weak. Britain and France gave Germany the Rhineland, the Sudetenland and they were allowed to have an Anschluss with Austria.
World War 1 caused the death of nearly nine million people and cost huge sums of money. Therefore most countries were anxious to avoid another war. The appeasement policy was the efforts by Britain from 1936 to 1939 to allow Nazi Germany to have pretty much everything Germany wanted in the hopes that eventually Hitler would be appeased and stop his aggressive policies. Chamberlain believed in appeasement. Chamberlain let Hitler build up the German armed force although that was contravention of Treaty of Versailles.
It has been argued for a long time if Germany is to blame for causing world war one. This essay will argue if Germany is responsible for the first world war which took part in 1914-1918. There can be different opinions to this question but it is hard to blame only one contry for such a big war. German government was very eager to rule the world and be part of the big countries in Europe, especially like Great Britain. This ruling is inadequate and can make the other countries aggressive and full of hatred.
Hitler instead blamed many others, mainly the Wemiar and the Jews, this also gained popularity with the people of Germany. The treaty of Versailles also stipulated that Germany must demiliterize, resulting in alot of soliders without jobs. With large unemployment people are more likely to take more radical views as they get more desperate, Hitler used this to his advantage. The treaty of Versailles was a major cause to Hitlers rise to power. Another major cause that resulted in Hitlers rise to power was the Weimar democracy.
Hitler’s short-term objectives were, therefore, to secure alliances, undermine his rivals, achieve more acceptable aims, and above all, give an appearance of moderation. In terms of achieving these aims it would be hard to argue that Hitler didn’t follow a successful foreign policy. Hitler successfully used the threat of violence, and the realization his potential foes, Britain and France, were reluctant to go to war and were prepared to compromise to avoid a repeat of World War One, to get rid of the treaty of Versailles, regain lost land, remilitarize Germany and make him self very popular in Germany. Hitler’s foreign policy allowed Germany to annex its neighbours, become more powerful and it successfully reversed the penalties of war reparations against Germany and its citizens placed upon them by the Treaty of Versailles, so therefore I would argue that Hitler did follow a successful foreign
The alliance would act as a ‘buffer’ towards Germany. The second alliance was ‘The Triple Alliance’. This was a full military alliance (meaning that they could all be dragged into a war if there was conflict with one of the countries) between Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy. This was formed among other reasons to protect the three countries, as France wanted revenge from a previous war. The alliances, although designed to prevent war, would drag many more countries into a war than the to conflicting countries, meaning more countries got involved resulting in a larger war.