Germany’s aggressive behaviour was the main reason for the outbreak of World War One This above statement causes a lot of debate. Germany’s aggressive behaviour was one of the main reasons for the outbreak of World War One, but was it the biggest reason? This is a question that many people have tried to answer, however I believe that it is a matter of opinion and there is no right or wrong answer. Germany’s aggression was not the only thing about Germany that many countries feared but also its ambition. Germany had only been a united country since 1871 however by 1914 it had built up a strong army, navy and had the beginnings of an overseas empire.
Since Britain is an island, without fuel, metals, other materials, all imported by merchant ships, its military production will stop, its Air Force, Navy, and mobile ground forces will be immobilized, and it will no longer be able to defend against a devastating air bombardment campaign that will reduce its war effort to futile suffering of single-sided mass destruction, and it will have to surrender. This was true against Britain and also against Japan, both island nations. In World War I, German submarines almost succeeded in cutting Britain's maritime life line by sinking a huge number of British merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean. Despite this fact, the new German Navy built for World War 2 was similar to the old one. Most of its resources were invested in mighty battleships and heavy cruisers, which were a serious headache to the large Royal Navy, but not anywhere near the threat posed by the German submarines.
In August 1940 Winston Churchill made his speech about ‘Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few’. This describes effectively the importance of the RAF on winning the Battle of Britain. The Battle of Britain was a huge triumph for the RAF and Britain over Hitler as it was the first time he had ever been beaten. It proved to the other countries that were under attack by Hitler, or had been taken over by, that Germany could be defeated. In the act of Britain standing up to Germany with it not mattering if we were outnumbered and not fully prepared, showed them that if you stand up to Germany and dig deep and not give you will come through against his vast army.
Militarism The European nations were involved in an arms race to produce the best weapons and the biggest well trained army. France and Germany had more than doubled their armies since the Franco-Prussian war in which France lost. Britain and Germany were involved in a competition to control the seas. Britain had introduced ‘the dreadnought’, the most advanced and powerful battle ship of that time. Germany quickly tried to produce battleships to counter it.
The Night of the Long Knives was the name Hitler gave to his purge of the SA. Hitler found out about a conspiracy to have him removed because the SA had the power to remove him. So with that Knowledge he called for a meeting and there he arrested the leader Ernst Roehm and also arrested 200 other senior officers. Many were shot as they were captured and in the end he also had Roehm killed. He made sure the next leader for them was weak so in the end they lost their power.
Its empire was the largest with the richest industries and strongest navy. The envious Germany soon built up its empire to challenge Britain’s position. Germany struggled and fought to gain more and more power. This fight to preserve their balance of power scared many other countries which helped led into the war. A major cause of WWII was the fact that both Germany and Japan felt that they did not have the amount of power that they deserved.
Technical Failures of Titanic Name Subject Professor Name: Date Name1 Technical Failures of Titanic The Titanic was the biggest moving object built in the nineteen hundreds. It was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast, Ireland. Titanic’s weight was 46,000 tons with the length of 900 feats. The designers built that ship with brilliant technology and designs and they also called it as unsinkable ship. Titanic embarked on its maiden journey on April 10, 1912 from England.
The Germans launched a lot of counterattacks on the Allies. The Germans had more experienced then the Allied troops did. However, the Allies did have one advantage, they had access to a lot more material than the Germans did. By 1944, Hitler made many decisions that would hurt him in the end. June 6, 1944 is known as D-Day.
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.