This was perfect for the upcoming invasion they planned for Britain. The battle could be seen as a success as well. The battle left Britain to fight another day instead of having to lose the battle and even possibly the war so soon. This was a victory because it escaped more than 338,000 troops for the allies and the BEF soldiers as well. The evacuation of Dunkirk was the most significant event that happened in Dunkirk.
The French in the South were exceedingly eager to give up in hopes of saving their hides. The Germans won. Germany ruled over all of France. The British lost France, but won in that they were able to rescue well over 200,000 of their Expeditionary Force from the beaches.The British troops had ostensibly come to the French’s rescue, but then fled the German
"French civilians, caught in the middle of these battlefields or under Allied bombing, endured terrible suffering. Even the joys of liberation had their darker side. The war in northern France marked not just a generation, but the whole of the postwar world, profoundly influencing relations between America and Europe. As seen before, American forces began to foolishly kill innocent lives, both French civillians and Axis. This began to severley mark and tarnish American relations with European nations, as American soldiers were seen to be careless and vengeful.
As I stated earlier, the purpose of this film was to get Americans to support the war. I believe that the audience of this film was Americans who were not exactly sure if they agreed with America being involved in the war. In my opinion, this film was successful in helping Americans change their views on the war. I think that Americans saw how Rick was able to change from a selfish, cynical man who did not care about the politics happening around him, to a pro-interventionist who did his best to help the fight against the Nazis by letting Ilsa leave with Victor. Before this film I am sure that many Americans were like Rick and did not care much for politics or war, but after, I believe many changed their views and felt they needed to stand united and support the fight against the Nazis.
A theme in both sources is the who won them war, source A is very clear on saying the war was won by the people, 'not by any one man', where as the conservatives campaign was largely based on Churchill and how he won the war. Source A appeals to the general public more than B as it says the war was one by ordinary people which brings a sense of unity. A is political propaganda promising all the issues that needed to be dealt with, like employment and security. Of the sources Source A is more typical and reliable as the things said are what labour stand for and is a prepared written manifesto unlike source B which is a speech. Source A is intended to be repeatedly seen across the country and appeals to the general public insisting on working together through the hard times, addressing the social issues with solutions.
“The Battle of the Somme was a complete failure.” How far do you agree with this statement? The Battle of the Somme started in July 1st 1916. It lasted until November 1916. The key word in this statement is ‘complete.’ This basically means that everything the British did in the Battle of Somme were all mistakes and that there were no positives about it. For many people, the Battle of the Somme was the battle that symbolised the horrors of warfare in World War One; this one battle had a marked effect on overall casualty figures and seemed to epitomise the futility of trench warfare.
A variety of people and sources have very different interpretations on the events of Dunkirk in 1940. Many believe this was a triumph for Britain and perhaps a miraculous victory whereas for others it was nothing but a tragedy, crisis and a military defeat. The Second World War began September 1939 and was completely different from the first, it was a war of movement and tactics rather than a war of trenches and this is what clearly the German were excellent at as they were able to invade and take over Poland in approximately a month. During the events of Dunkirk a large part of the British and French Armies were surrounded at Dunkirk on the coast of France by the German Army in May 1940. The British managed to evacuate over 300,000 men by sea using every boat available (even small fishing boats) over a period of nine days before the town of Dunkirk was taken by the Germans, nevertheless many French and British men were killed and
Some historians have stated that the “ beat Hitler first policy “ was the best war strategy the United States could have followed during World War II. I also believe that this was in fact the best war strategy for the United States and led to her success. The reasons why I support this position are because it was necessary for the United States to help the Winston Churchill and the British defend their land, or we risked dividing our allies politically, and at the time the British and Russians were struggling against Germany and needed immediate assistance for survival, and along with our help it allowed us to secure allies with which to fight Japan with, and by defeating Hitler first the U.S would be cutting of Hitler’s support to the Japanese which would ultimately weaken the Japanese making her ultimately weaker having access to less resources. The “Beat Hitler First Policy” was a very crucial decision in defeating Nazi Germany as well as the Japanese in World War II. This was somewhat a political decision that the United States needed to make in support of her allies.
Hitler knew that he could hold off the Eastern Allies but were struggling to do them same with the Western, so Hitler wanted to get rid of the Western Allies first and then to defeat the Eastern. Germany’s western boarder was being to get surrounded and threated by Allied forces – from the southern end alongside France to the hilly and forested Ardennes area in the north. Once the Ardennes was mentioned to Hitler he knew that he had victory and had a plan. The Ardennes was a heavily wooded area that stretched through eastern Belgium and Luxembourg to northeastern France. The Ardennes had already played a great victory for the Germans because in early 1940, Hitler’s soldiers and tanks blasted its way through its rugged terrain in the Blitzkrieg attack (Blitzkrieg meaning “lightning warfare” because of the speed with which the attack advances.)
This forced Allied forces to abandon heavy machinery, such as tanks and artillery. It also lead to a forced evacuation of all Allied troops across the channel. The evacuation was, for the most part, successful, but it lead to heavy Allied casualties. The evacuation essentially gave France, and the remainder of most of the western continent to Nazi forces. This was much to Hitler’s delight, and was seen as more successful than first