Was Churchill justified in using the strategic bom • Russia had been pushing for a seconf front in Europe which would involve an amphibious landing. Churchill had had several disasters with amphibious landings (Gallipoli/ Narvick) and knowing it was an area of weakness leant towards the bombing campaign • Churchill understood that an amphbious landing could potentially result in the loss of thousands of British lives (lack of resources and weak army) and using the bombing campaign instead would "deal" with Germany quickly without the loss of as many British lives. • In the context of the time, Btisain has been bombed by Germany and many had suffered. Many people in the general public probably fely Germany deserved to be bombed after the destruction of towns like Conventry and areas of London. • Was a way of loweing morale and hindering German progression in the war, targeting their resources and factories.
The Nazi-Soviet pact was responsible for the outbreak of war because France and Britain had decided to finally intervene. Since Hitler had taken Czechoslovakia as a cause of Britain’s policy of appeasement, this frightened USSR and Stalin felt that the only way to keep the USSR safe was by signing the Nazi- Soviet pact. The Nazi-Soviet pact gave Hitler confidence in invading Poland and was a way to avoid war on two fronts. Britain and France on the other hand felt it was time to react and as soon as Germany’s army entered Poland they themselves prepared their own military defenses causing the Second World War. The pact was the final cause of war as Hitler could now invade Poland without any interference from Stalin.
Hitler thought over Franco's proposition and immediately sent transport planes to get Franco's forces to Spain. And Over the next few years the Nazis continued to support the Nationalists. Germany’s involvement in the Spanish war was unfailing but it was aimed at diverting British and French attention from Central and Eastern Europe in order for Hitler to unhinder his plans for eastern expansion. Hitler was still determined to seek vengeance for his country after the devastation and humiliation that the Treaty of Versailles brought to Germany. Hitler was bent on rearming Germany, expanding German territory, returning Germany to its former economical state, building relationships with his allies in order to
The German government thought that the terms of the treaty were very harsh, but had no choice but to accept them. Apart from the many harsh terms Germany had to follow they also had o pay back an extremely unrealistic amount of money, which ruined its economy. A few months after the treaty was signed, German money was practically worthless. German people had to live in very poor conditions and there was hardly any money in the country. After the shame the Treaty of Versailles caused for
The President of Cuba said that he felt that Cuba had a moral responsibility to support the United States. This feeling originated from our earlier support of Cuba for their independence. Next, from the moment Cuba declared war on Germany, Cuba’s geographical position invited German attacks. They had to prepare their defenses. Germany’s U-boat warfare was another reason for Cuba’s entry into the war.
The images that were broadcasted all over America did not please the public and before long riots and protests were being held in the streets to end the war. This was because hundreds of American soldiers had died in a war they thought was coming to an end. The Tet Offensive proved otherwise and caused a major disagreement between the public and the American government. Many people believe that this almost forced the government to end the war because without the moral support from their own country there would be no chance in another. On the other hand, the Americans actually won the fight and in doing so managed to kill thousands of Vietcong’s, unmasked Vietcong’s, which they had not been able to do very well until this point.
They put restrictions on the German military, to make Germany weak and a second-rate power. Germany had huge financial losses, which brought the rise of the ultra-nationalist Nazis. They had to take acceptance of responsibility for the damage in the war even though they weren’t the only ones in the war. Germany had absolutely no say in the requirements and matters of the treaty. The Treaty of Versailles would prove to be one of the most disastrous mistakes in history.
Germany made a number of costly mistakes throughout the war, which in-turn led to their defeat in World War 1. Throughout the war, they had a number of opportunities to defeat the allies, but they failed to work effectively. Germany suffered defeats on the land and the sea; they failed to distribute public expenditure equally between the military and civilians, which led to unrest on the home front, which essentially led to their defeat in 1918. The failure of the Schlieffen Plan can be considered to be one of the most important reasons for the defeat of Germany in the First World War. Germany strongly believed that future wars would include short and rapid mobilization, which would be key for achieving victory.
Nonetheless, the slow stuka divers could not compete against the rapid english spitfires; this resulted in heavy losses for the German air force and was the first failure of the Luftwaffe. Many, if not most english soldiers managed to escape the bombings and fled to English mainland in what is remembered as the "Miracle (evacuation) of Dunkirk", or in the minds of many German military officers, especially Guderian, as a lost opportunity to force Britain on its knees. In fact, retired
History Controlled Assessment Task Some people have the view that the events at Dunkirk in 1940 deserve to be remembered as triumph for Britain and its people. How far do your sources support or contradict this interpretation? The battle of Dunkirk can be seen as both a deliverance and disaster. It can be seen as deliverance by the fact that the British and French survived which is a great feat on its own, because seeing what predicament the British and French were in, it was likely they were going to lose. They turned the tables and 338,000 men were saved.