An example of this was the remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936. Britain and France allowed him to do this and the British released a statement saying Hitler was simply, ‘marching into his back yard.’ This policy taught Hitler that aggression paid off. More importantly, Appeasement scared Stalin. Stalin was the dictator in the U.S.S.R. His army were not advanced enough to stand a chance against even a small German army and he feared Britain and France would not help the Soviets if the Germans invaded them. This therefore led to him signing the Nazi-Soviet pact.
[17+ marks] for fully analytical and relevant answers with detail, insight, perceptive comments and perhaps different interpretations, which address all aspects of the question. 18. Analyse the main factors which contributed to Hitler’s rise to power in January 1933. Nov 2005 This should be well known: for the German situation candidates could analyse; German defeat in the First World War; Treaty of Versailles; weaknesses of the Weimar Republic; German nationalism; anti-semitism; Wall Street Crash. They then need to address the attraction of Hitler and the Nazis for the German people: promises made; Nazi organization; Nazi policies; Hitler’s personality, oratory etc.
Why did the cold war start? The cold war is the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union over ideologies, through other countries, without direct armed conflicts, which was first used by a English author and journalist called George Orwell at the end of The World War II. This essay is going to focus on main reasons for the beginning of the cold war. One major cause of the cold war was a distrust of the Soviets by the United States and the same distrust of the United States from the Soviet Union. Though the need to defeat the Germans had made USSR a partner in the Allied forces from 1941 onwards, Stalin had displayed the tendency that he wanted to dominate the world, and he used dictatorial powers and military powers towards people of his own country as well as others.
On the one hand, German aggression held the greatest responsibility for the outbreak of a general European war in august 1914. This aggression falls primarily under foreign policy. In the late 1900’s the policy of ‘weltpolitik ‘was introduced in order to secure colonial territories abroad and contend with the European powers such as Britain and France. Corrigan supports this by saying ‘Germanys foreign policy aims were focussed on annexation’. There are many events which highlight the importance of this policy no more so than the first and second Moroccan crisis.
There were many reasons how the Nazi Soviet Pact played a greater part in causing war in 1939 than the policy of appeasement such as an important factor, which let Hitler invade Poland without having to fight a war on two fronts. Also, after the failure of appeasement, the British had guaranteed polish security. Once Germany invaded, the British would be forced to declare war. The Nazi Soviet Pact can be considered major causes of World War Two, however the policy of appeasement was the most important reason for the war. The Nazi-Soviet pact was responsible for the outbreak of war because France and Britain had decided to finally intervene.
Though this treat he was able to have his way at the Yalta conference. Truman thought of America as the World’s atomic power and was assured by Cabinet advisers; America would reign supreme in the arms race. However Joseph Stalin was also attempting to build Russia’s power in this arms race too. Truman began to get tough on Russia in 1946 when there were strong protests in the Iran against Russian Troops. The Soviets had denied sharing control of the Turkish Straits as they had claimed they would not have.
To what extent was the Alliance System of European Countries responsible for causing World War 1? Subject: History (SL) Word Count: 1963 (Excluding Sub-headings) Contents Section A: Plan of the Investigation P.3 Section B: Summary of Evidence P.4-5 Section C: Evaluation of Sources P.6 Section D: Analysis P.7-8 Section E: Conclusion P.9 Section F: Works Cited P.10 Section A: Plan of Investigation In this investigation I will investigate the importance of Alliances in Europe towards causing World War I with the role played by militarism, the belief that a country should maintain strong military capabilities. This investigation focuses on the rivalry between Germany and Great Britain, Russia, and France, also the outcome of Balkan Wars, and the importance of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, as the event triggered the Alliance Systems. The investigation will rely on Secondary sources that contain analysis of factors that caused World War I, records of world war related historical events, and statistical records of the military and industrial aspect of involved countries, as well as the alliance treaties among participants of World War I. Providing a broader scope on the Alliances’ effects to the cause of war.
By the time World War 2 ended, most American officials agreed that the best defense against the soviet threat was a strategy called “containment“. In 1946, in his famous “Long Telegram” the diplomat George Kennan explained this policy: The Soviet Union, he wrote, was a political force committed fanatically to the belief that with the U.S. there can be no permanent modus Vivendi (agreement between parties that disagree); as a result, Americas only choice was the „long – term” patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies (History). Albert Einstein said: “so long as there are men there will be wars” (Brainy Quote). After WWII, another war started. Two countries had grown up into global forces.
Both sources agree that following the Sarajevo murder that Germany actively pursued a course which would lead to continental war within Europe. This idea is highlighted by the presentation by the historian Fischer, emphasising amongst other things, the policy of Weltpolitik was consciously working towards expansionism, and German leadership pursuing world power in preparation for fighting a war in Europe. As source X states that the “German plan to unleash a continental war… crystallised a month previously during the Sarajevo
Negotiation thus took place between Germany and Russia. With Soviet Union agreeing to be neutral, it gave Germany a peace of mind and Hitler was confident because even if Britain and France were to war with Germany, Hitler was confident of being able to handle a war on the west as he only had to fight on one front. With his fear of a two-sided war removed, he thus invaded Poland. Another reason would be the failure of the League of Nations. Despite one of its main purpose being to prevent the outbreak of war, it was useless and did nothing to prevent the outbreak of World War 2.