Anschluss

If you would have been alive during the 1930s, would you have changed any events that occured? Do you think that our future would have been different if Adolf Hitler had not existed? He was known for heavily critiquing people who reported him, he never trusted anyone and always did very little to build relationships with his followers. Hitler’s leadership was significant because he wanted Germany to grow, he spoke his thoughts, and took great risks that the Weimar republic did not take, causing German

on domestic issues, such as economy and unemployment . They believed that Hitler had certain aims and that once he had achieved these, he would be satisfied. So they allowed him to re-arm, invade the Rhineland (1936), and complete the Anschluss of Austria (1938) followed by the Sudetenland. Appeasement assumed Hitler would keep his side of the bargain, however it did not. Adolf Hitler proves that he is ruthless, a risk taker, and anti-Semitist throughout the

Appeasement was merely a catalyst that aids in the materialization of Hitler’s ambitions which was the main driving force to Hitler’s expansionist policies. Appeasement is a policy of making material concessions to an enemy power which is Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany in this context in order to avoid conflict and maintain peace. Main driving force can also be defined as the biggest motivation for Hitler to pursue his expansionist policies which is his ideas of establishing Lebenstraum and

eventually get married and their family forms a singing group called the von Trapp family singers. Later in the film, after the Anschluss occurs, Georg is told that he must accept a commission in the German navy, causing him and Maria to flee to Switzerland with their children. The movie shows the numerous perspectives that people in Austria had about the Nazi regime and the Anschluss. These major events can be seen from the views of those in support of the Nazis, those who opposed of the Nazis, neutralists

Evaluate the view that the policy of appeasement played a major role in the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939. After the mass amount of life lost in World War One, many countries, through the League of Nations, opted to prevent future conflict. Due to the failure collective security, the idea that countries could discourage aggression, appeasement became a policy adopted in the 1930s, especially by the British. Appeasement was developed in the belief that countries such as Germany were unfairly

ridiculous defense mechanisms will be blown to bits.” Hitler’s hostility towards Austria shows his persistence to continue flouting the terms of the Treaty. The Anschluss was imperative for Hitler to prepare for war, so he would have the support of Austria. “[Adolf Hitler] was not really interested in the "liberation" of Austria; he viewed the Anschluss from the standpoint of a wide-ranging geo-political concept, the hegemony of the German race in the framework of his vision of a future European

Is Appeasement Right or Wrong? In Britain, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had devised a policy of "appeasement" (meaning his tactic of consenting to Hitler's demands over Czechoslovakia in 1938) it aroused much controversy at the time and still does today. Germany benefited greatly from the appeasement as it allowed them to rearm. Britain and France thought that if they appeased Germany, then the Germans would become a little friendlier towards them so they cut

overthrew innocent Austria and turned it into a fascist nation. Because most Americans are not history buffs on Austria's role in the Anschluss, we tend to believe that The Sound of Music, or perhaps even Schindler's List, presents us with completely factual evidence. In a sense, we have allowed this movie to be a history book that tells the tale of the Anschluss. Because German Nazism is presented so negatively in the movie, of course an American audience will side with the Austrians who are so

Appeasement is the policy of acceding to the demands of a potentially hostile nation in the hope of maintaining peace. This is done by giving in to demands of a leader in order to satisfy their short term goals and avoid conflict. It was a policy used by the leaders of France and Britain with Hitler in the 1930s because they hoped that if they showed understanding and gave Hitler what he asked for, there would be no reason for fighting or war to break out. Some of the things followed for appeasement

Appeasement was the main reason WW2 occurred. How far do you agree? The policy of appeasement was used between 1935 and 1939 by the League Of Nations towards Nazi Germany. It involved making concessions to Germany, allowing Hitler to do things such as Anschluss and invade the Sudetenland. Many historians, including Winston Churchill, critisied appeasement at the time. One way in which Appeasement failed and contributed to the outbreak of WW2 was that it encouraged Hitler to follow his expansionist policies