These were pivotal times in the annals of world history in the 20th century. Mussolini and Hitler’s rise to power was clearly a threat to the freedoms of the United States and its Allies. Through God’s grace and omnipotence, the US alliance, industrialization and intellectual might, we had the resources required to overcome the fierce and mighty threat of Fascism in the Free World. In the 1930s, European governments found it necessary to appease Hitler and Mussolini. Appeasement is the word
Who Really Killed Kennedy? Lincoln, Malcolm X, Franz Ferdinand, all murdered, all with a purpose, all with a confirmed killer. Why did these assassinations happen? What caused these people to feel the need to kill such powerful people? While we know who killed many, and most of people, who were assassinated while in powerful positions, we have no idea who really killed Kennedy. Though many theories surround his death, we have no real evidence to confirm a killer. Could it have been the work
changed the lives of many Americans, and both programs, the New Deal and the Great Society, had huge impacts on the poverty rates in the United States. World War II in Europe began on September 3rd, 1939, when the Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. Thanks to the Allied and Axis powers systems, many of the world’s countries were involved in this massive war. Germany’s unprovoked attack on Poland was the start of World War II. The war was six years long, resulted
World War 2 or known as the Second World War was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. There were a lot of conflicts or problems that led to World War 2. It was the most dangerous and longest war and there were sides to the war. One of them was the Allied powers which were made up by America, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and France. The other group is made up of the Axis powers which include Germany, Japan, and Italy. Background: World War 1 has recently just ended but for the central power
Between the years of 1939 and 1945 the world was sent spiralling in a mess of corruption, violence and uncertainty. Allied powers were faced with the unparalleled task of protecting the world from tyranny. In terms of political power, this weight was bestowed upon the shoulders of two memorable individuals. By and large Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt can be labelled as beacons of democracy and leaders of the free world in their time. Winston Churchill, the son of Lord Randolph Churchill
Russians. This Pact basically allowed the Nazi’s to invade Poland, which is exactly what they did September 1st, 1939. The German invasion of Poland is generally considered the event that started WWII. Only 2 days later did British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announce over radio that “The British and French are at a state of war with the Germans”. Poland surrendered to Germany only 26 days later. After a period of 6 months of almost no fighting, in April of 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway
Austria, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia and on the 1 September, Germany invaded Poland. In doing so, Hitler had broken the non-aggression Pact with Russia and the ultimatum with the Allied powers. On 3 September 1939, the Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. Japan had a similar mind set to that of Germanys, which was to expand into its neighbour’s territory and take over its import market (source F). Japan invaded China in 1937 and later on in 1940, they signed the Tripartite
Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a British statesman. His own father, John Spencer-Churchill, was the 7th Duke of Marlborough. Churchill’s mother, Jeanette Jerome, was a New York socialite. A socialite is somehow who is well known and thought of among the upper class for attending large social gatherings such as parties or fund-raising events on a regular basis. In the early years of Churchill’s schooling, he was quite
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and Ludwig Erhard (1897-1977) shared similarities and differences within each of their influential political careers, in which these similarities and differences would shape the country of Germany between 1862 and 1966, based on their respective visions for Germany, their implementation of their policies within Germany, and the nature of which they left Germany when they ended their political careers. Bismarck and Hitler were similar in their
Past Events that have shaped the Present Kristy Schlak Axia College of the University of Phoenix Past Events that have shaped the Present Remembering our past is important; events that happened yesterday can shape next week or next year. The interesting thing about history is that it is not always recognized as important until much later. When Britain and France tried to appease Hitler with part of Czechoslovakia in 1938, the significance of giving into Hitler’s demands was not fully realized