Analyzing Virginia Woolf's 'Peace For Our Time'

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Peace for Our Time
1. When Chamberlain said this, he meant there was no short answer he could give about England and Germany. It would require an in depth discussion.
2. Primarily, I believe Chamberlain found nationalism was the biggest difference among all European nations.
3. I think Chamberlain was being overly optimistic. He failed to see what kind of man Adolf Hitler was, and what actions he would take to achieve his goals.
British Parliamentary Debate on Munich Agreement
4. I think Churchill was saying this military wise. At the time, many British soldiers were being killed and the morale of the people were quickly dropping. In terms of spirit and deaths, Britain was losing.
5. I do think member of the U.S congress would interrupt each other. Due to the party line dividing the Congress, many view would be seen as bad by the other side.
6. I think Churchill’s opinion was
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The current pirates kidnapping people in Somalia is an example of horrifying events being ignored.
Mordecai Anielwicz’s Last Letter
4. Great things are happening because the Jewish are standing up against the Nazi’s. With the Jewish fighting back, the Nazi’s will consider them as a stronger entity, and will think twice of immediately killing them.
5. The rebels continued to fight so they would not perish willingly. They would rather fight for their lives than easily give them up.
6. This quotation means the Jewish could not fight close up to the Germans. In a close quarters fight, the Germans would most likely overwhelm the Jewish.
7. Yes. He died fighting for his people and fighting for what he though was right. Surely other people would not let his death be in vain.
Extract from a Report by the "Delegatura" to London on the Warsaw Ghetto Revolt
8. The sides are of different views due to one side seeing that few people die, but the other see’s that even few people in a small group dying is significant. By checking the total number of people and total losses, you could confirm

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