1. Nazism/Stalinism
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin are two leaders who ruled by terror and fear. They were both powerful and dictatorial leaders who ruled powerful nations at the time. Their ideological principles were founded on totalitarianism. In spite of their similarities, what we remember them most for is their differences , seeing as the two systems that they ruled over were poles apart. For instance, Stalin ruled the Soviet Union under the Communism beliefs, while Hitler controlled Germany through the use of Anti-Semitism groups, Racism, and Nazism. While in power, Hitler had strong hatred for Jews and he carried out the Nazi Holocaust, in which thousands of Jews were tortured and killed. In addition, Hitler’s goals were to capture more territories, rule by terror, and exterminate as many Jews as possible. Although Stalin executed people, his goal was to make the Soviet Union more powerful and industrialize the economy. Nevertheless, even as Stalin changed the geopolitical situation in Europe, Hitler’s reign …show more content…
The Paralysis of the West
The disaster at Munich was as a result of Neville Chamberlain’s naivety. In 1938, Chamberlain met with Adolf Hitler and agreed to hold talks with the French and even convinced the Czechs to stand down. However Chamberlain failed to invite Czechoslovakia at the Munich talks because he was naive to believe Hitler’s assurance that he had no more territorial ambitions in Europe.
The West did not mount a more determined challenge against the Germans in the 1930s because at the time there was the appeasement policy in place and Britain did not want to go into war with the Germany. The Munich Agreement allowed Hitler’s appeasement, whereby he would expand Germany’s territory. The main reason why Britain did not challenge the Germans was because they were avoiding another world war. Every country in the West was trying to build itself from the effects of World War One, as most economies in Europe had been weakened by
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin are two leaders who ruled by terror and fear. They were both powerful and dictatorial leaders who ruled powerful nations at the time. Their ideological principles were founded on totalitarianism. In spite of their similarities, what we remember them most for is their differences , seeing as the two systems that they ruled over were poles apart. For instance, Stalin ruled the Soviet Union under the Communism beliefs, while Hitler controlled Germany through the use of Anti-Semitism groups, Racism, and Nazism. While in power, Hitler had strong hatred for Jews and he carried out the Nazi Holocaust, in which thousands of Jews were tortured and killed. In addition, Hitler’s goals were to capture more territories, rule by terror, and exterminate as many Jews as possible. Although Stalin executed people, his goal was to make the Soviet Union more powerful and industrialize the economy. Nevertheless, even as Stalin changed the geopolitical situation in Europe, Hitler’s reign …show more content…
The Paralysis of the West
The disaster at Munich was as a result of Neville Chamberlain’s naivety. In 1938, Chamberlain met with Adolf Hitler and agreed to hold talks with the French and even convinced the Czechs to stand down. However Chamberlain failed to invite Czechoslovakia at the Munich talks because he was naive to believe Hitler’s assurance that he had no more territorial ambitions in Europe.
The West did not mount a more determined challenge against the Germans in the 1930s because at the time there was the appeasement policy in place and Britain did not want to go into war with the Germany. The Munich Agreement allowed Hitler’s appeasement, whereby he would expand Germany’s territory. The main reason why Britain did not challenge the Germans was because they were avoiding another world war. Every country in the West was trying to build itself from the effects of World War One, as most economies in Europe had been weakened by