“Why the Crowds Cheered the Munich Agreement”
The Second World War was brought on by the settlement made in the First World War. After the First War, which resulted in millions of deaths in countries involved around Europe, Prime Minister of Germany, Adolf Hitler, and British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain sought peace for Europe. By 1938, Germany violated the Versailles Treaty which was put in place after the First War by rearmament and territorial expansion. Hitler desired to take back Sudetenland and Rhineland, which were lost in the First War. Chamberlain realized that Britain and Germany were the two global forces in Europe and the adversity of the continent ultimately resided in the two countries’ hands. This is when Chamberlain …show more content…
“’Peace in our time’ lasted for six months” (27.1.2). By March of 1939, German troops occupied the rest of Czechoslovakia, which proves Hitler’s promises were bogus. Hitler then persuaded Stalin to sign the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. This agreement publicly pledged that Germany and the Soviet Union were to not attack each other and divide up Poland and the Baltic states between the two powers. On September 3rd, the British and French declared war against Germany. The Second World War had …show more content…
A contemporary then might have supported Chamberlain’s attempts to appease Hitler because they did not want to go an even horrific event as the last war. They knew the imminent danger a total war posed and did not want to put their people through this, so in which they wanted to believe in Chamberlain’s efforts.
Letter written by Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador in Germany, 6th September 1938
a. Purpose
This primary source was a letter written by Nevile Henderson, which was the British Ambassador in Germany to update Britain about what Hitler’s plans were. The information about what Hitler provides at Nuremburg, could result in war being an imminent threat to the British. Henderson then calls for the British press to give Hitler a chance to allow for peace negotiations.
b. Audience
The intended audience of this document at the time would have been the British government. This was written as a brief meeting Hitler had between him and Henderson. Henderson is unsure about Hitler’s plans at the time, but believed that Hitler should be given a chance to peacefully negotiate.
c.
The Second World War was brought on by the settlement made in the First World War. After the First War, which resulted in millions of deaths in countries involved around Europe, Prime Minister of Germany, Adolf Hitler, and British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain sought peace for Europe. By 1938, Germany violated the Versailles Treaty which was put in place after the First War by rearmament and territorial expansion. Hitler desired to take back Sudetenland and Rhineland, which were lost in the First War. Chamberlain realized that Britain and Germany were the two global forces in Europe and the adversity of the continent ultimately resided in the two countries’ hands. This is when Chamberlain …show more content…
“’Peace in our time’ lasted for six months” (27.1.2). By March of 1939, German troops occupied the rest of Czechoslovakia, which proves Hitler’s promises were bogus. Hitler then persuaded Stalin to sign the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. This agreement publicly pledged that Germany and the Soviet Union were to not attack each other and divide up Poland and the Baltic states between the two powers. On September 3rd, the British and French declared war against Germany. The Second World War had …show more content…
A contemporary then might have supported Chamberlain’s attempts to appease Hitler because they did not want to go an even horrific event as the last war. They knew the imminent danger a total war posed and did not want to put their people through this, so in which they wanted to believe in Chamberlain’s efforts.
Letter written by Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador in Germany, 6th September 1938
a. Purpose
This primary source was a letter written by Nevile Henderson, which was the British Ambassador in Germany to update Britain about what Hitler’s plans were. The information about what Hitler provides at Nuremburg, could result in war being an imminent threat to the British. Henderson then calls for the British press to give Hitler a chance to allow for peace negotiations.
b. Audience
The intended audience of this document at the time would have been the British government. This was written as a brief meeting Hitler had between him and Henderson. Henderson is unsure about Hitler’s plans at the time, but believed that Hitler should be given a chance to peacefully negotiate.
c.