Sudetenland
It refers to the area of Czechoslovakia that were mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans. Spielvogel noted that “the Sudetenland also contained Czechoslovakia’s most important frontier defenses and considerable industrial resources as well” (836). Hitler knew the importance of this land. To gain this land, he required the cession of it to Germany, otherwise, he may start a war. He successfully persuaded Britain and French not to defend Czechoslovakia, which allowed Germany to occupy the Sudetenland. It should be studied today because this land consists a large number of German speakers so that Hitler wanted to occupy it. The Munich Agreement was signed during this process, in which the Sudentenland was ceded to the Germany.
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Spielvogel indicated that there were mutual suspicions among these countries initially, but two factors accelerated the process (844). One was that Hitler announced to initialize war on the United States, and the other one was that these countries reached a consensus to only focus on military cooperation. Their alliance finally defeated the Axis power, including Italy, Germany and Japan. It should be studied today because it divided Germany into four occupation zones. The political agreements of the Grand Alliance laid the foundation for the afterwar “order of …show more content…
Spielvogel noted that he tripled the production of armaments through the elimination of waste and the rationalization of procedures during 1942 to 1943. He advocated to mobilize all the resources to assist the war, but was ignored by Hitler for he believed the consumer goods should not be cut substantially in order to stable the home front. However, it was too late to implement this method by Hitler several years later. It should be studied today because he was the significant economic leader during the Nazi period, who helped strengthen the forced labor and compelled the Jews to work under wicked condition.
Lebensraum
It was a concept proposed by Karl Haushofer that served as a guiding principle for military and racial policies of Nazi Germany. Spielvogel mention its doctrine that “a nation’s power depended on the amount and kind of land it occupied” (833). At that time, German wanted to become a great power by acquiring more land to carrying the larger population. Hitler attempted to launch the war with the Soviet Union to realize the land expansion to the
It refers to the area of Czechoslovakia that were mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans. Spielvogel noted that “the Sudetenland also contained Czechoslovakia’s most important frontier defenses and considerable industrial resources as well” (836). Hitler knew the importance of this land. To gain this land, he required the cession of it to Germany, otherwise, he may start a war. He successfully persuaded Britain and French not to defend Czechoslovakia, which allowed Germany to occupy the Sudetenland. It should be studied today because this land consists a large number of German speakers so that Hitler wanted to occupy it. The Munich Agreement was signed during this process, in which the Sudentenland was ceded to the Germany.
Blitzkrieg …show more content…
Spielvogel indicated that there were mutual suspicions among these countries initially, but two factors accelerated the process (844). One was that Hitler announced to initialize war on the United States, and the other one was that these countries reached a consensus to only focus on military cooperation. Their alliance finally defeated the Axis power, including Italy, Germany and Japan. It should be studied today because it divided Germany into four occupation zones. The political agreements of the Grand Alliance laid the foundation for the afterwar “order of …show more content…
Spielvogel noted that he tripled the production of armaments through the elimination of waste and the rationalization of procedures during 1942 to 1943. He advocated to mobilize all the resources to assist the war, but was ignored by Hitler for he believed the consumer goods should not be cut substantially in order to stable the home front. However, it was too late to implement this method by Hitler several years later. It should be studied today because he was the significant economic leader during the Nazi period, who helped strengthen the forced labor and compelled the Jews to work under wicked condition.
Lebensraum
It was a concept proposed by Karl Haushofer that served as a guiding principle for military and racial policies of Nazi Germany. Spielvogel mention its doctrine that “a nation’s power depended on the amount and kind of land it occupied” (833). At that time, German wanted to become a great power by acquiring more land to carrying the larger population. Hitler attempted to launch the war with the Soviet Union to realize the land expansion to the