Winston Churchill's Response To War

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In 1939, many people were faced with conflict due to a second World War. Nazis captured Jews, Americans rounded up Japanese, many people responded to this sudden conflict in a negative way, but some responded in a positive way. Having a positive attitude is the best response to conflict, especially in the time of war. A couple of books represent how two people named Anne Frank and Winston Churchill respond to conflict when it comes their way. One of these is Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl about a girl that has to go into hiding away from the Nazis for many years, before be captured by the Nazis. Another one is Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat by Winston Churchill, a speech that inspired Great Britain to take a last stand against the powerful Nazi army that was knocking on Great Britain’s doorstep. First of all, Winston Churchill responded positively to the conflict that came upon his country, when the Nazis were knocking up on Great Britain’s doorstep. In the book Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat Churchill states, “It is victory. Victory at all costs - Victory in spite of all …show more content…
Without these stories of first person accounts at Jews of the Concentration Camps there would be no history or evidence of what happened. These accounts like Anne Frank’s Diary show us as the reader how responding to conflict positively is good. In conclusion, as I wrap this up war is not a time of happiness it's a time of violence and cruelty between two or more nations. Many people during wars live in conflict amongst themselves or between society when war strikes. But what happens next is what matter, it’s how they respond, responding positively shows that you are not feared, it shows that you want to make the best of what is happening around you or your family. This is why as people responding to conflict in a positive way is the best way to respond to

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