Neville Chamberlain

World War II is a war between the Allies and Axis powers. The war started at different times for different parts of the world. In Europe, it started in 1939, but for the United States it started in 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The attack was ordered by Japan's Prime Minister Tojo Hideki. Once the war broke out in Europe, FDR called for a special session of Congress to replace the Neutrality Acts with Cash and Carry. The Neutrality Acts were to limit the US…

supporting in every way possible, Hitler wanted Germany's old land back. Being lost due to the Treaty of Versailles, he used force to get what he wanted. Hitler ended up taking back the Rhineland's and Sudetenland. The Prime Minister of England, Neville Chamberlain, allowed Hitler to claim the lands. Hitler then took it one step further and on September 1st 1939, Hitler invaded Poland, and with it, it caused a global conflict. England and France declared war on Nazi Germany, triggering off World…

German Sudetenland by Czechoslovakia. Unfortunately Britain and France felt the need to appease Hitler, and settled his demands at the Munich Conference in September of 1938. Equipped with bare armament, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain surrendered the Sudetenland to Hitler. One year later, he took advantage of those who trusted him by taking the entire territory of Czechoslovakia for…

Anschluss occurred when German troops entered Austria, forcing Austria to unite with Germany. Half a year later, Hitler returned to his expansion plan and turned his focus to Czechoslovakia. This demand of the Sudetenland was reluctantly allowed by Chamberlain on the condition that the remaining land in Czechoslovakia would not be invaded. Several months later, Hitler once again went against his word and invaded Czechoslovakia months later. France and Britain still refused to stand in Hitler’s…

The murder of John Fitzgerald Kennedy lead to several people wondering if it was one individual or more involved in the shooting. Lee Harvey Oswald was known to kill the President all by himself. The question is, how can Oswald be the only person that contributed in the killing when there were 3 shots fired? “You probably also know there are hundreds of conspiracy theories about who was behind the assassination, and whether Oswald was the lone gunman or if there was another shooter on the…

Richard Dawkins was born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1941; He is one of the world’s leading scientific minds, specializing in evolutionary biology. Richard Dawkins is a successful writer, writing over eight books including the book called the God Delusion. In the prolog of this book Dawkins defends his use of the word delusion in the title of the book by quoting another author who says “When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is…

In Daphne Du Maurier’s novel, Rebecca, manipulation, deceit, and dishonesty lead to deception. Mrs. Danvers, the housemaid of Manderley, manipulates Mrs. de Winter into dressing up just as Rebecca had the year prior, which threatens her marriage to Maxim. Rebecca was the epitome of deceit during her time spent at Manderley. She lied about sneaking around with other men, including her cousin, and was pregnant with another man’s baby. Mr. de Winter was dishonest with Mrs. de Winter about his past…

Poland is an eastern European country which borders the Baltic Sea. It is known for its Jewish heritage and medieval architecture. The country of Poland, though full of history and ancient customs that have stood the test of time, has seen much change in religious affiliation and geographical variation in the last few decades. Established and unified in 1025, Poland has lots of Medieval and modern history and has been at the epicenter of many major events. The unification of many tribes in the…

Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom didn’t want to start a war with Germany, but was left with no other choice as Germany failed to withdraw troops from Poland by September 2nd. With the help of the Soviet Union, Hitler was able to capture…

As a child Winston Churchill was not so spectacular. In fact, he was a rebellious child and he was in the lowest classes at his school. Is this really the great politician, speaker, and writer that we know him to be? Well in order to understand this, we have to start from the very beginning. All the way back to November 30, 1874 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire where he was born. Growing up, Churchill did not have much exposure to his parents. He even said later on in his life that him and his father…