Sudetenland

Hitler came to power on the 30th of January in 1933 when he became the Chancellor of Germany. That was very significant in our world history as it initiated the outbreak of World War Two in 1939. Hitler coming into power was a great opportunity for Germans to feel empowered and for Germany to rebuild itself. There were many causes that led Hitler and the Nazi’s into power. The main reasons were: the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the political instability of Weimar Germany in 1919, the beer hall…

In the case of the Concert of Europe, the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte resulted to the first unified alliance in Europe wherein the rest of the superpowers allied together to defeat one enemy. After Napoleonic War’s instead of taking all of France’s territory and divide it amongst the winning countries, they decided to forgive France for its aggression because this period, the winning countries are led by monarchy and the French monarchs also suffered from the French revolution. In addition,…

At first, British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, did nothing when Hitler began the invasion of the Rhineland and Sudetenland regions of Europe. Eventually, the British began resisting Hitler and fought back. Hitler had the plan to bomb London and other British cities by air. This all happened when Winston Churchill was the new British Prime Minister after Chamberlain…

Many times in history, the fire of a gun, the explosion of a cannon, or the scream of a soldier tell the story of militarism. Imperialism is told first by a promise, but ends in betrayal. Nationalism rings loud in the crowds of people protesting for freedom and unification, but two times in history these individual acts would lead to world fighting. Militarism, imperialism, and nationalism would lead to the First and Second World Wars. Militarism is the predominance of the military class or the…

Kristallnacht, the night of terror, The Night of Broken Glass. Homes, businesses, lives and entire livelihoods were lost. The Nazi soldiers marched through the streets, hundreds of them. Some of them didn’t show any emotion, they looked menacing. The soldiers had weapons of total devastation at their fingertips. There was a Resistance that had charged from nowhere. From that point on the Nazi’s weren’t having it. They fought back they actually killed most of the people that had attacked them.…

communist society. Appeasement: Giving a country what they want to prevent war. Started WW2 See "Neville Chamberlain" Hitler agreed to Chamberlain: he will only take a part of Czechoslovakia. He changed his demands and took over all of the Sudetenland. Demanded Poland: WWII Blitzkrieg: A German term for “lightning war,” Fast moving and surprise attacks: military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces Take over many areas quickly. Operation Overlord: Battle of…

On December 7, 1941, Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor marked the beginning of the United State’s formal engagement in WWII. At the turn of 1942, the U.S. began military deployment to the western shoreline of Europe. These watershed dates stand out as symbols of the U.S. military commitment in Europe. However, the United State’s engagement in Europe began far before Japan’s attack on U.S. soil. The lend and lease program signed into law by President Roosevelt was essential for an Ally victory in…

There are many autobiographical elements in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, as striking similarities and parallels can be drawn between Gregor Samsa and Franz Kafka, whose names are very similar in letter count and sound. This use of name parallel is common for autobiographical fiction, as seen in Bioshock’s parallel to Atlas Shrugged, employing the use of Andrew Ryan in stead of Ayn Rand. The family and situation depicted in The Metamorphosis mirrors that of Kafka’s real life. Like Gregor, Kafka…

Most likely about the 5th century A.D. , Slavic tribes from the Vistula bowl settled in the locale of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. The Czechs established the kingdom of Bohemia and the Premyslide line, which led Bohemia and Moravia from the 10th to the 16th century. One of the Bohemian rulers, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, made Prague a magnificent capital and a focal point of Latin grant. The Hussite development established by Jan Hus (1369?–1415) connected the Slavs to the Reformation and…

There were many factors that lead to the beginning of World War II (WWII). The statement states “The appeasement policy adopted by the British and the French was the major causes of World War II in Europe” In this essay I will be discussing the accuracy of this statement concluding with weather I believe it to be true or false. The five major causes were Great Depression, Rise of Nazis and Hitler, Hitler’s aggressive foreign policy, Appeasement and Treaty of Versailles. These five factors played…