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Was idealism the primary cause of World War II? YES

Was idealism the primary cause of World War II? YES. By: Emily Southey. opposition. IDEALISM WAS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF wwii. Appeasement . Assumptions of idealism related to appeasement: War can be prevented & international cooperation will promote peace.

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Was idealism the primary cause of World War II? YES

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  1. Was idealism the primary cause of World War II?YES By: Emily Southey

  2. opposition

  3. IDEALISM WAS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF wwii

  4. Appeasement • Assumptions of idealism related to appeasement: War can be prevented & international cooperation will promote peace. • Definition: the policy of acceding to the demands of a potentially hostile nation in the hope of maintaining peace and preventing war.

  5. Germany’s Mobilization- March 1935 • Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription and rebuilding his Navy (Kreigsmarine), armoureddivisons(Panzerwaffe), and Air Force (Luftwaffe), and yet the allies did NOTHING • Germany had assembled 95 warships, 8,250 airplanes, and an army of over 1 million soldiers.

  6. Another example of appeasement • The Anglo-German Naval Agreement • Britain allowed Germany to increase their navy to 35% of Britain’s at the time • Britain believed that this cooperation with Germany could prevent them from expanding: Idealistic assumptions-War can be prevented and international cooperation will promote peace

  7. Adolf hitler “The forty-eight hours after the march into the Rhineland were the most nerve-racking in my life. If the French had then marched into the Rhineland we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs, for the military resources at our disposal would have been wholly inadequate for even a moderate resistance.”

  8. Heinz guderian • "If you French had intervened in the Rhinelandin 1936 we would have been sunk and Hitler would have fallen.” -Heinz Guderian, German General

  9. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN: AN IDEALIST • “The settlement of the Czechoslovakian problem, which has now been achieved is, in my view, only the prelude to a larger settlement in which all Europe may find peace.”-Neville Chamberlain at the Heston Aerdome in 1938

  10. “My good friends, for the second time in our history a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time”. -Neville Chamberlain, 1938

  11. “The enemy did not expect my great determination.Our enemies are little worms, I saw them at Munich…Now Poland is in the position I wanted”. – Adolf Hitler, August 22, 1939

  12. Violations by Germany of the Treaty of Versailles • March 1935- Hitler introduced military conscription and began rebuilding their armed forces • March 1936- Hitler invaded the Rhineland • March 1938- Hitler annexed Austria in the Anschluss • March 1939- Hitler occupied the rest of Czechoslovakia • September 1, 1939- Hitler invaded Poland All of these violations, and what did France and Britain do? NOTHING.They idealistically believed that appeasing Hitler would prevent war.

  13. “By continually giving in to Hitler they tempted Hitler to go further and further, thus encouraging him into a war”. -British Historian A.J.P. Taylor

  14. Allied Quotes About Hitler • "I have never met a happier people than the Germans and Hitler is one of the greatest men."-David Lloyd George • “One man has accomplished this miracle. He is a born leader of men. A magnetic dynamic personality with a single-minded purpose, a resolute will, and a dauntless heart. He is the national Leader.”-David Lloyd George • "Yes, Heil Hitler.I, too, say that because he is truly a great man.”-David Lloyd George • “There is no human being living whose promise on important matters I would trust more readily.“-Viscount Rothermere, British Politician

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