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Western Civilization Final Exam Tuesday, June 23, 1998 Question: What were the causes of the World War II? Do you believe that the war could have been prevented? Why or Why not? After the fall of the Weimar government, and the rise to power of the National Socialists headed by Adolph Hitler, Germany underwent huge transformations. One of the largest of these was the change in foreign policy. Between the years of 1933 and 1936, while the Nazis began to consolidate their power, Hitler's foreign policy was one of appeasement. Germany did what ever it could to keep peace and tensions low between itself and Great Britain, Italy and the USSR. Germany used this appeasement to keep peace long enough to fully gain control of the country. After 1936, their policy changed. Nazi Germany's foreign policy towards Great Britain was "do what ever it takes to keep them happy". Germany wasn't ready to have them as an enemy yet. Hitler felt that the longer he had to prepare for war the better. One of the friendly agreements was the allowing of the British rearmament by Germany. This was the first time that Germany tried to drive a wedge between France and Great Britain. Hitler offered to concede substantial rearmament to Great Britain, while also su
The Soviets were the first to successfully get space craft up and even a monkey into space. Hitler began with Great Britain, encouraging British rearmament, along with fortifying Great Britain's understanding that they possessed the strongest navy in Europe. The Cold War invented a need for nuclear weapons. When Hitler regained both of these areas he (Germany) was in direct violation of the treaty. Hitler came up with a solution, which would give Germany her needed living space. Hitler tested his limits and Mussolini proved Italy's power. Roosevelt did not give them what they wanted. Germany need new territory and resources for her surplus population, and without colonies, this would be impossible. The government of Nazi Germany was not a popular one, internationally speaking. Hitler also knew that Italy was strong enough to hold its own, but not strong enough to make a difference in the coming war, if the actions of World War I were repeated. If Roosevelt had taken advantage of his negotiating position at Yalta, he could have prevented the Soviets from building its dangerous puppet states and buffer zones. What the Navel Accords did was set up the amounts of which each country could have a navy. The two nations had a type of brotherhood, thanks to their leaders. At that time, the British navy was by far the strongest, having twice the amount of its nearest competitor, France. Great Britian was not the only country to be appeased by Nazi Germany.
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