"One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War.' There never was a war more easy to stop than that which has just wrecked what was left of the world from the previous struggle."
             The consequences of the First World War threw Europe into economic, social, and political instability. Disenchanted people turned to the emerging radical political factions for answers. Moreover, the Treaty of Versailles was viewed by many German leaders, including Adolf Hitler, as too harsh and crippling to Germany. When Hitler came to power in the early 1930s, waving the banner of the Nazi Party, he planned to mend the damage of the Treaty of Versailles, rebuild Germany's economy, stabilize social unrest, and restore Germany's respect and prominence in the world. However, Hitler had a major obstacle to overcome - the interference of the "great powers," specifically Great Britain and France, who had condemned Germany to her fate. Hitler continuously tested their resolve to block his successes. In response, Great Britain and France instituted a conciliatory diplomatic approach towards Germany. Appeasement, as it was called, accepted aggressor's requests with little opposition or objection. Through this policy, Great Britain and France hoped to maintain peace in Europe by being generous in their negotiations with Germany in regard to Hitler's demands. Though it was intended to avoid war, the Policy of Appeasement ironically became a major factor in the cause of the outbreak of World War Two.
             In the summer of 1935 Germany reinstituted conscription, therefore violating the Treaty of Versailles. Surprisingly, Britain condoned this action and permitted Germany in the Anglo-German Naval Agreement to rebuild her navy, if desired, with U-boats on the British scale. Germany had already secretly and unlawfully created a military air force which, by spring of ...