Evacuation in Britain in World War Two
Evacuation in Britain in World War Two Towards the end of 1939 most British people found that it was very hard to stop Hitler and they decided to use force because they thought that this could only stop him. Britain and France declared war on Germany on the 3rd September 1939, before this Germany had invaded Poland, which the British promised to protect. The British army sailed across the English Channel to join our ally France. Back home, the civilians of the British Isles prepared for a war which they knew was going to affect them directly. World War One had ended 21 years before, and many people remembered gas attacks, bombings from the air, rationing of food supplies and fear of enemy invasion. The word "Evacuation "means that when Britain wanted to move all the children from the dangerous areas to a safer area which was outside the country and they would be safe from peril or hazard. Before world war two children were moved from the dangerous area that was close for the enemy to be bombing. At this time factories and industries were making equipment for war. Britain expected towns and cities to be bombed. The idea was that evacuees would be in a safer place and stay with the local families. Many people were still worried about the First World War because of gas attacks, rationing, fear of enemy invasion and the bombings. This situation was not forgotten and
Why Germany Lost World War Two
On 22 June 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union and declared war upon them. For a while it seem that the Soviet Union would be defeated. However, with great courage and determination the Russians fought back until in 1945 when the last German troops were expelled from Russia but what were the main causes for this, I have to look at the short and long term cause of the war to answer this controversial question. Russia was very successful on their defeat of the Axis because they were one of the most biggest countries in the world therefore her army out numbered the German army easily. The Russian advance from the East into Germany obliterated 607 divisions of the Germanys army; this approximately 6 million men. Even the other countries Russia was allied to could not compare to that figure; Britain and the U.S.A together could only mange 176 divisions of Germanys army. With such a vast army Russia was obligated to fight the biggest battles for example, Battle of Kursk July 1943, which was one of the largest tank battle in history and also Barbarossa which absorbed 75% of the German Army; Russia was the only country on the allies side fighting on the ground in Europe because Britain and the U.S.A were fighting in the sea, air and in North Africa. On the other hand Germany started a war that they could not possibly win. Germany had a leader Adolph Hitler, who had no military
Why did Germany lose World War Two?
Why did Germany lose World War Two? There are many reasons why Germany lost World War Two, namely Hitler’s underestimation of the Red Army, America joining the war and in turn their ability to rearm and produce a viable army and Hitler’s obsessive campaign to invade the USSR. However the reason which I believe has the most weight is Hitler’s miscalculations of both America and the Red Army. Hitler was the supreme commander of Germany throughout the war so it seems inevitable that his decisions must be responsible for Germany losing the Second World War. He refused to listen to anyone else’s advice, not even his own officers’. He thought that he knew best in every situation when, of course, he did not. He over-stretched both himself and his armies. An examination of his decisions should therefore reveal why Germany lost. Hitler's approach to Operation Barbarossa illustrates how unrealistic his thinking was and his total lack of understanding of the value of lives. Although before the Operation the fighting had gone quite well and he had advanced quite far from the East, Operation Barbarossa went wrong. He refused to let his troops retreat from Russia after the Operation had almost definitely failed, as he thought his troops were being cowards, although it was almost inevitable that they would suffer large losses and a massive defeat. Hitler was misguided and
Roosevelt Sources Question
Coursework - Assignment 2 . People supported Roosevelt in the 1932 election because he was promising to rebuild the American people. He told them that he was waging war against 'destruction' which was of the economy and business. He also said he was waging war against delay, deceit and despair. All of those were from the last government, the Hoover government. He promised he would give the lower class people a chance with new jobs, new ideas. After the last government of Hoovers people had grown to hate him and so whatever Roosevelt's ideas, they were going to vote for him. The American people heard what Roosevelt was saying and because it sounded so much better than Hoovers they praised him. The way he put his speech across, he said, "Give me your help, not to win votes alone, but to win in this crusade to restore America". This made the American people think that he really didn't just want votes he made them think that he really was just trying to win the crusade for America. 2. Source B and C present two different judgements on the New deal. B was written by an American historian writing in 1945, and C is from a book, 'The Roosevelt Myth' by and American historian published in 1945. Source B, i think was written after Roosevelt dies. We can tell this by the way that the passage is written in the past tense that he was dead. The difference between each of them
The New Deal - Roosevelt.
There has been so much controversy over the New Deal because Roosevelt was different from all other presidents, unlike other presidents who preferred to allow people to survive on there own Roosevelt decided that he would use the government to control otherwise privately owned businesses. He also decided that he was going to help any people that were in economic difficulty, by either providing new jobs or by providing benefits. This upset many people especially the owners of the major businesses, they believed that people should help themselves by working harder and that if the government provided any help then the people would loose the will to work. We are also told this in source J when S.B Fuller who was a self made business man says; "A dog you feed will not hunt. If you want a dog who hunts, you have to let him get hungry." He is against the fact that Roosevelt is providing benefit to people that were out of work, this shows that some people disagreed with what the New Deal was doing to America. There were people that agreed with what the New Deal these were usually the people that were benefiting from it. One such person was an old man living with his wife who had been unable to pay back a loan he writes to the president thanking him; "I have never heard of a president like you. My wife and I are old folks and don't amount to much but we join the millions of others
Roosevelt source related study.
Question 3 There are two arguments regarding Roosevelt's boldness. One is that Roosevelt did not help everybody, and that he was not bold enough. He mainly helped a specific group of people, which he called the "Ordinary people". These were the people who were poor and desperate for help because of their way of living. Roosevelt spent a lot of money on helping out the ordinary people. He made it clear at the start of the campaign that he would do this. So already from the start he wasn't helping everybody in America. The New Deal did not help the black people and poor white farmers who were affected by the "dustbowl". It then looked like the rich and wealthy who were not being looked after as well as the "ordinary people" were the forgotten people, the people who were just as desperate and in need of help. But they did not receive the attention they deserved. Roosevelt made clear his aim to eliminate unemployment, but he could not keep his promise because the unemployment figures still remained high. What Roosevelt tried to do to solve the unemployment crisis was to set up work schemes to rebuild the country. These were later named "Alphabet Agencies". The agencies were not full time work. When you had finished a project, you would not know when you would work again or even if you would. So it was an unreliable job and many Americans were confused because they thought it
Evaluate The Presidency Of Theodore Roosevelt.
Evaluate The Presidency Of Theodore Roosevelt: To evaluate the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt it is necessary to examine the problems faced by America when he came to power in 1901, and to analyse how and whether he dealt with these problems successfully and efficiently. America faced many economic and social problems when Roosevelt came to power at the turn of the twentieth century. The first problem was the urgent need for conservation of the country's national resources. Half the country's timber had been cut down, non-renewable energy resources were being wasted, top quality soil was lost through poor management, and many species of animals were threatened with extinction due to the destruction of their natural habitats. Secondly, America had emerged from its victory in the Spanish-American War of 1898 as a major global power, and for the first time it was in possession of an empire; it had acquired an informal empire in Latin America. This new international role meant there was huge potential for the United States to expand its influence over the international scene, this needed to be explored and developed. The industrialisation of the United States had also created many
Roosevelt And The New Deal
Roosevelt And The New Deal . USA in 1932 was in a state of depression and despair. After the Wall Street Crash in 1929, millions of jobs were lost and millions were left homeless and starving. Under the rule of President Hoover, the country's condition continued to decline and people had lost all hope of a prosperous future. Ghettos were created and were given the name 'Hoovervilles', to mock the President. Hoover believed in rugged-individualism, and he had a "laissez faire" attitude, which meant that the people had to help themselves to almost everything. There was no government organisation in place to help the poor and unemployed. Instead, Hoover thought that the problem would soon sort itself out without intervention. This however was not the case. People had lost faith in Hoover and needed something else to motivate and help them to find a new future. This came about in the 1932 election, when Franklin Roosevelt was running for President against Hoover. Roosevelt offered a new hope to the people. His policies were the opposite to those of Hoover, and people saw this an opportunity to get out of the depression. Roosevelt believed in helping the poor and unemployed, and giving them a chance. This made people see that the only way out was to vote for Roosevelt. People also were motivated and stimulated by Roosevelt's speeches. He said "This is more than a political
How did The Second World War affect America?
Vishal Sookur 20/2/02 How did The Second World War affect America? Having been drawn into World War II by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, America was inevitably altered in many ways by the wartime circumstances and the affects of which are still noticeably present today. The war induced economical, social and political reforms in America. America is one of the world's great superpowers and with such massive territorial and economical resources she became the main source for arms and equipment flowing into Europe. Existing factories were adapted to cater for the demand for war machines and with this sudden influx of business, provided by the Allied war effort, America found herself in a wartime economic boom. More jobs were available due to the new demand and wages increased leading to a generally higher standard of living. With the primary focus on arms and weapons there was a shortage of consumer goods during the war but following that saw a return of consumer goods and mass exportation to Europe opening up a new market for commerce. To fund the initial production of the arms in demand federal taxes were significantly raised mainly in the form of income tax. Government spending has led to increased taxation remaining a permanent, long-term feature of the US
World War Two Sources Questions - War at Sea
History Coursework. ) The war at sea was of minimal importance at the start of the war, but it became of great importance towards the end. The war at sea was mainly a tactical battle when it finally had an effect. But up until that point the sea was used for shipping goods such as cotton into Britain. Britain relied on the goods which were shipped in, this was mainly because of Britain's large population. The last battle which took place on the sea before the start of the war was the battle of Jutland. This battle was to prove to be nothing more than a chance to test there new types of weaponry. The newest piece of technology to take place in this battle was the Dreadnaught. This was the largest battle ship of its time. But it proved to be useless in battle; this was due to its large cost and the time that it took to construct. But a new piece of water going technology was going to take its place, this was the U-Boat. The U-boat was the first ship of its kind that was able to travel under water and use very destructive weaponry. The sea had always been of a great importance to the British Empire, because of the fact that it needed it to protect it far out colonies, which would have been overcome if Britain had a poor navy, and the income of supplies such as cotton and wheat for its over populated country. These were many reasons why the British Navy had been the best
