Appeasement of Germany

1. These countries did not want another war because they had just started to recover from the last one, they couldn't afford another war financially either.
2. When Hitler united Germany and Austria, he fooled his people into thinking that he was creating a greater Germany to unite German speaking people.
3. Sudetenland was the part of Czechoslovakia where most German speaking people lived.
4. Germany couldn't immediately take over Czechoslovakia because it was a fairly powerful country and was backed by the Soviet Union.
5. a) Britain, France, Germany, and Italy were represented at the Munich Conference.
b) Czechoslovakia probably should have been invited to the conference, since the whole point of the conference was to decide
what to do with the Sudetenland, which was Czechoslovakian.
6. At the Munich Conference, it was agreed that the Sudetenland would go to Germany and some other parts of Czechoslovakia would be taken by Poland and Hungary.
7. Many people felt giving in to Germany would be a good thing because they hoped it would prevent war and make Hitler happy so that he would stop fighting for more land.
8. Chamberlain said that the Munich Conference was a success because four powerful countries had been able to come to a compromise without resorting to violence.
9. Churchill thought that the Munich Conference had only prolonged the war against Germany that was going to have to be fought at some point. He felt that Hitler would not stop trying to expand Germany, and that he would have to be stopped forcefully.
10. Most of the people of the Sudetenland were probably happy to join Germany, since they had urged to join Germany in the first place. The people in areas taken over by Poland and Hungary were probably very angry that they had not been protected and had instead just been thrown out of their own country. The people who remained in Czechoslovakia were probably angry that their country had not been fully protected, but glad that they didn't have to fight Germany (yet).

Bonus Question: I don't believe that the policy of appeasement was fair because I think Britain and France had the obligation to help the other European countries. Germany should have been stopped right when they tried to remilitarize the Rhineland, and the rest of the Versailles Treaty's limitations should have continued to be enforced. Germany's punishment had already been decided, and it should have been enforced. I can see why Britain and France didn't want to fight another war, but they wouldn't have had to if they had just kept Germany under control from the start. The whole policy of appeasement was just a way for Britain and France to stay out of things themselves by basically offering weaker countries as sacrifices to Germany. It was obviously unfair to these weaker countries that didn't even have a say in the matter.

Fascism vs. Nazism

5 Similarities
1. Both believe that only an elite group of people such as citizens and Italian political leaders should decide the laws and government. Nazi party says, "The right to choose the government and determine the laws of the State shall belong only to citizens." Italy said, "Fascism denies that the majority, by the simple fact that it is a majority, can direct human society". They both have an elite group of people ruling over the rest of the people.
2. Both also will put down an opposition within the State. Italy said, "The necessarily severe measures which must be taken against those who would oppose this spontaneous and inevitable movement of Italy". Germany said, "No individual shall do any work that offends against the interest of the community to the benefit of all." Both countries want their citizens to benefit their country and will put down those who oppose it.
3. Italy said, "twentieth century, and would oppose it by recalling the outworn ideology of the nineteenth century". Germany in the same way said, "We demand that Roman law, which serves a materialist ordering of the world, be replaced by German common law." Both are replacing old laws that the government feels is no longer relevant.
4. Both ideas have people who have sacrificed themselves for it and will in the future do the same, "demonstrated by those who have suffered and died for it." That is what Italy said explaining the people who have supported it and died for it. Germany stated, "if necessary at the sacrifice of their own lives". Both believe that their cause is good enough to die for.
5. Both lastly are that everything should be for the betterment of the state. People should do what is the best for the common good not the individual good. Also, whatever is the best for the state.
Questions
1.What ideology do you believe would more appeal to adolescents? Why? (State examples)
-I believe that Nazi would be more appealing to adolescents. The Nazi party said that they would provide education and protection for all the people. Also, they have stated that health and birthrates are up since they have been in power. Also, it would create a strong sense of nationalism within the adolescences.
2.Looking at the Fascist ideal, what you find would be the hardest part of getting the populations acceptance? Explain.
-The most difficult part would be as a government to get the people's faith again. The old government lost the people's faith when they did not get any land in the Paris Peace conference. The new fascism needs to distinguish and diversify themselves from the old government which the people no long trust.
3.Looking at the Nazi ideal, what you find would be the hardest part of getting the populations acceptance? Explain.
-Getting everyone's trust and support would probably be the hardest part. Nazi's are taking many businesses away from people so they still need to gain support. they did this through blame of many groups to gain the people's support. Also, they are taking away from the individuality of the people which could cause some problems as well.