Appeasement Questions

1. Why were the countries of Europe so keen to avoid another war? They still have the horrors of World War I fresh in their minds and they do not want to experience another one.

2. What did Hitler claim when he united Germany and Austria? He claimed that he was uniting all German people in one ‘greater Germany’.

3. What was the part of Czechoslovakia where most German speakers lived called? Sudetenland

4. Give two reasons why Germany couldn't just take over Czechoslovakia. He wanted them to like the Nazis and he couldn't just invade Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was allied with the Soviet Union and probably Hitler didn't not want a war with Stalin.

5. a) Which four countries were at the Munich conference? Germany, England, France and Italy.

b)In your opinion, should any other countries have been invited? Why? The other countries should be invited because this is a political worldwide problem and there should be more countries in that conference than just four.

6. What was agreed at the Munich conference? Germany only gets Sudetenland and Hitler promised to not get any more land (ironically).

7. Why did many people feel giving in to Germany at Munich was a good idea? This conference "proved" that Britain and France can avoid war with Germany and that is good.

8. Translate Chamberlain's opinion of the Munich Agreement, into your own words. He is saying that he and the French prime minister has successfully avoided war with Germany peacefully.

9. Explain what Churchill thought of the Munich Agreement. He believed that this avoidance to war is not over. Sooner or later, there will be a war against Nazi Germany and maybe the Allies won't win this one (World War II).

10. In your opinion, how do you think the people of Czechoslovakia felt about the agreement?[Remember the different areas of Czechoslovakia.] I think some of the Czech people that are near the German border are happy because they are reunited with Germany again. The other Czech people are dissatisfied because they just lost a chunk of land and maybe Hitler and his Nazis will come and get all of Czechoslovakia, too.

Bonus Question: In early 1939, Hitler ordered his armed forces to prepare to ‘smash the remainder of the Czech state’. On 15 March 1939, German troops invaded the remaining part of

Czechoslovakia. WAS THE POLICY OF APPEASEMENT JUSTIFIED? No, it was not justified because Hitler promised not to get any more land, yet he took Czechoslovakia and later Poland.

I hope you are satisfied with this, Mr. Lemons.

Fascism and Nazism

All right, Mr. Lemons, here is my blog for this week.

The similarities of Fascism and Nazism are that they were created as a reaction to the unfair Versailles Treaty. They also give equal rights to all citizens. They are both parts of socialism. They both control their countries (Nazism in Germany and Fascism in Italy). Parts of Nazism are based on Fascism (Mussolini was before Hitler).

Let's answer those questions:

1. What ideology do you believe would more appeal to adolescents? Why? (State examples). It seems as though Nazism sounds really appealing because the article talks about respecting people, getting power and land and it seems very convincing to a teenage German.
2. Looking at the Fascist ideal, what you find would be the hardest part of getting the populations acceptance? Explain. Probably having the Fascist government control Italy might seem hard because Fascism was new and people weren't used to it yet.
   
3. Looking at the Nazi ideal, what you find would be the hardest part of getting the populations acceptance? Explain. Having the Nazis take your land is the hard part because everyone wants land. No one would give up their land for anything. I believe that land=power; therefore, it seems stupid to give up power.

Versailles Treaty Terms and SAQ Answers

Terms:

• David Lloyd George- a British statesman and a Welsh prime minister of the United Kingdom. He guided the British to victory during World War I and was a major player in the Paris Peace Conference. He wanted to punish the Germans, but did not want to punish them as much as Clemenceau.
• Georges Clemenceau- a French statesman, journalist and physician. He was also France's prime minister. He is called the Tiger and Father Victory. He helped France win World War I and was a major voice behind the Versailles Treaty. He did not like Wilson's Fourteen Points and helped weaken Germany greatly.
• Woodrow Wilson- the 28th president of the United States. He tried to keep the US from entering World War I, but the Zimmerman telegram forced him to join. He helped the Allies win the war. He created the Fourteen Points to try to avoid future world wars (no one listened to him, though). This ignorance might lead to World War II. The United States did not like Wilson's idea of joining the League of Nations and refused his offer.
• Article 173- an article in the Versailles Treaty. It states that the Germans cannot make a draft and that the people who want to be German soldiers must be one voluntarily. This article might be a cause of World War II.
• Article 227- another article in the Versailles Treaty. This says that Kaiser Wilhelm II is no longer the emperor of Germany (pretty much) and says something about him going on trial with the US, France, GB, Italy and Japan as the judges.
• Article 231- another article in the Versailles Treaty. This one says that the Germans must accept full responsibility of World War I and all the destruction that happened during this war.

Short Answer Questions Answers:

1. What were some individual goals of Woodrow Wilson? He tried to create a better world with no more world wars and promote world peace (that is what I think).

2. What were some individual goals of Georges Clemenceau? He wanted to punish Germany for what they did during World War I, which contrasts to Wilson's goals.

3. What were some individual goals of David Lloyd George? He wanted to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and he wanted to stop communism from spreading to other nations (did not work).

4. What problems did the United States Congress see in the League of Nations? Perhaps Congress thought that Wilson's goals and accomplishments will not come true and this idea of a League of Nations may not be effective.

5.What effect would article 231 have on the future of Germany? This should make the Germans mad (Mr. Adolf Hitler must have been really angry at this time). This article may lead to the rise of Communism, the rise of Hitler's power, World War II and maybe the Cold War.

World War I Casualties

1. Russia and Germany sent a lot of troops because they had really good transportation (more trains and maybe better and more efficient trains).

2. Austria-Hungary's high casualty rate could be from dying in battle (gunshots, bombardations, getting run over by a tank [I doubt this happened], etc...). There were a lot of sicknesses, so they could have died by being really sick. Since they were pretty small, they could easily be conquered by Russia.

3. This information about 2.5 Russian prisoners say that not many Russians want to die in the trenches and perhaps they are cowards.

4. Because of isolationism, the United States had time to train more troops and make more weapons for upcoming wars. That's a reason why Italy had only about a million more men than the US.

5. The Allies won the war probably because they were lucky and their armies were more accurate at shooting than the Central Powers' armies.

6. This chart tells me that this is the first war in which millions of people die, not thousands. I am surprised at the fact that the Central Powers had more troops than the Allies and that Russia had more casualties than Germany.

World War I Letter

April 5, 1917

To my darling beautiful wife,

I might be dead long before you read this, but being a doughboy is hard work. The training I got back at home is not really enough for something like trench warfare in France. Most of the members of my group, the Big Red One, are dead because of new chemical warfare. Too bad I may never see our son grow up to be a big strong man. He night never know who his father looks like. I got to kill a couple of Germans with the Frenchies today. They seem rather pleased to see me and my comrades kicking German butts. I haven't seen my friend. Perhaps he is in Africa. General Lemons just killed 50 Germans today, though. I'm planning on beating his record. I still don't get why them Russians decided not to help fight the Germans with us Allies. Maybe there's something wrong back home (could have something to do with Czar Nicholas and Stalin). Anyways, I love you and I hope to see you soon. I'll miss you, really.

Love, now and always

Vinnie Vu

Simulation Questions

OK, Mr. Lemons, here are my responses to your simulation questions. And here we go:

1. What were two historical accuracies about the simulation? Why were the conditions similar to how it really was during the age of Imperialism?

Britain did colonize America and Italy did colonize Ethiopia (for a while). Conditions were similar to the real thing during the Age of Imperialism because most of the European countries did not care about life in their colonies; they just wanted more colonies so that they have more natural resources.

2. Name the advantages/drawbacks for the type of group that your were in.

My team's (France's) advantages were that we had a lot of students, so we could colonize the big countries, such as India. Our drawbacks were that we spent too much time colonizing the biggest countries, we didn't have a lot of time to colonize other ones.

3. How did your group communicate with each other? Was this in anyway similar to how countries communicated during their quest for colonies?

We communicated with each other by texting and by having conversations. This can be similar to communications in Europe during the quest for colonies because these modern texts are like letters.

4. What was your interaction with other countries? Did you have any disputes or conflicts?

We almost had no interactions with the other rival countries. Therefore, there were no conflicts or disputes.

5. What are your overall thoughts on the simulation itself? What did you learn? Was it effective in showing what the Age of Imperialism was really like?

I believed that the Imperialism simulation was both good and educative. I learned that this "quest for colonies" is similar to a NASCAR race. The country that is the winner is the the one that is the fastest and the smartest. Yes, this is effective in demonstrating the Age of Imperialism.

6. 3 short comments or suggestions on how to improve the effectiveness of the simulation. Not a chance to complain, give us solutions and ideas to make it better!

I would probably suggest some more colonies and activities to do at the colony stations (staying there for 5 minutes is boring, isn't it). I don't think I have a third comment.

That's it, Mr. Lemons. See you on Monday!

Motives for British Imperialism

Here are my answers to the questions, Mr. Lemons (sorry that I'm late).

1. According to Halstead, why was slavery in decline during the 1880s? How did this affect British Imperialism?

Slavery was in decline because of the Latin American slave revolts. This affected British Imperialism by "dealing with people that are 'undeveloped'".

2. According to Halstead, what did not have an influence on Britain's imperialism? Why? Do you agree on this?

According to Halstead, power did not influence Britain's imperialism because "industry and trade were the bases of British power, not imperialism. I do not agree because British imperialism was caused by a hunger for power.

3. How does Halstead's belief differ from Cobden and other's economic reasons?

Cobden saw imperialism as a bad thing. Halstead said that imperialism is "beneficial and created good government, philanthropy and free trade".

4. What are Halstead's final reasonings on motives for British imperialism?

Halstead says that British Imperialism was motivated by "national security and the protection of free trade, commercial routes, competition, the sphere of influence, settlement, colonization, diplomacy and ideology".