Appeasement
Essay by review • March 25, 2011 • Essay • 564 Words (3 Pages) • 989 Views
Appeasement in such away that Neville Chamberlain participated in was not an appropriate method to use when dealing with a man like Adolf Hitler. The world knew that Hitler was not a man of truth and honestly and to make a deal with him would be along the same lines as making a deal with the devil himself. Knowing that Germany was going to be looking for revenge after the end of the WWI should have been a huge clue to how Hitler and the German's were going to respond. While every nation was trying to bring peace to the world Hitler put full force into the rebuilding of his military to such a degree that they were almost unstoppable. If appeasement would have worked, there wouldn't have been a Second World War.
Hitler's actions spoke heavily upon the type of person he was and the type of nation he wanted for Germany. Being that Hitler was a dictator should has been a key to the understanding that he wasn't going to follow through on his word and that appeasement was not the right tactic to use. Hitler entered as a huge asset for the German's, promising them things they had never dreamt of. As the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi) he was able to skillfully and purposefully bring his movement into the forefront of German politics. Hitler spoke freely about his "master race", the Caucasian not of Jewish decent, and showed that they were destined to rule the "inferior" races, which shows how Hitler was truly thinking. How could a man who believes there a "master races and inferior races" be a man of truth? As Hitler became more powerful his plans of dominating the world were coming to play.
When Hitler attacked the Treaty of Versailles he boldly promised to shed it to pieces and as he promised her delivered, Germany stopped payments towards other nations without any reprimand. He perched to the people that the Treaty was humiliating and designed to maintain a Germany as a weak state. To Hitler a great Germany meant an expanded Germany and he knew that the new land would have to be obtained through take-over. As Hitler continued increasing his demands for territory the felt they had no other option but to appease him. Appeasing him the first time proved to himself that the world was going to give into him on the hope of avoiding a war. Yet by giving into Hitler ultimatums gave him the momentum to demand more.
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