Appeasement of Germany

1. World War I was the cause of millions of deaths and many countries were in

debt economically and socially and politically distraught so they wanted to avoid another costly war in both money and lives.
2. He claimed that he was uniting all German speaking people under one united Germany.
3. The area was known as Sudetenland.
4. Czechoslovakia was a powerful new country and had the backing of the Soviet Union.
5. a)They were Britain, Germany, France, and Italy.
b)Czechoslovakia should have been invited because it was their land.
6. At the Munich Conference it was decided that the Sudetenland would go to Germany and other parts of Czechoslovakia would go to Poland and Hungary.
7. People felt giving Hitler the Sudetenland was worth the peace that would come from it because they thought that he would stop his conquest.
8. The Munich Agreement proves that four countries can agree on something without going to war.
9. Churchill believed the Munich Agreement was pointless and essentially giving in to Hitler. It was a loss even though they didn't fight a war and that Hitler was going to continue doing the same thing unless stopped by military means.
10. I think the people of Czechoslovakia felt betrayed because they were not invited to the conference that was all about their land. However, the people of the Sudetenland were German speaking and maybe some agreed with Hitler's ideals. Overall though I think they felt like they were being used.

Bonus Question: I believe after the traumas of World War I that policies of appeasement were justified. People were scared and wanted to avoid another war especially so soon and countries were depressed economically, socially, and politically distressed so war was not something they were prepared for. Even though all the destruction Hitler caused might have been stopped if the appeasement policy was not used, I understand why people would have been scared and want to avoid confrontation.

Fascism Versus Nazism

5 Similarities

• expansion of the nation
• unwavering loyalty to the state
• state organizes the nation
• totalitarism
• result of World War I

- "The activity of individuals is not to counteract the interests of the universality,but must have its result within the framework of the whole for the benefit of all" (25 Points)/"he rather conceives of life as duty and struggle and conquest, but above all for others" (What is Fascism).... both Fascism and Nazism were designed with the "greater good" in mind.

- "We demand substitution of a German common law in place of the Roman Law serving a materialistic world-order."(25 Points)/"Fascism combats the whole complex system of democratic ideology,and repudiates it, whether in its theoretical premises or in its practical application.Fascism denies that the majority, by the simple fact that it is a majority, can direct human society"(What is Fascism).... both deny any other form of government, especially democracy in place of a common law.

- "We demand that the state be charged first with providing the opportunity for a
livelihood and way of life for the citizens. If it is impossible to sustain the total
population of the State, then the members of foreign nations (non-citizens) are to be
expelled from the Reich."(25 Points)/"Fascism conceives of the State as an absolute, in comparison with which all individuals or groups are relative, only to be conceived of in their relation to the State"(What is Fascism).... everyone had to be a citizen with equal rights and for the state while everyone else was dispelled.

- "We demand land and territory (colonies) for the sustenance of our people, and
colonization for our surplus population."(25 Points)/"the growth of empire, that is to say the expansion of the nation, is an essential manifestation of vitality, and its opposite a sign of decadence"(What is Fascism)... both had the goal of expansion and that it was the "right" of the state to take the land for themselves.

- "We demand freedom of religion for all religious denominations within the state so
long as they do not endanger its existence or oppose the moral senses of the Germanic
race"(25 Points)/"The Fascist State organizes the nation, but leaves a sufficient margin of liberty to the individual"(What is Fascism)... both gave its citizens "freedom" as long as it didn't disturb the State and was under their control.

1. I believe Nazism does actually appeal to the adolescence. Throughout all of the 25 Points the underlying theme is national pride and integrity which brings out strong passions in young people and gets them fired up for things like expanding the nation, reinstalling the army, or focus on education. The idea that everyone is working for each other is also appealing and that there would be a strong middle class held together but a strong central government.

2. Getting the people to understand the idea, "Fascism, now and always, believes in holiness and in heroism; that is to say, in actions influenced by no economic motive, direct or indirect" would be difficult. People are selfish and greedy and convincing people to give in all their control and a lot of their freedom for the good of the whole might be a tough thing to explain.

3. Although Hitler somehow pulled it off, I think in the Nazi ideal that the German Race is the only thing allowed and that,"Consequently no Jew can be a member of the race" would be a hard thing to convince. I mean how do you blame something like this on one group of people? He appealed to them basically telling how perfect Germans were, but still convincing all those people to go along with Hitler's insane ideas is fascinating.