Background: In
1938, in Munich, the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain made a
deal with Adolph Hitler allowing Nazi Germany to annex Czechoslovakia’s
Sudetenland. Hailed as a hero for his diplomacy at the time, Chamberlain
is now widely reviled for his policy of “appeasement” to Nazi
aggression. Yet one year later, Chamberlain led Britain into war against
Germany in defense of Poland once it became clear that appeasement had
failed. By contrast, the US did little to halt Hitler’s initial
expansion, and entered into the war only gradually, attempting, until
attacked directly, to sway the outcome without going to war itself.
Never again would the US remain so aloof for so long from such a
momentous international affair. As such, the Second World War represents
a turning point in American foreign affairs, and it is perhaps hard for
us to understand why the US took so long to take effective action
against the Axis Powers.
Resources: In your response, draw from material from AT LEAST TWO of the following documents and videos:
Resources: In your response, draw from material from AT LEAST TWO of the following documents and videos:
- Hogan, H. (Writer). (2003). World War II: The road to war. [Television series episode]. In R. Hawksworth (Executive producer), America in the 20th Century. New York, NY: Films for the Humanities & Sciences. Retrieved from http://digital.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=36220&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=
- Hogan, H. (Writer). (2003). World War II: The world at war. [Television series episode]. In R. Hawksworth (Executive producer), America in the 20th Century. New York, NY: Films for the Humanities & Sciences. Retrieved from http://digital.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=36221&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=
- Lindbergh, C. (1941, Sept. 11). Des Moines speech. Retrieved fromhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/filmmore/reference/primary/desmoinesspeech.html
- United States Congress. (1936, Feb. 24). The Nye report. Retrieved fromhttps://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/nye.htm
- Roosevelt, F. D. (1939, Sept. 3). Address of the President delivered by radio from the White House.Retrieved from http://www.mhric.org/fdr/chat14.html
- United States Congress. (1936, Feb. 24). Neutrality act.Retrieved fromhttps://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/interwar/neutrality2.htm
- United States Congress. (1941). Lend-lease act. Retrieved from http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=71&page=transcript
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