-According to source 20.32, Britain believed that there was nothing that either they nor France could do to stop the Germans from taking over Czechoslovakia. They thought this because Russia was 100 miles away, and they thought that Czechoslovakia would "simply be a pretext for going to war with Germany."
2. How does Source 20.34 help explain why the British government changed its approach?
-They believe that the Nazi regime basically has nothing left to their policy. The British people think that they have made mistakes in the past, but all their mistakes were justified. However, now it is like they have nothing left to justify their actions, and they have already ruined so many things. The British people don't want to deal with this anymore, so they are finally going to take some action to fix it.
3. What do Sources 20.35-38 illustrate about the Italian government's changing reaction to Hitler?
-In Source 20.35, Hitler appears to be curled up a bit, as though he is afraid and timid. He is also below a king of somewhat, which shows he has no power and he is looking for help. However in source 20.36, Hitler is beginning to venture off, and a man is saying hello to him. He doesn't seem so afraid, and he is not looked down upon as he was in the first picture. In source 20.37, Hitler's power begins to rise, as the audience is telling him to kill the other person in the picture.
4a. Explain the point of each of the cartoons in Sources 20.39-41.
20.39: This is displaying that Hitler is a bit of an evil pig, who is trying to gain power. He is seen as evil and powerful, as well as intimidating (as depicted by the claw on his arm)
20.40: Hitler is seen as the baby, and he is being overtaken by all of the Western powers.
20.41: Hitler is leading all of these men to attack the two men who are seemingly innocent.
4b. What does Source 20.42 show about the Soviet Union's changing reaction to Nazi Germany.
-Well, in this picture they are trying to make peace with each other as they sign the Nazi-Soviet pact. Everyone appears to be happy also, which shows that they were viewing these changes positively.
1) Good point, but the question needs you to reference more than one document
ReplyDelete2) This answer needs to be more specific
3) You've got the right idea on this,as Hitler starts out beneath Mussolini and is seeking approval from Italy in the first three sources; but by the end, in source 20.38, it suggests that Germany is the dominant country in the Rome-Berlin Axis.
4) these descriptions need more detail and could use a little outside knowledge to explain the point of each.
4a) Solid answer
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