Kayla Lambright Chapter 26 Closers: 1.

Why do you think such crazed views of anti-semitism became acceptable (or at least tolerable) to large numbers of ordinary Germans in the aftermath of World War One? I think it became tolerable because at that time Germany needed a strong leader due to the fact that its economy and everything was in ruins. When Hitler Stepped up and showed himself to be that strong leader by giving the people jobs and developing the roads and stuff it gave the people hope and made them look up to him. The people began to follow his beliefs because they felt like he was the leader that they needed because they began to see changes made. Not only that but to them when Hitler explained the Jews were responsible for their downfall it made sense to these people they wanted to blame something and someone and thats where the Jews come into hand. 2. Explain whether or not you believe Hitler would have come to power if prosperity had continued in Weimar Germany? I do not think Hitler would have been able to come into power if prosperity had not come to Germany. That was the reason why many looked up to Hitler because he helped them prosper in a time of need. They were being put to blame for all of WWI and they were economically destroyed Hitler stepped up and began developing their roads and gave many their jobs back. This is what the people looked up to and this is why he came to power so quickly and effectively. 3. What role does propaganda and mass meetings play in todays society, and not merely in the realm of politics? I think propaganda still does have a big role in society but maybe not as big of a role as it had back then. For example the biggest places for propaganda now still is politics but we can still see It in other parts of society maybe with fashion or other popular things that are advertised on television. Propaganda is still also use for military purposes and also even for spreading ideas to influence others with important topics or decisions at the time/ 4.Why was Nazism most successful in capitalizing on the fears, hatreds, and self-serving ambitions of the lower middle classes, the petty German bourgeoisie? I think it was successful in capitalizing fears because at that time everyones fear was of Germany completely falling in. Many had lost their jobs and were homeless; Germany was economically poor so when Nazism came in and gave them jobs this eliminated that fear. Also it targeted hatred because they felt the need to put all of this blame on someone because of what had been going on. They had been put to blame for WWI so they needed someone to blame for putting them in that situation and that was the Jews who they targeted. The German bourgeoisie had never really had to deal with such a hard time like this so they were just looking for any little way to get out of it and Nazism was that way. They never really cared for the lower classes so in order for them to gain they let them suffer.

Chapter 27: WWII Journal Closers 1. Did Chamberlains actions at Munich directly lead to World War II? Why or why not? In 1938, who was the realist and which was the idealist and why? I dont think It directly lead to WWII but I think it had a great part in it because Germany all the while had been testing its borders by doing other things such as slowly building up its army and slowly beginning to expand. This policy of appeasement only reassured them that they could do whatever they wanted to do and that there would be no punishment so it allowed them to keep expanding. Honestly I think almost everyone at that point was an Idealist because they saw thing the way they wanted to get better but no one really looked at the big picture to see what was going on during this time. 2. Why did armed forces hit civilian targets? Did these attacks have the desired effects? I think armed forced hit civilian targets because they knew this would affect the countries more than just fighting against their armies. They targeted the people inside the countries because they knew that this would be a more effective way of fighting. I think they did because not only did it effect the countries more it also ruined their homelands which was the target for the opposing side. 3. Why is the battle for Stalingrad considered a major turning point in World War II? It would be considered a major turning point because after Germany Failed to take Stalingrad it put Germany on the defensive and Russia on the offensive. It allowed them to make stop to the growing Germany and to push them back off of the eastern front that they had been slowly gaining. 4. Given the accomplishments of the Soviet armies, was a pro-Soviet Eastern Europe inevitable? Why and/or why not? I think it was because until this time Soviets had always really been lacking behind. Being one of the biggest countries in Europe it failed to show its power due to its economy and climate. After these accomplisments it showed that Soiets did have a power because it had been able to defeat the Germans off of its borders. Tthus having them make drastic changes.