Daniel's posterous http://danielb2.posterous.com Most recent posts at Daniel's posterous posterous.com Fri, 15 May 2009 02:50:02 -0700 Capitalism, Communism & the Domino Theory http://danielb2.posterous.com/capitalism-communism-and-the-domino-theory-1 http://danielb2.posterous.com/capitalism-communism-and-the-domino-theory-1
Two different ideologies are Capitalism and Communism. An ideology is "a set of beliefs, aims and ideas, especially in politics."
 
Capitalism is every man for themself - in countries such as UK and the USA, every man has freedoms - such as the freedom of speech. They can do what they want, get what job they want, and make money, or lose money.
 
Commmunism is the extreme of a left wing ideology, based on Karl Marx's beliefs. The country is seen as more important than the individual, and everybody has to do what the government says. Any profits made are used for the "greater good" and people cannot voice their thoughts on the govenment for fear of persecution.
 
The Cold War was a war between the USA and the USSR, where no fighting actually went on. After World War II, even though they had been allies in the war, the USA and the USSR were angry at each other for their different idealogys and mistrust for one another. Although they did not actually fight each other, they did via proxy (indirectly) in the Vietnam war.
 
The Vietnam war was fought because the country had turned Communist. Because of the Domino Theory, the USA thought that Vietnam was the start of other countries turning communist, so they fought against them. The USSR supplied the other side. President Dwight D. Eisenhower said this about the Domino Theory:
 
"Finally, you have the broader considerations of what might follow what you would call the 'falling domino' principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have the beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences."
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Sat, 09 May 2009 03:02:38 -0700 What were the social, economic and political effects of WW2? http://danielb2.posterous.com/what-were-the-social-economic-and-political-e http://danielb2.posterous.com/what-were-the-social-economic-and-political-e

I have made a page on Wallwisher about the effects of WW2. To view this page, go to http://wallwisher.com/wall/SvqmKEV00p.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 01 May 2009 02:54:00 -0700 Neville Chamberlain has been accused of being directly responsible for the Second World War. Would you agree that he is guilty of this? http://danielb2.posterous.com/neville-chamberlain-has-been-accused-of-being http://danielb2.posterous.com/neville-chamberlain-has-been-accused-of-being
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In one way Neville Chamberlain could be held responisble for WW2. This mainly because of him using far too much appeasement. Appeasement is giving in to a bully's demands, even though you definately don't want to, in the hope that they will be happy with that and stop. However this rarely works, as it is the nature of tyrants like Hitler to stop at nothing on the path to world domination - appeasement is generally not a very good idea.
 
Chamberlain, along with the French leader of the time, appeased Hitler on many occasions. This meant that Hitler was basically doing what he wanted, with no fear of being stopped. After Hitler had been appeased once, he knew he could get away with more and more, and that nobody would try and stop him (until he invaded Poland). Many opportunities to stop Hitler before he became too powerful were missed, and he was gaining more and more of this power every day.
 
However there were also other factors that could be considered to be the most important leading up to the war - one of these being Hitler himself. Hitler was a fascist tyrant, with many powerful views, such as that he thought Germans were the master race. He always planned to take over Europe, and would have leaped at any opportunity that presented itself.
 
Another reason for WW2 that could be considered is the Nazi-Soviet Pact. Even though the USSR and Germany had reasons to hate each other (USSR was Communist, the Nazis were fascist) they agreed not to fight each other and to divide up Poland between them. This was because they didn't want to fight each other just yet. This was a major reason because it allowed Germany to attack Poland without resistance, as the USSR had agreed to stand down.

In conclusion, I believe that although Neville Chamberlain did appease Hitler and begin to bring about the war, there were many other key factors that weren't down to him, that would have meant that the war would have started anyway, such as Hitler's aggresion and the Nazi-Soviet pact.

Links for further reading:

JohnDClare.net - Appeasement

Spartacus Schoolnet - Appeasement

BBC Bitesize - Chamberlain and Appeasement

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 01 May 2009 02:53:00 -0700 Some have said that the Nazi-Soviet Pact was the single most important reason for the start of the Second World War. Would you agree with this judgement? Explain your answer. http://danielb2.posterous.com/some-have-said-that-the-nazi-soviet-pact-was http://danielb2.posterous.com/some-have-said-that-the-nazi-soviet-pact-was
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In some ways, the pact was the most important cause of WW2 because of a few reasons. Firstly it directly influenced Hitler and his decisions. It meant that he could invade Poland without the threat from the Soviet Union to undermine him, that he would be able to take it without any interference from anyone; as Britain and France were too far removed to actually protect Poland or impose their will in that part of the world.
 
Aswell as this, it now meant that the two most powerful nations were now allied, that the Soviet Union would not help the Allies, and so Europe had lost a powerful partner; this encouraged Hitler to start the war and invade Poland, as at that time Russia would stand down, and Hitler wasn't sure how long that would last.

On the other hand, Hitler's aggresion played a key role in the start of WW2. Without his desire for expansion (or Lebensraum) the war never would have started and no conflict's (or very few would have occured), as a rational politician would never have started a war against the rest of the world. Though this could have been partly added to by the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which angered the country and Hitler particularly.
 
Aswell as this, Neville Chamberlain could have been the most important factor as his appeasement constantly left Hitler wanting more territory, thus goading him into trying to acquire more land (Poland in this place, which triggered the declaration of war), if Neville had stood up to Germany earlier then the war could have been contained and a full world war may not have happened.

In conclusion, I believe that the Nazi-Soviet Pact was not the most important reason the start of WW2. Rather, I think it was a mixture of the factors I have explained (especially Hitler's tyrantism)  that all contributed to the war, and if one of them had not occured, the war may not have happened.

Links for further reading:

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:51:05 -0700 Appeasement Presentation http://danielb2.posterous.com/appeasement-presentation http://danielb2.posterous.com/appeasement-presentation
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This is a delightful presentation.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:10:00 -0700 The Munich Agreement http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-munich-agreement-1 http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-munich-agreement-1

These are a selection of newspaper headlines for 30th September 1938, the day after the Munich Agreement:

  1. Pro-Appeasement British Newspaper - Appeasement Prevents War!
  2. Anti-Appeasement British Newspaper - More land awarded to Germany - who will be next?
  3. A Neutral American Newspaper - Germany takes Sudetenland
  4. A German Newspaper - Groβ Lebensraum!
  5. A Czech Newspaper - German foreigners steal our land!
  6. A Polish Newspaper - Hitler takes Sudetenland - will we be next?

This is a short article that could go with the headline "Groβ Lebensraum"

Our great Fuhrer, Hitler, has entered an agreement today that will make sure that we have much more Lebensraum, that is rightfully ours, and now belongs to us!

Yesterday, our Fuhrer had a conference with 3 other European powers – Italy, Britain and France. Britain and France have grown weak since Hitler came to power, and they are obviously terribly afraid of what Germany can do with its new power we have gained in recent years.

Britain and France saw that the only way they can be spared from our wrath is to grant us our wishes, so they agreed that we can take back the Sudetenland. Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier are cowards, and desperate to avoid a war they know they can't possibly win. They keep appeasing us, in the hope that we will stop, but our country is one that will never stop! This is one more step on Germany's road to creating an empire, that will last for 1000 years!

Germany needs more Lebensraum for the people, as our race is Arian, and should be hailed above all others. The Fuhrer knows this, and has always done his best to support the German people in every way possible. He is leading Germany on the path to greatness, and he is the best leader our great country has ever had!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:35:35 -0700 Annotated links on websites relating to Hitler and the policy of Appeasement http://danielb2.posterous.com/annotated-links-on-websites-relating-to-hitle http://danielb2.posterous.com/annotated-links-on-websites-relating-to-hitle

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:56:02 -0700 How Hitler Came to Power http://danielb2.posterous.com/how-hitler-came-to-power http://danielb2.posterous.com/how-hitler-came-to-power

How Did Hitler Come to Power?
  • Hitler lost his nerve, and when the march happened police fired and Hitler and the Nazis ran away. Hitler was later arrested.
  • Hitler recieved a 5 year prison sentence, but prison was comfortable and he was let out after a year. He wrote the book Mein Kampf.
He had to destroy democracy by first using democracy to be elected, then making the country a dictatorship afterwards.
The Nazi party was the biggest in the Reichstag. In November 1932, the Nazi vote dropped back again.
"I can use Hitler's popularity to my advantage. Other experienced politicians can easly control him, and the Nazi Party will be under my control."
The Reichstag is the German parliament building. It was set on fire just before the election in 1933.
People became more afraid of Communism and were therefore more likely to vote for the Nazi Party.
 
Why Did People Support Hitler?
 
He promised them what they wanted and needed to hear.
He blamed all of Germany's problems on them, and was uniting everyone by providing explanations for Germany's problems.
He offered Farmers higher prices for their produce, making up for their losses during the Depression.
He offered Unemployed workers jobs building roads and stadiums.
He offered the Middle Class profits and savings, and to end the Communist threat.
Nazi Beliefs
 
To rearm Germany and retake what they lost when the Treaty of Versialles was made after Germany lost the war.
The German Race was a master race - everybody else was racially impure.
The master race needed more living space.

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This is a video I have made on the Abyssinian Crisis using Jaycut, an online video mixer.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:43:50 -0800 The Machurian Crisis http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-machurian-crisis http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-machurian-crisis

The Manchurian Crisis occured because of Japan. At the time, in 1931, Japan was the most powerful country in Asia. Their population was increasing, and they didn't have enough resources in Japan for all the people. Also, because of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Japan couldn't sell it's exports such as silk to America, because they couldn't afford it anymore. This made Japan poorer.
 
Some people in Japan thought they should stay within their borders, but others thought they should expand into the rest of Asia to gain more land so they could become sustainable. However, it was decided for them in 1931 because of the Muchden Incident. Japan owned the South Manchurian Railway (in Manchuria, Northern China). The Japanese also had an army their called the Kwantung army to protect the territory gained from Russia in 1905. When there was a mysterious explosion on the railway, the army acted without permission from the Japanese government and took over Machuria after stating that the explosion was an attack upon Japan.
 
The government had no option but to continue the attack on China because their army had started it. They attacked the city of Shanghai, in the main part of China. This was the final straw for China, who appealed to the League of Nations. The League told Japan to back off, but instead Japan just left the League of Nations. The League couldn't decide on what sanctions to give to Japan, so they ended up doing nothing.
 
This had a terrible effect on the League, because it was obvious from the Manchurian Crisis that the League had no real power, and wasn't prepared to raise an army. This made everyone lose faith in the League.
 
Attatched is an image of a poster about the Manchurian Crisis.
 
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:39:00 -0800 Wall Street Crash 1929 http://danielb2.posterous.com/wall-street-crash-1929 http://danielb2.posterous.com/wall-street-crash-1929
This diagram is on the Wall Street Crash, which, similarly to the recession we are in today, was caused by the US of A. As you can see, once the circle has begun, you are caught in a trap! The USA has less money, it doesn't import to other countries, so they have to sell goods at lower prices and become poor themselves. It also means that unemployment rises at an alarming rate.
 
This affected the League of Nations because all the countries were concerned with their internal problems, and stoped trusting each other (even blaming each other!) - which meant that the League stopped working properly. Countries could not give loans to the League of Nations either any more, as they were too poor.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:35:42 -0800 Voicethread - Looking a Horse in the Mouth http://danielb2.posterous.com/voicethread-looking-a-horse-in http://danielb2.posterous.com/voicethread-looking-a-horse-in
It's Voicethread time! To look at this cartoon about the League of Nations, which has had the 3Cs done to it by me and my classmates, click the link below!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:57:24 -0800 Arcade game on The League of Nations http://danielb2.posterous.com/arcade-game-on-the-league-of-n http://danielb2.posterous.com/arcade-game-on-the-league-of-n If you want FUN FUN FUN go to http://classtools.net/my/quiz41084.htm

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:39:00 -0800 The League of Nations Voicethread - Woodrow Wilson & Keystone http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-league-of-nations-voicethr http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-league-of-nations-voicethr
Me and my classmates have made a Voicethread on a cartoon about the League of Nations. You can view it by going here:

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:26:00 -0800 The League of Nations http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-league-of-nations-17 http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-league-of-nations-17

The League of Nations was set up in the Treaty of Versailles after World War 1. It was an international organisation that was, amongst other things, supposed to solve conflicts between countries peacefully - if it had been successful then war would have never broke out again. It's successor, The United Nations, is still alive today. At some times the League was successful, but in other times it was extremely ineffective, and eventually could not stop World War 2 breaking out.

Even thought the League was originally Woodrow Wilson's idea (he was the president of the USA at the time) the USA did not join the League of Nations. This was because the idea was not popular with people living in America, and it could not get approval of congress. The League started with 42 members, including Britain, France, Italy and Japan - however Japan and Italy eventually left. Germany was not allowed to join until 1926, but left in 1933 when Hitler came to power. Russia was also excluded originally from the League, as other nations refused to recognise it's communtist government. However it was finally allowed to join in 1934.

The League consisted of the Council and Assembily. The Council was just a small group of people, with representatives from only the major powers. This could make important decisions quickly. The Assembily met once a year, and all member nations of the League of Nations had one representative there and one vote.

The League would apply sanctions to countries that were starting wars or being aggresive. These economic sanctions made the country weaker by doing things such as cutting of trade with them, which could be devestating to some countries. The League could also use military sanctions, and although the League did not have an army of it's own, it could take forces from any country that was in the League.

One example of a success from the league was the conflict over the Aaland islands. These islands were between Finland and Sweden, and there was a conflict over which country they belonged to. In 1921 both countries agreed to do whatever the League decided, and it decided that it should stay with Finland (although no weapons should ever be kept there.

The League operated from 1920 to 1939 (when World War 2 started). It was based in Geneva, Switzerland, because it was a neutral country and had not fought in World War 1.


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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:28:47 -0800 The League Of Nations http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-league-of-nations-3 http://danielb2.posterous.com/the-league-of-nations-3 Mr Belshaw in his infinite goodness has kindly prepared a section of his website that can be accessed here. The following should also come in jolly handy when it comes to that dreaded revision time:

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/25367/100x100falloutav-tu.gif http://posterous.com/people/10FxCEenfd7 Daniel B Daniel Daniel B Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:55:00 -0800 Political Compass http://danielb2.posterous.com/political-compass http://danielb2.posterous.com/political-compass

On http://politicalcompass.org/ you can find out how left wing or right wing you are, and how Authoritarian or Libertarian you are by answering some questions. The image below shows what I got!

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The link above is to a "Diamond Nine" which is a nifty little web application that enables you to rank problems with the Treaty of the Versailles in order of importance.

I think that the most important problem with the Treaty of Versailles is that the Public opinion back home in the countries of the 'Big 3' meant huge pressures on Clemenceau, Wilson & Lloyd George. This means that the leaders of the countries could never actually decide what they wanted to do - they had to do what the public wanted, or they would not remain leaders for long!

I think that the least important problem with the Treaty of Versailles (out of the nine on the diamond) is that The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that ended Russia's involvement in WWI meant huge areas of land were given to Germany. This is because although they did gain lots of land from this, is was taken away from them again by the Big Three.

The other problems with the Treaty (in order of importance) are:

  • Britain soon came to see the Treaty of Versailles as a mistake.
  • The 'reparations' Germany had to pay to the Allies (especially France) were extremely high at £6,600m.
  • The end of the Austro-Hungarian empire led to nationalist uprisings calling for independence across Eastern Europe.
  • The League of Nations, set up as a result of the Paris Peace Conference was not very influential or powerful.
  • The 'Big 3' wanted different things from the Paris Peace Conference.
  • Woodrow Wilson persuaded representatives from France and Britain to support the principle of self-determination.
  • The secret Treaty of London (1915) between the Allies and Italy was not upheld at the Paris Peace Conference.

For more info on the Treaty, go to:

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The Treaty of Versailles was set up in the Paris Peace Conference, and was signed on the 28th June 1919. It was set up to decide what should happen after the First World War. There were representives from Great Britian, France and the USA there - but Germany did not have any.

The British representative was called David Lloyd George. (left) He wanted Germany to suffer for their war crimes, but mistrusted France's effort to make Germany weak. Britain acted with the most common sense with the treaty, and didn't believe that either France's wishes or the USA's wishes could ever be fully satisfied.

The French representative was called Georges Clemencau. (middle) He wanted France to never again be threatened by Germany - this was understandable as Germany had pretty much destroyed their country. He wanted much more reperations than were actually made, and to destroy Germany's power. Clemencau also wanted all the French territories that had been lost to be returned. (such as Alsace Lorraine)

The USA representative was called Woodrow Wilson. (right) He was an idealist, and wanted world peace. He came up with fourteen points that he thought could turn his dream into a reality, but England and France disagreed to it because they thought the points would never be possible.

As Germany did not attend the meeting, it was very biased towards them. France, Britain, and the USA had all suffered because of Germany, and wanted to make them pay, as Churchill famously stated, "To the uttermost farthing." They decided a great many things, but these were the most important ones:

  1. Guilt - It was decided that Germany was solely responsible for World War 1, and nobody else. This made many Germans angry because it tarnished their honour.
  2. Repirations - Germany had to pay a massive amount - 6.6 billion to the countries it had affected. This totally ruined their economy, and was much more than they could afford.
  3. League of Nations - This was set up so countries could solve their disputes by discussion rather than war. However this did not work as it was supposed to.
  4. Military - Germany's army was reduced to 100 000 men and it was not allowed any submarines or tanks. It was also only allowed 6 ships.
  5. Territiorial - Germany was made much smaller, with much of its territory given to other countries and the League of Nations. Alsace Lorraine was given back to France and Germany's colonies were given to other countries.

For further reading you might want to visit these helpful websites:

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