![]() The First World War, sometimes referred to as the Great War, was a fight for power and influence. The Nazis' rise to power was tied directly to the staggering defeat suffered by Germany in World War I (1914-18). Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as the Axis Powers, and the forces that fought against Germany-France, Britain, and later the Soviet Union and the United States-were called the Allied Powers. Eventually, the leading powers of the world would align (take sides) with Germany or with England. ![]() Great Britain and France responded to this aggression by declaring war on Germany. In September 1939 Germany had invaded Poland. Members of all political parties-the tradition-minded Conservatives, the reform-seeking Liberals, and the workers' Labour Party-would play a role in the new government under Churchill. Chamberlain resigned his post and Winston Churchill, unyielding and bold, was appointed prime minister of Britain on May 10, 1940.Ĭhurchill's first job was to form a new British government, called a coalition government. It became clear that Hitler could not be trusted. By March 1939 Germany claimed the rest of Czechoslovakia. As it turned out, this alone did not satisfy the cunning German leader's appetite for power and land. To appease Hitler, he gave in to his demands to add the German-speaking sections of Czechoslovakia to his territory. The Nazis encouraged the growing nationalist movement in Germany-a movement that glorified all things German and demanded blind devotion to the party's beliefs.īritish prime minister Neville Chamberlain (the chief officer of the British government) sought to avoid war between Germany and Britain. An extremely dangerous leader who seemed to have a spellbinding grasp on his followers, Hitler had spent the previous decade building up the National Socialist German Workers' Party (or Nazi Party for short). Excerpts from selected speeches delivered in the spring of 1940 Printed in NEVER GIVE IN! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches Published in 2003Īfter Adolf Hitler was named chancellor (chief officer) of Germany in 1933, the German government stepped up efforts to expand its territory in Europe.
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