Churchill's view of events 1929-40
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- Churchill's view of events 1929-40
- Why was Churchill out of office 1929-39?
- In conflict with the bulk of his own party. Took up unpopular cases and spoke about them in a reckless way. Became isolated.
- By the mid 30's he was in his 60's, many thought he was long-gone.
- His style of speaking came to seem old-fashioned and out of touch.
- In conflict with the bulk of his own party. Took up unpopular cases and spoke about them in a reckless way. Became isolated.
- India:'the jewel in the crown' of the Empire. Bitterly opposed to its independence
- Churchill saw it as his duty to launch a personal crusade to defend Britain's interests as he saw them.
- Found himself allied with the most reactionary elements in Britain.
- Churchill saw it as his duty to launch a personal crusade to defend Britain's interests as he saw them.
- Abdication crisis,1936. Churchill made a speech in favour of the King at the HoC. Seemed rooted in the past.
- Churchill's views on rearmament and appeasement
- Churchill's views on rearmament
- Concerned about British power and influence
- Didn't object to the concept of a nationalist dictatorship.
- When German rearmament started, Churchill became alarmed & objected.
- Saw the new regime in Germany as brutal. Disliked its racism and violence.
- Especially worried about air power and Hitler building a new German air force.
- Understood the dangers of air warfare, feared that Britain would be defenseless.
- Used his position as a backbench MP to utter warnings about the need to rearm.
- Concerned about British power and influence
- Appeasement => the effort of Britain's NG to maintain peace in the 30's.
- Fear of the effects of aerial bombing strengthened public support for appeasement.
- Appeasement - based on the mistaken assumption that the Nazi regime was divided between moderated and extremists.
- U.S. had a policy of isolation, Britain couldn't connect. U.S. financially stable unlike GB/
- Appeasement - based on the mistaken assumption that the Nazi regime was divided between moderated and extremists.
- Lack of resources limited Britain's capacity to defend itself against more than one hostile power.
- Stalin and the USSR not trustworthy ally, Stalin's purges made them unreliable. France also politically divided.
- Dominions => Britain to support states like Canada. Appeasement wasn't just Hitler and Europe, included the far east, Italy and Africa.
- Physically and geographically appeasement wasn't realistic.
- Arguably, Britain's policy of appeasement was for Britain to delay time to prepare for war.
- Physically and geographically appeasement wasn't realistic.
- Dominions => Britain to support states like Canada. Appeasement wasn't just Hitler and Europe, included the far east, Italy and Africa.
- Stalin and the USSR not trustworthy ally, Stalin's purges made them unreliable. France also politically divided.
- Chamberlain didn't approve of appeasement either. Saw it as dangerous and thought that foreign policy was drifting.
- His solution: come to a negotiated agreement with Germany
- Wanted to reduce the danger of Britain being dragged into war. Allowed time to build up defenses and recover economically.
- His solution: come to a negotiated agreement with Germany
- Fear of the effects of aerial bombing strengthened public support for appeasement.
- Churchill's views on rearmament
- German expansion
- Churchill's priority was the defense against German threat.
- Abdication crisis proved a distraction in 36'
- Churchill didn't want to stay out of European affairs.
- Thought that there should've been a forceful response which opposed Germany.
- Churchill's priority was the defense against German threat.
- Why was Churchill out of office 1929-39?
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