Wc views on rearmament. britain 1930-1997
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- Created on: 25-03-18 14:41
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- WC's views on rearmament?
- Why did WC object to Nazi Germany?
- Saw the regime as brutal, disliked the racism + murder
- Feared a repeat of 1914, where Germany was a threat to European peace
- Had been member of govt that had approved TOV, that AH now wanted to break
- Worried about the new German air force.
- Knew that Britain would be defenceless in air warfare
- Understood the effects of aerial bombing
- Problems with Rearmament
- Had been responsible for disarming in 20s. Maintained 10 year rule
- Financial crisis meant cuts to govt spending e.g. military spending
- Poor people suffering + public cuts and little help for unemployed
- Many saw it fair that germany rebuilt its army- TOV was harsh
- Not unreasonable to build army as french had very large army + threat from USSR
- WC seemed too much part of pre-WW1 thinking + alarmist = lacks credibility
- Many supported LON, and felt it was international organisation job to deal with countries, not individual states
- After AH more agressive, govt reamrs from 1938. Seemd right descision
- Why did WC object to Nazi Germany?
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