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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin all contributed to the onset of World War II. How could the contributions of each dictator have been altered by the remainder of Europe to prevent war?
I think Hitler could have been a little less ambitious. We, they were all ambitious, so I think that they all could have been a little less. I also think they should have stayed away from trying to control everything and everyone. I think the remainder of Europe should have realized a threat when the three dictators took over and they should have killed them, if possible. ~Natasha Becker
I agree with Natasha on this subject. but if hitler would of been more ambitious, he would have killed the other leaders and the war would have never happened
I agree with Natasha about how the three leaders were being ambitious and too anixious.
I also agree with her about how the other countries should have known about the potential threat from the three countries. After the countries were forced to sign all those treaties after World War I, knowing that those treaties caused a lot of conflict, other European countries should have known that they weren't going to put up with it.
I agree with Amber, the treaties after WW1 caused a little tension because some countries (Germany) got the raw end of the deal, seeing that they were the problem. I think that the three dictators were stopped because the rest or Europe didn't want war and saw what they were trying to do.
i agree with natasha they all did contributed alot to the war and if the europeans had not been so hostile to germany at the end of ww1 maybe they might not had hitler even rise to power
Natasha made a great point when she said that there was already hints as to an uprising from the three dictators. However, I disagree about the whole ambitions part. The question was how /Europe/ could have altered the contributions of the dictators, not the dictators themselves.
Honestly, I don't think the people had enough power to stop the war. They could've revolted, but that would only accomplish the same image: bloodshed and violence. It seems to me that the war was an invariable outcome.
Perhaps if the three countries had not been placed under such strict points of the treaty, the war wouldn't have occured. But then it gets into the whole thing where having no treaty would only damage the whole of Europe. So everything reverts back to my belief that the war was unpreventable.
Maybe if the three dictators had been shot or something.
i can't say i really agree with anyone here 0_0 but, i didn't read everyones, i just saw awhole lot about agreeing with natasha and i don't... all i think the "rest" of europe could have done to stop the war from starting is MAYBE atempt to sqelch german upraising before it became a major problem, but, seeing as how most of europe and america were still in a depression, i don't think that going to stop german upraising would be possible, if even probable
i agree with natasha on the whole ambition thing with hitler because all he wanted to do was control everthing. But im not really sure how mussolini contributed to the war because he never got control over Italy, he was just a big history FAILure
Stephanie Ransom said....... I agree with just about everybody with them being ambitious especially Hitler. I believe by him knowing that he had all that power it made him do the crazy things that he did.
I agree with everyone saying mussolini,Hitler,and Stalin were just way too ambitious. Also, I'd have to say Hitler was a bit too racist, Mussolini was to headstrong on the idea of a large italian population, basically forcing women to pop babies out of themselves 24/7 (sarcasm).
Well everybody...i have one thing to say before i answer the blog topic: I AGREE WITH RYAN FLAKE--- i dont think you're answering the question right! Ms. dawson wants to know how the [rest of Europe] could have prevented the dictators' actions & therefore the war. You have been listing what was wrong with those rulers and how they caused the war. so I think to prevent hitler, the allies could have helped Germany instead of leading them into a terrible depression which caused the people to elect hitler as chancellor.
I agree with Tamara that the war was unpreventable. In my opinion, the only realstic way to alter the dictators' contributions is to get them out of power. The only problem with that is they had too much power and too many follwers. Even if you did manage to get them removed from office or assassinate them, the only product would have been war.
No one had the power to get rid of them, nor were they concerned. During that time period, everyone was isolated and concerned about building back up their country and getting out of the depression. People just wanted a strong leader who could promise them hope for the future,so they weren't really aware of their leader's intentions. They just wanted a better tommorow and blindly followed their leaders.
If something was to happen to their leader, you would have civil war or they would have attacked another country. Also, some countries would take advantage of the fact there's no leader and use it as an opportunity to invade. So regardless if their contributions were altered, you would still have World War II. You can blame the Treaty of Versailles for that.
Every dictator during this time was power hungry, and would do anything to get a sense of control, hence the reason they all became dictators. I dont think that there is anything the remainder of Europe could have done to prevent the war. All of these men were very powerful and could dicate to the highest degree. If the rest of Europe would have tried to stop them, it would have only ended badly. Regardless of anything, World War II would still happen. There is no way that Europe could have bypassed that. I agree with Lenise Lane when she said that the Treaty of Versailles played a major role in the war as well. Honestly though, it didnt really do much because not everyone was apart of it.
Well i believe if Hitler didn't want to kill all the Jewish people than he could of possibly could of avoided that part of the war. Or if he didn't want to make a better Germany and not care about the treaty of versailles you wouldn't have been in world war 2. Stalin on the other hand didn't really do much to harm any one else except the fact that he was a dictator and he was in alliance with Germany and Italy is what brought him into the war. Mussolini was the lesser of the dictators who took power legally basically but really didn't do much either.
So in all i believe if Germany left us alone we would have had to fight everyone and only had to fight Japan. But if there could be a europe wide change it should of been to kill and or get rid of the dictators.
From the comment above its supposed to read "So in all i believe if Germany left us alone we wouldn't have had to fight everyone and only had to fight Japan."
I agree with ryan and natasha on the fact that hitler was too "over zealous" about how he condusted Germany. but i would also have to agree with Lenise about the treaty being a bit too harsh on them.
I think germany, russia, and italy wouldnt have retaliated if everything was more balanced.
I agree with Tangie, Lenise, and Natasha. With Tangie I agree with her on how Mussolini was too obsessed with the idea of population in Italy. I agree with Lenise on how the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh on Germany, which is why they probably came back so harsh. And finally with Natasha, I agree with the ambition aspect, and the anxiety.
Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were all very ambitious, and a little too anxious on having complete control, which dealt greatly into conservative totalitarianism.
I agree with Trevor and Xavier Hitler could of prevented a war if he didn't try to force his ideas by his violent actions. I also believe that Mussolini could of prevented the war also by trying to be less greedy and actually get in office the legal way like Hitler
I think all of the dictators could have been more open minded, and paid closer attention to the needs of ALL their people. It would have also helped if they had made their intentions clear before they took power it could have prevented them from ever taking power. I agree with the comment Natasha made about Hitler being less ambitious.
i dictators are all the same to me. if you think about hitler was a good dic. at first but when he started to lose he started to exile the jews, because he thought they where making him lose the war. by doin that he still lose the war. but killed innocent jews. the 2nd worse dic. in the world to me in general was ivan the terrible. a profit that he tried to avoid but came true because this man right here killed his own son killed 4/6 wives the he married durring this time he took russia to a deep slump russia was terrible.
i believe that the other countries should have seen the threats that were evident when the dictators took over. if the countries were easier on germany after the end of WW1 then germany may have not have created the conditions that made it possible for nazis to rise to control. the rise of the dictators that were in power during WW2 was caused by the thriving wants of powers in europe. these wants caused terrible conditions in certain countries which lead to the new powers for WW2 to rise.
I agree with Tangie when she said that Hitler was way to ambitious although i have to say that he was also very clever in his plans to take over Europe. Also Mussolini and Stalin were also ambitious but Mussolini just wanted to gain popularity and fame while stalin was just too power hungry and ruthless. All of these leaders could have prevented the war if in truth their real intentions were to look out for their people and not their own selfish reasons. (Fatima Castro)
I believe the rest of europe could have taken more action against each of the dictators instead of giving into their demands. The dictators just looked out for their own needs to make their country more powerful instead of dealing with things at home.
I agree with fatima in the fact that each dictator had their own way like hitler was to ambitious while the other two wanted just power and fame.
I agree with both Tangie and Stephanie R. the dictators were to ambitious and they moved so fast that they didn't have time to think about their actions.
If the dictators would've came together the War would've been better on Europe's part. They wouldn't need war to solve anything cause they would solve it peacefully.
i agree with davon that if everyone had not been so hostile to just germany that the rise of hitler would have been different and germany wouldnt have lashed out like they did.
i disagree with stephanie R. because a leader can have power without being crazy. Hitler just had ideals different from those of everyone else, he took advantage of the jews being scapegoats and ran with it..
I agree with Tamara Hallam because she was right when she said people didn't have enough power to stop the war. The dictators already had too many people on their sides already so the war couldn't really have been prevented. Also the leaders knew exactly what they wanted do they wouldn't let anyone get in there way. So since they didn't change their mind there was bound to be some sort of conflict.
haha this is a first, but i agree with tami(tamara) on what she said the outcomes are the same regardless the different kinds of organizations could have influenced the dictators too, but they were sometimes too stubborn to comply with certain parts/ requirements
Well, I don't really know. I've seen Natasha and lot of people say that those dictators were all power crazy and such, but it got me thinking....
If the rest of Europe stood up to them, would that make them back off or would it only fuel their passion? If someone's trying to stand you up, wouldn't you fight back?
But then again, I don't suppose those three men were stupid. If they were threatened in economic ways, they have been able to be suppressed. After all, money amounts to everything.
I think Hitler could have been a little less ambitious. We, they were all ambitious, so I think that they all could have been a little less. I also think they should have stayed away from trying to control everything and everyone. I think the remainder of Europe should have realized a threat when the three dictators took over and they should have killed them, if possible.
ReplyDelete~Natasha Becker
I agree with Natasha on this subject. but if hitler would of been more ambitious, he would have killed the other leaders and the war would have never happened
ReplyDeleteI agree with Natasha about how the three leaders were being ambitious and too anixious.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with her about how the other countries should have known about the potential threat from the three countries. After the countries were forced to sign all those treaties after World War I, knowing that those treaties caused a lot of conflict, other European countries should have known that they weren't going to put up with it.
-Amber Martinez
oh yeah....
ReplyDeletei forgot to ask,
how was everyones weekend?
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-Amber Martinez
I agree with Natasha.
ReplyDeleteI get how Hitler contributed to WWII.
How Mussolini and Stalin contributed to WWII?
>Cedric Balisacan<
I agree with Amber, the treaties after WW1 caused a little tension because some countries (Germany) got the raw end of the deal, seeing that they were the problem.
ReplyDeleteI think that the three dictators were stopped because the rest or Europe didn't want war and saw what they were trying to do.
-Chelsea McMurry-
i agree with natasha they all did contributed alot to the war and if the europeans had not been so hostile to germany at the end of ww1 maybe they might not had hitler even rise to power
ReplyDeleteNatasha made a great point when she said that there was already hints as to an uprising from the three dictators. However, I disagree about the whole ambitions part. The question was how /Europe/ could have altered the contributions of the dictators, not the dictators themselves.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I don't think the people had enough power to stop the war. They could've revolted, but that would only accomplish the same image: bloodshed and violence. It seems to me that the war was an invariable outcome.
Perhaps if the three countries had not been placed under such strict points of the treaty, the war wouldn't have occured. But then it gets into the whole thing where having no treaty would only damage the whole of Europe. So everything reverts back to my belief that the war was unpreventable.
Maybe if the three dictators had been shot or something.
i can't say i really agree with anyone here 0_0
ReplyDeletebut, i didn't read everyones, i just saw awhole lot about agreeing with natasha and i don't...
all i think the "rest" of europe could have done to stop the war from starting is MAYBE atempt to sqelch german upraising before it became a major problem, but, seeing as how most of europe and america were still in a depression, i don't think that going to stop german upraising would be possible, if even probable
-Ryan Flake-
i agree with natasha on the whole ambition thing with hitler because all he wanted to do was control everthing.
ReplyDeleteBut im not really sure how mussolini contributed to the war because he never got control over Italy, he was just a big history FAILure
Stephanie Ransom said.......
ReplyDeleteI agree with just about everybody with them being ambitious especially Hitler. I believe by him knowing that he had all that power it made him do the crazy things that he did.
I agree with everyone saying mussolini,Hitler,and Stalin were just way too ambitious. Also, I'd have to say Hitler was a bit too racist, Mussolini was to headstrong on the idea of a large italian population, basically forcing women to pop babies out of themselves 24/7 (sarcasm).
ReplyDeleteWell everybody...i have one thing to say before i answer the blog topic: I AGREE WITH RYAN FLAKE---
ReplyDeletei dont think you're answering the question right! Ms. dawson wants to know how the [rest of Europe] could have prevented the dictators' actions & therefore the war. You have been listing what was wrong with those rulers and how they caused the war.
so I think to prevent hitler, the allies could have helped Germany instead of leading them into a terrible depression which caused the people to elect hitler as chancellor.
Personally, I think if they would have paid closer attention to Hitler's book, some of the disaster he caused could have been avoided.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if they wouldn't have made the Treaty of Versailles of made amendments to it, things may have been easier to settle.
For the most part, I agree with Heaven Blanco. If they wouldn't have been so harsh on them and tried to get revenge, this may have never happened.
I agree with Tamara that the war was unpreventable. In my opinion, the only realstic way to alter the dictators' contributions is to get them out of power. The only problem with that is they had too much power and too many follwers. Even if you did manage to get them removed from office or assassinate them, the only product would have been war.
ReplyDeleteNo one had the power to get rid of them, nor were they concerned. During that time period, everyone was isolated and concerned about building back up their country and getting out of the depression. People just wanted a strong leader who could promise them hope for the future,so they weren't really aware of their leader's intentions. They just wanted a better tommorow and blindly followed their leaders.
If something was to happen to their leader, you would have civil war or they would have attacked another country. Also, some countries would take advantage of the fact there's no leader and use it as an opportunity to invade. So regardless if their contributions were altered, you would still have World War II. You can blame the Treaty of Versailles for that.
Melissa Guertin-
ReplyDeleteEvery dictator during this time was power hungry, and would do anything to get a sense of control, hence the reason they all became dictators. I dont think that there is anything the remainder of Europe could have done to prevent the war. All of these men were very powerful and could dicate to the highest degree. If the rest of Europe would have tried to stop them, it would have only ended badly. Regardless of anything, World War II would still happen. There is no way that Europe could have bypassed that. I agree with Lenise Lane when she said that the Treaty of Versailles played a major role in the war as well. Honestly though, it didnt really do much because not everyone was apart of it.
Well i believe if Hitler didn't want to kill all the Jewish people than he could of possibly could of avoided that part of the war. Or if he didn't want to make a better Germany and not care about the treaty of versailles you wouldn't have been in world war 2.
ReplyDeleteStalin on the other hand didn't really do much to harm any one else except the fact that he was a dictator and he was in alliance with Germany and Italy is what brought him into the war.
Mussolini was the lesser of the dictators who took power legally basically but really didn't do much either.
So in all i believe if Germany left us alone we would have had to fight everyone and only had to fight Japan. But if there could be a europe wide change it should of been to kill and or get rid of the dictators.
~Xavier Shaw~
From the comment above its supposed to read "So in all i believe if Germany left us alone we wouldn't have had to fight everyone and only had to fight Japan."
ReplyDelete~Xavier Shaw~
I agree with ryan and natasha on the fact that hitler was too "over zealous" about how he condusted Germany. but i would also have to agree with Lenise about the treaty being a bit too harsh on them.
ReplyDeleteI think germany, russia, and italy wouldnt have retaliated if everything was more balanced.
I agree with Tangie, Lenise, and Natasha. With Tangie I agree with her on how Mussolini was too obsessed with the idea of population in Italy. I agree with Lenise on how the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh on Germany, which is why they probably came back so harsh. And finally with Natasha, I agree with the ambition aspect, and the anxiety.
ReplyDeleteHitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were all very ambitious, and a little too anxious on having complete control, which dealt greatly into conservative totalitarianism.
I agree with natasha..
ReplyDeleteHitler would have killed off the leaders and stopped the war from devestating the rest of europe.
TREVOR THOMAS
I agree with Trevor and Xavier
ReplyDeleteHitler could of prevented a war if he didn't try to force his ideas by his violent actions.
I also believe that Mussolini could of prevented the war also by trying to be less greedy and actually get in office the legal way like Hitler
i thimk if great britian wouldnt have tried to appease germany to prevent war than germany wouldnt have been as powerful to cause as much damage.
ReplyDeletei agree with natasha saying we should have stopped all 3 dictators early
david dean
I think Benito could have been less ambtiouse and focused more on the minds and needs of his people.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Natashya for the same reason.
I think all of the dictators could have been more open minded, and paid closer attention to the needs of ALL their people. It would have also helped if they had made their intentions clear before they took power it could have prevented them from ever taking power. I agree with the comment Natasha made about Hitler being less ambitious.
ReplyDeletei dictators are all the same to me. if you think about hitler was a good dic. at first but when he started to lose he started to exile the jews, because he thought they where making him lose the war. by doin that he still lose the war. but killed innocent jews. the 2nd worse dic. in the world to me in general was ivan the terrible. a profit that he tried to avoid but came true because this man right here killed his own son killed 4/6 wives the he married durring this time he took russia to a deep slump russia was terrible.
ReplyDeletei believe that the other countries should have seen the threats that were evident when the dictators took over. if the countries were easier on germany after the end of WW1 then germany may have not have created the conditions that made it possible for nazis to rise to control. the rise of the dictators that were in power during WW2 was caused by the thriving wants of powers in europe. these wants caused terrible conditions in certain countries which lead to the new powers for WW2 to rise.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tangie when she said that Hitler was way to ambitious although i have to say that he was also very clever in his plans to take over Europe. Also Mussolini and Stalin were also ambitious but Mussolini just wanted to gain popularity and fame while stalin was just too power hungry and ruthless. All of these leaders could have prevented the war if in truth their real intentions were to look out for their people and not their own selfish reasons.
ReplyDelete(Fatima Castro)
I believe the rest of europe could have taken more action against each of the dictators instead of giving into their demands. The dictators just looked out for their own needs to make their country more powerful instead of dealing with things at home.
ReplyDeleteI agree with fatima in the fact that each dictator had their own way like hitler was to ambitious while the other two wanted just power and fame.
Kyle Cool
Maybe iff the countries had reacted sooner or a change in power from the other countries might have altered what happened during the war.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Tangie and Stephanie R. the dictators were to ambitious and they moved so fast that they didn't have time to think about their actions.
ReplyDeleteIf the dictators would've came together the War would've been better on Europe's part. They wouldn't need war to solve anything cause they would solve it peacefully.
Amanda Chamberlain
ReplyDeletei agree with davon that if everyone had not been so hostile to just germany that the rise of hitler would have been different and germany wouldnt have lashed out like they did.
i disagree with stephanie R. because a leader can have power without being crazy. Hitler just had ideals different from those of everyone else, he took advantage of the jews being scapegoats and ran with it..
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tamara Hallam because she was right when she said people didn't have enough power to stop the war. The dictators already had too many people on their sides already so the war couldn't really have been prevented. Also the leaders knew exactly what they wanted do they wouldn't let anyone get in there way. So since they didn't change their mind there was bound to be some sort of conflict.
ReplyDeletehaha this is a first, but i agree with tami(tamara) on what she said
ReplyDeletethe outcomes are the same regardless
the different kinds of organizations could have influenced the dictators too, but they were sometimes too stubborn to comply with certain parts/ requirements
I think there was no stopping the war because i dont think people were going to try to stop Hitler and the stuff he was doin. He was too crazy.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with jazmin the organizations did influence the dictators.
Well, I don't really know. I've seen Natasha and lot of people say that those dictators were all power crazy and such, but it got me thinking....
ReplyDeleteIf the rest of Europe stood up to them, would that make them back off or would it only fuel their passion? If someone's trying to stand you up, wouldn't you fight back?
But then again, I don't suppose those three men were stupid. If they were threatened in economic ways, they have been able to be suppressed. After all, money amounts to everything.
(that wasn't a person opinion in the least! xD )