January 8

Hist 20: Jan 8

  1. We reviewed a little where we left off before the break. We read through the overheads with answers to the questions of chapter two.
  2. We had a lengthy discussion on the importance of single leaders in history. The idea that Chamberlain was a determined leader for Britain who was defiant and determined to not give in to Hitler was likely one of the solitary causes of Britain holding out so long during their bombing by the Germans in their air raids at night for a consecutive 47 nights! With such a strong leader bound to not fail it greatly affected the outcome of the war for the British. The same was said of Hitler. As much as people may dislike what he believed in, his actions and accomplishments for the people of Germany were great.
  3. We also looked at why the Americans made the decision to join in the war effort. They had made a pact to stay out of any wars in Europe, hoping to stay away from such disasters and losses as were seen in the First World War. They eventually joined in again though. I asked the students what the biggest interest the Americans had in Europe was. It took a lot of guesses but Brandon was the only one to hit the nail on the head: Democracies. With Fascism and Communism growing all around Europe, assisting Democratic countries to keep their type of government in their countries would be of importance to America. This may be a nice exam question in the future. (Hint hint)
  4. We’ll continue through the answers up to section 4 tomorrow.


Posted January 8, 2007 by Waldner in category History 20

2 thoughts on “Hist 20: Jan 8

  1. Sam Tomilin

    Wasn’t it a 57 day bombing, not 47? I remember you saying something about it almost being 2 full months. Perhaps I’m wrong, but i thought I should comment anyways.

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  2. keenermarc

    Hey Sam,

    I did some double checking and some websites have different dates they site the Battle of Britain as beginning. One website mentioned ‘slightly over a month’ while another mentioned specifically the ‘fifty-seven days’. I’d go with the 57 actually but won’t ask you that on the exam.

    Hope your studying went well!

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