Why England Slept"Why England Slept (1940) is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title is an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power.[1] Kennedy's book examines the failures of the British government to take steps to prevent World War II and its initial lack of response to Adolf Hitler's threats of war.Rather than castigating the popular appeasement policy that the British government then pursued, it is notable for taking the uncommon stance that if Great Britain had confronted Nazi Germany earlier it would have been far more disastrous for her than the delay caused by the appeasement policies of Chamberlain and other British leaders." --Wikipedia.org, "Why England Slept" |
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Page 128
... rearmament . But it was still a democracy , which was leisurely and confidently turning to rearmament , not a frightened and desperate nation . It was not a nation with a single purpose , with all its energies headed in one direction ...
... rearmament . But it was still a democracy , which was leisurely and confidently turning to rearmament , not a frightened and desperate nation . It was not a nation with a single purpose , with all its energies headed in one direction ...
Page 154
... rearmament pro- gram , as it had in 1936 , and Sir Archibald Sinclair expressed its views when he said , " Every party in this country is resolved to support rearmament , much as we loathe it . " For the first time in England there ...
... rearmament pro- gram , as it had in 1936 , and Sir Archibald Sinclair expressed its views when he said , " Every party in this country is resolved to support rearmament , much as we loathe it . " For the first time in England there ...
Page 173
... rearmament but was only done because " we object to the general policy of the Govern- ment . " Most of the party were now completely rec- onciled to rearmament but they wanted to register their disapproval of the Government's foreign ...
... rearmament but was only done because " we object to the general policy of the Govern- ment . " Most of the party were now completely rec- onciled to rearmament but they wanted to register their disapproval of the Government's foreign ...
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Certain Fundamental Beliefs | 3 |
Influence of the Financial Cri | 32 |
Influence of the General Dis | 41 |
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