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 7
... League of Nations . The importance of this at- titude can be seen when one recalls how strongly pro - League the British public was until 1936. A glance at the different parties ' platforms for the 1935 general election bears evidence ...
... League of Nations . The importance of this at- titude can be seen when one recalls how strongly pro - League the British public was until 1936. A glance at the different parties ' platforms for the 1935 general election bears evidence ...
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... League Covenant sought to secure . " Thus , from the very beginning , the League's suc- cess and disarmament were seen to be synonymous . The League was supposed to be the machinery for providing collectively the security that the ...
... League Covenant sought to secure . " Thus , from the very beginning , the League's suc- cess and disarmament were seen to be synonymous . The League was supposed to be the machinery for providing collectively the security that the ...
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... League was worth anything - and he assumed it was as the government still said its policy was based on it - there was no need for this rearmament , as the League's collective strength would be enough to pro- tect the country . L This ...
... League was worth anything - and he assumed it was as the government still said its policy was based on it - there was no need for this rearmament , as the League's collective strength would be enough to pro- tect the country . L This ...
Contents
Certain Fundamental Beliefs | 3 |
Influence of the Financial Cri | 32 |
Influence of the General Dis | 41 |
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