March 23, 2018
All this we know thanks to well preserved historic records and the many biographies written since the war. We know that Churchill’s plan to resist at all costs did indeed pay off in the long run. But, looking at the events of the month of May 1940 through the eyes of the 1st Earl of Halifax, couldn’t one have concluded that the only hope for the United Kingdom was a final attempt at appeasement?
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Julio Morales
I never knew that Germany and Great Britain were this close to signing a peace treaty, so good job on selecting a topic in which not many people know about. This article informed me very well, I just wish the reason why Lord Halifax would not accept the Prime minister position was known. If he had accepted the position, the war could have gone a totally different way. Since his belief was to make peace instead of confronting the Germans. Germany would have violated any treaty just like they violated the Munich agreement. I think Churchill did a good job of not backing down and confronting the Germans despite the risk of losing his men.
24/03/2018
12:42 am
Tyler Thompson
This article was very informative, it was an interesting strategy to have a question at the end, but I don’t think Halifax’s thinking was wrong since Hitler did not abide by the Munich agreement. Luckily, Winston Churchill was able to successfully not give into Hitler’s plans and waited out the war before going into agreement with him again. It was a very nice article.
24/03/2018
12:42 am
Iris Henderson
This was a really great article. It painted an accurate picture of how difficult political decisions can be during times of war. While one choice may seem so easy to pick the other may be the better choice for everyone involved, clearly it isn’t so cut and dry. Fortunately, Britain appointed Churchill as their Prime Minister who was against appeasing the Nazi Regime, leading them to victory in the end.
25/03/2018
12:42 am
Peter Coons
The debacle at Dunkirk for the British really outlined just how unprepared the world was for the new and improved German war machine. With the Blitzkrieg in Europe and Rommel taking hold of northern Africa, it seemed as if there was only one option, and that was to surrender. It is my assumption that Churchill knew that the German navy was rather weak compared to their sizeable ground forces. This is probably why Operation Dynamo was a success. With no German naval forces to harass the evacuation, the British could safely withdraw and regroup, posing a threat of a western front and hampering Hitler’s plans for Operation Barbosa. This article is a great examination of the British stance on foreign policy at the time, and begs the question of how different the world would be with the British essentially capitulating.
25/03/2018
12:42 am
Michael Thomas
I found this article interesting because of how it details the failed peace agreement between Great Britain and Nazi Germany. Neville Chamberlain thought making peace with the Nazi’s would end their conquest in Europe. However, that was not the case. The Nazi’s went back to their conquest after six months. When Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Great Britain, he took a more aggressive approach against the Germans.
25/03/2018
12:42 am
Isaac Rodriguez
I really enjoyed this article, and the image used to visualize the Munich Agreement. In my opinion, Winston Churchill was a great leader. Had he chose to not take action, the outcome of World War II may have been a lot different. I liked that the author chose to mention the “what if’s” it really helped explain the effects of his decisions.
25/03/2018
12:42 am
Anthony Robledo
This was a great informative article! I jumped from an article saying Hitler was stealing art, to this article about peace between Germany and Great Britain. The imagery by Dr. Suess really bolstered the overall message of your article. Imagine the world we would be living in had the peace treaty actually happened. I feel like everything that we know would be different. Great job amd keep up the good work.
25/03/2018
12:42 am
Anais Del Rio
This was a very interesting and informative article to read. Reading the process of creating a peace treaty with Nazi Germany and the thought process of the leaders seemed too real to believe and what made the section even better was mentioning the fact of Hitler agreeing to a treaty and disregarding it at an opportunity. During this age we would be thinking that it would be crazy to create peace with Nazis because of how power crazy they were but at the time there was not many options at the table the leaders could turn to.
25/03/2018
12:42 am
Natalie Childs
This was a really good article. I liked that the author took the stance of ‘what if,’ because it gave something for the reader to ponder at the end of the article. With that said, I had never realized that this had even ever been an option, considering the devastating consequences that it may have allowed to occur. Finally, I really liked the inclusion of the Dr. Suess political cartoon, because it definitely drives home just what the negotiations of this treaty would have been.
24/03/2018
12:42 am