HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Nuclear Weapon, National Memory, Totalitarianism
Document Summary
1941: a turning point in the war. Hitler"s racial war and the final solution . Other countries declared war on germany but hitler kept advantage with blitzkrieg. 1940 control of france, installed puppet govt in vichy, headed by petain (vichy govt) Norway, another puppet govt, headed by norwegian named quisling (name has become synonymous with treason) Phony war no actual resistance, just flying planes to drop propaganda and occasional air raid -> since allies weren"t really prepared for war. One setback in 1940: battle for britain (britain had the superior radar system and air force) Us enters war, europe-first strategy (defeat hitler and mussolini first) Refrigerators and razorblades nixon coloured television -> us overdrive in econ. Hitler, while in prison, began to rethink strategy -> instead he would form mass political party which could mobilize people on base of ideology and. Focus on emotional appeal -> overturning versailles treaty, regain german honour.
