In the winter of 1940, as Germany’s brutal bombing campaign against Britain dragged on, Joseph Goebbels poured out his frustrations in his diary. GradeSaver, 19 June 2022 Web.THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Next Section Glossary Previous Section The Splendid and the Vile Summary How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous 'The Splendid and the Vile Characters'. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. in the long term (through the 'Lend-Lease' act). Regardless, Roosevelt devised a way to help the British people fight their war in a way that limited consequences and benefited the U.S. Roosevelt, to his credit, was eager to help the British people but was scared of the political and geopolitical repercussions involved in helping the British people. In the early stages of World War II, Churchill had to convince Franklin Roosevelt to help the British people in their war effort. Franklin Rooseveltįranklin Roosevelt was the President of the United States of America from 1933 to his death in 1945. A viciously racist man, Hitler was the evil brainchild behind the Holocaust and the campaigns against countries across the world - including countries in Europe, Asia, and North Africa.Īn unrelenting and cruel man, it was Hitler who decided to initiate the bombing campaigns against Great Britain, which killed 45,000 Britons and gave the British people a renewed desire to fight against the Nazi war machine. The main antagonist of the book, Adolf Hitler was the Fuhrer (dictator) of Nazi Germany from 1934 until his suicide in 1945. Fearless and intense, Churchill guided Great Britain through one of the most difficult periods in their history and helped to ensure victory against the evil Nazi war machine.

And the world was still scrambling to come up with a solution on how to deal with Hitler and his evil shock troops.Ĭhurchill, who the Tories in England hoped would be a steadying force for the country, proved to be the man for the job.

When he was elected, Churchill inherited a mess: leader of Nazi Germany Hitler had invaded and taken control of countless countries in Europe with more to follow. The main character and focus of the book, Winston Churchill is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II, from 1940 to 1945. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous

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