introduction into lord of the flies world war ii
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Introduction into Lord of the Flies
WORLD WAR II
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THE END OF WORLD WAR I• Germany lost WWI and because of that had to pay for what had happened and the
damage that was caused
• Germany had no say in the discussions
Treaty of Versailles (1920)• Germany was to accept responsibility for starting the war
• Pay for compensation of $33 Billion
• Lost territories
• Last oversea colonies
• German army was restricted to 100, 000 men
• No tanks, aircrafts, submarines, or heavy artillery were permitted
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GERMANY’S PROBLEMS
• Germany fell on hard times because of the treaty
• On top of all of this there was also the strain of the Great Depression of the 1930’s
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RISE OF HITLER • Out of these hard times came Hitler, who sought glory and power for his country
• Hitler created the Nazi Party and called for all German people to be united under one nation.
• Hitler came into power/control of Germany in 1933
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PROPAGANDA• Hitler used propaganda to convince the German people that he could fix everything and
that only through war could Germany get back to its former glory
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WAR BREAKS OUT 1939- 1945
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OPEN WARFARE IN EUROPE
• Germany looked to gain groups and territory
1) Took Poland
2) Gained Norway
3) Invaded France
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BOMBING
• Two Types of Bombing
1. Strategically (attacks on enemy factories and cities
2. Tactical (attacks on enemy navy or army)
• Britain did not want to bomb Germany because they did not want to provoke attack
• However, after some time many British officials believed that Bombing Germany would be the only way to end the war
• Britain began to attach Germany
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THE BLITZ
• Hitler was so enraged about the bombing in Germany that he gave the order to begin raids in Britain
• The Raids began September 7 1940 and they lasted until May 1941
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COPING THROUGH THE BLITZ
• Britain called Black outs (cut all electricity) in hopes of making it harder for targets
• Shelters were built as bunkers
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EVACUATION• Moving all Britain Children from the cities into he county where there was less bombing
• September 1938
1. 800,000 school children
2. 520,00 children under 5
• Left by train
• Lived with host families
• Spent years away from families
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Author of Lord of the Flies
WILLIAM GOLDING
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LIFE • Born and Raised in Britain
• Fought in WWII in the Royal Navy (4 years)
• Went to Oxford University for Science but switched to English Literature instead
• After Graduating tough English and philosophy
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WORK• His work is characterized as ‘regarding the nature of humanity”
• Explored the ‘innate evil of humanity’ in LOTF
• Through that the evil of and was inevitable and a danger to the world
• “Man is a fallen being, He is gripped by original sin”