Mass Conflict Dbq

In order for a society to develop, it has to go through mass conflict to detect the flaws within its system and fix them before another one arises. It is shown in history that each major conflict has made a society stronger in someway, whether it be an army or a leader society finds a way to rebuild. By moving forward inventions were patented, countries create policies that were meant to be broken, and people are allowed to share their insight without government intervention. Although, society suffers setbacks due to mass conflict, society moves forward to efficiently carry out their conflicts rather than evade them.
The Industrial Revolution was a time of innovative ideas that led to the mass production of modern technology. Each invention …show more content…
There is no way of knowing if War will erupt from an ambassador being assassinated or a dictator rising in a nation that was condemned by society. Nations may have different ways of dealing with mass conflict, some will try to appease another and others will create deadly alliances. Countries can better prepare themselves for war each time it arises,but they are never fully prepared for the consequences that follow. When England was on the Brink of War in 1938 they decided on a policy of appeasement that, “...the German dictator, instead of snatching his victuals from the table, has been content to have them served to him course by course”(Churchill, Document B). In this case England wanted to avoid conflict, even though it was inevitable. England wanted time to rebuild its nation, while in the process handing Adolf Hitler every piece of land and power that he requested. By obeying his every command England was unable to avoid the inevitable war, but was simply more prepared to carry out a mass conflict. When England delayed the start of War they gave themselves time to regenerate their army and the support of their people. This led to their ultimate victory against Germany as Churchill remarked “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets . . . we shall never surrender”(qtd. in Beck 1860). Britain never did surrender to …show more content…
During this period of time citizens were only able to think a certain way or they would be punished for stating their opinion. One philosopher named Rousseau wrote “ “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains,” ”(Beck,1249). In this instance he was telling the public that they do not have free will and the government is taking their rights away from them. The government censors what the public can believe as having your own ideals is dangerous to society. Many citizens were weary of the government as they were being controlled like puppets. They had to attend church and listen to “...church teaching and authority”(Beck,1237). These policies were enforced so the people would not question the teaching of the church as they would not have any knowledge of outside ideals by doing so. The government tried to control every aspect of what they knew, but by doing so scientists and philosophers questioned the work of society. Government tried to bury their ideals by punishment, yet society found a way to move forward with these banned ideals. With these ideals in hand people found away to believe them, even though the government strongly distressed with them. People found a voice in themselves to rise up and not be controlled anymore. Conflict was dealt with as a result of the people having their own opinion. In