Hideki Tojo (Lauren Chapski)

Hideki Tojo (Lauren Chapski)

When I heard the news of Hitlers invasion of Poland, I only felt jealousy. Of course I should have expected him to undermine the nonagression act, and furthermore I should have thought to have done it myself. Poland was for the taking, and he took it, while I did nothing, like a fool. I commend him for his smart thinking and aspire to be the same in the future. At the rate he is at, Hitler will have the whole continent in no time. The only hope I have is to be an ally with him, so we can eventually take the world together. However, of course I'm not one for team work, so I will have to find a way to eliminate him as a threat. From now on, I have to watch him closely to make sure he doesn't back stab me or try to take Japan from me. Hitler may be smart, but I am smarter.

Young Austrian Woman (Amin Rajaee)

Young Austrian Woman (Amin Rajaee)

These acts done by Germany have caused me to praise Adolf Hitler as a leader. Hitler is a great leader and us women of Austria look up to him as one. His goal was to unite all German speaking nations. He did the right thing by invading Poland to expand Germany. I am more than happy for Germany as it is beginning to become a vast country united as a whole. Jewish people in my country have been frightened by the acts committed by Hitler. They believe Hitler is making his way towards them. All people following the Jewish religion realize what Hitler is doing to them and they are frightened of the actions he might take towards them. Some others are not knowledgeable enough to realize what his intentions are along with the horror following it. In my opinion, the benefits of Germany and the outcomes of Hitlers rule are supporting and raising the hopes of the German community.

Franklin D Roosevelt (Spencer)

I am disgusted by the sheer inhumanity Germany is portraying by invading Poland. How can Germany justify invading a much smaller country and harming its people. I am the president of one of the largest and most powerful nations and I can tell you for a fact that I would never do such a terrible thing to such a weak and defenseless country. Someone needs to step in and limit Hitler's power. Many Polish and German lives are being put in harms way which is simply not acceptable. He needs to be stopped as soon as possible, before anymore lives are taken. This is such a terrible matter, I do not see why there are not more countries ready to spring into action and help the defenseless Polish in a matter they have no control over.

Joseph Stalin (Grace Mahoney)

I do not agree with Germany invading Poland, because I was planning to invade them myself. The Soviet Union needs the resources that Poland has, probably more than Germany. Yes, technically we did sign the Germany-Soviet pact, but I know that this is only putting off the inevitable clash that is going to happen between Germany and the Soviet Union. I would preferred that Germany stayed out of Poland so that we could have it all to ourselves. Anyways, since we did sign the pact, we will let Germany invade them for now. But in the future, I know they aren't going to partition land fairly, and we are going to have to start fighting over it.

London Working Woman (Alec Gannon)

I was just a child when World War I began. I was young and naive; I couldn't really understand what was happening. But here I am more than twenty years later, and here is another war. I understand the horrors of it now, and what it will do to my work, my country, my family. Germany scares me. The thought of Hitler scares me. He's invaded Poland, breaking his pact with Stalin and Russia, and has started this dreadful war. I don't want my child to be raised in such a cruel world at such a cruel time. And worst of all my husband may need to fight in the war, and with my working hours raising, who will watch my child? I have faith in my country that they will end this war, but when? That is the question that everyone is asking. In my government, I have little say, and I feel as though I am mistreated. But what goes on in a country such as Germany is unfathomable, and that cannot spread to us. I can't say I'm ready for these next few years because I'm not sure what will come. But, what I am sure of this that Adolf Hitler must fall!

WWII Blog Post #2: Eleanor Roosevelt (Maria Nunez)

The democracies plan to protect Poland from Germany failed.  We knew Hitler would try to invade Poland but we could not stop him.  Their weapons were too powerful and their technology was far superior to ours.  The blitzkrieg, or "lightning war," used improved tank and air power technology to defeat us.  Hitler knew before the war that he wanted Poland enough to make a pact with his archenemy, Joseph Stalin, in order to get it.  Why did Hitler feel the need to invade Poland?  Didn't he have a large enough empire already?  Why did he need more land?  We must put an end to this world war by using diplomacy and compromises.  We must not let Hitler kill any more innocent people.  We cannot continue to agree to his demands because he will never be satisfied.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Katie Lavan)

I am appalled by Germany's invasion into Poland. I am in charge of a powerful nation and I cannot believe Germany would use it's power to invade a much weaker country. Poland is struggling to grow and become powerful and Germany had to right to take control of the lives of those in Poland. I would never take advantage of my neighboring countries just for more land and resources. Adolph Hitler needs to keep in mind the lives he is putting at risk. He is putting innocent lives in harms way. Polish and German citizens are being injured and killed and Hitler is to blame. He needs to be stopped immediately. He cannot put the lives of the innocent in danger anymore. This invasion into Poland could be just the beginning for Hitler and we as Americans need to limit Hitler's power and control as soon as possible.