While the victorious powers struggled, Germany was in acute suffering. The devastation of the Great War created widespread social, economic and political distress in all countries. There it is not just a matter of extravagance or 'labour troubles' but of life and death, of starvation and existence, and of the fearful convulsions of a dying civilization." –John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of Peace "In continental Europe the earth heaves and no one but is aware of the rumblings. In a barrage of speeches, broadcasts and articles he raised public awareness of Germany's rearmament and Britain's lack of preparedness. It was difficult for anyone to face the prospect of another war after one million British and Empire deaths in the Great War less than twenty years earlier.īut Churchill would not be silenced. The coalition partners agreed that economic problems engendered by the Great Depression were Britain's greatest threat and disarmament was the way to peace. Home > Churchill > Biography > Gathering Storm (1930s)įrom his backbench seat in Parliament, Churchill badgered, "Germany is arming- she is rapidly arming - and no one will stop her." But Winston was seen as an alarmist distraction by the coalition government of Labour, Liberal and Conservative parties focused primarily on domestic issues.
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