At the end of the quotation, when the author says “Island” he refers to England. This excerpt refers to the fact that the English people took a great amount of land as its colonies between the 16th and 18th centuries. The British Empire and its Colonial Department was settled in England, which is and Island.
And the author states that it is absurd that a quite smaller island would govern a continent as big as Africa.
When Hitler came to power he was determined to make Germany a great power again and to dominate Europe. He had set out his ideas in a book called Mein Kampf (My Struggle) that he had written in prison in 1924. His main aims were
<span>To destroy the Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany after her defeat in World War One.
Hitler felt the Treaty was unfair and most Germans supported this view.To unite all German speakers together in one country.
After World War One there were Germans living in many countries in Europe e.g. Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland.
Hitler hoped that by uniting them together in one country he would create a powerful Germany or Grossdeutschland.
<span>To expand eastwards into the East (Poland, Russia) to gain land for Germany (Lebensraum- living space).
European leaders were shocked when this outrageous act happened.</span></span>
If someone where to set aside the check of the "Executive Branch". The president would have alot of power and no one could stop him because he has so much authority.
Hope this helps
-Jurgen :D
