THE GRAND ALLIANCE: FROM NECESSITY TO SUSPICION, DEVELOPMENT TO DECLINE
Journal: University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester)
Year: 2015

This thesis analyzes the development and decline of the relationship among the members of the Grand Alliance during World War II. The primary questions I answer are: what led to the creation of the Grand Alliance, and what caused the alliance to begin to decline at the peak of its effectiveness? To answer these questions, I begin with the events that took place prior to the war and describe how world leaders addressed Hitler’s aggression as individuals in lieu of an alliance; thereby showing the