“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Its intrinsic virtue is the equal sharing of misery (Sir Winston Churchill).” During World War I and World War II, much of Europe was conquered and enslaved by socialism and Adolf Hitler. While much of Europe sat on its hands in the face of Hitler's crisis, Churchill stood firm and put the Nazi general back in his place. Most European governments prior to World War II held total authority over their people and exercised control over aspects of public and private life (Johnson 46, 58, 108-112) (Berdichevsky) (Zegart). Churchill fought against these odds throughout his political career as Prime Minister of England. In Churchill's speech against the Munich Treaty in October 1938, he explained and predicted the flaws and failures of the treaty (Johnson 355). Subsequently, after the fall of France to Germany in June 1940, he continued to persuade Great Britain of the possibility of their invasion (Johnson 349). Churchill, therefore, through his election and recognition of the political position and failures in bringing peace to Europe, was able to increase Europe's survival rate against Hitler. Recognizing that most of Europe was socialist, Churchill worked to remove England from the Labor Party in order to overcome the rise of totalitarianism. The socialist government in Germany was under the control of the Nazi Party, increasing the angst with Hitler in control (Johnson 108-112). Through his election as Prime Minister he was able to undo the damage done by Chamberlain in his attempt to appease Hitler (Johnson 46). Having lived through the First World War, Chamberlain was determined to avert another war. His policy of appeasement towards Hitler was c...... middle of paper ......reoccupy-the-rhineland>.Johnson, Paul. Heroes. 1st. New York City: Harpercollins Publishers, 2007. 299. Print.Johnson, Paul. Modern Times: The World from the 1920s to the 1990s. Revised. New York: Harper Perennial Publishers, 1991. 870. Print.Manning, Scott. "Churchill's First Warning About Hitler". Historian on the warpath. NP, 8 March 2011. Web. 14 March 2014. "Socialist Parties". Information, please. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, nd Web. March 21, 2014. .Zegart, Alex. "Mussolini's Italy". Reflector. Weebly. Network. March 13 2014. .