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The following comments are extracted from various communications passing through the British Foreign Office and represent the views of government ministers, officials, ambassadors and others, as noted. It is clear that both the British and French governments were receiving reliable information from both their own and German sources as to the pace and extent of German rearmament beyond the limits authorized by Part V of the Treaty of Versailles.

Low's famous 'Stepping Stones to Glory' showed Hitler marching towards his goal ('Boss of the Universe') along a carpet laid across the backs of the 'spineless leaders of democracy'. The message of the source that Hitler is travelling down a 'road', and Low has even identified the first two steps correctly - 'Rearmament' and 'Rhineland'. But Low was able to do so because those were the two steps Hitler had already taken. He guesses Hitler's next step (Danzig) incorrectly, and the rest of the steps are marked with question marks. Low was claiming that Hitler was heading down a road to war and that everyone else as too scared or spineless to stand up to him.

Bruce Donald and Delfina Urso This source shows the Policy of Appeasement. It shows how Hitler was expanding his territory and nobody was trying to stop him.

This cartoon is from the London Evening Standar, a popular newspaper with a large readership in Britain. This source show the way in which Hitler toughly stepped though and mocked his rivals in order to achieve his goals. in the source we can see how Hitler gets higher each step, gaining power and defeating more people each time

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