How Far Do You Agree That the Policy of Appeasement Was the Main Cause of WWII?

England and France, fearing another war established a policy of appeasement to by time and rearm its forces. The European countries believed that Hitler would only retake the Sudetenland; this land was historically Germany's homeland(6). This was another mistake by France and England because with the Sudetenland he gained the famous Skoda armament factories and was ultimately a more dangerous military opponent(6). Until the remainder of Czechoslovakia was swallowed in 1939 all Hitler had done seemed reasonable(6). Until then he had only tried to obtain lands where ethnic Germans lived(6). The disregard of the Treaty of Versailles would be the main factor that allowed Germany to regain their power and ultimately bring the world into another war.

The Munich Agreement, signed by Britain, France, Italy and Germany permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia. In 1938, Germans living in the border areas of Czechoslovakia (the Sudetenland) started to demand a union with Germany but the Czechs refused. Hitler threatened war. On 30 September, the Munich Pact was signed and Britain and France gave the Sudetenland to Germany, without asking Czechoslovakia.

While leader of Germany Hitler revealed his corruption and dishonesty to the world by violating the peace treaty that brought an end to World War I, The Treaty of Versailles. World War II began when the Treaty of Versailles was violated by Hitler’s rebuilding of the German Army, alliances, reparations, and invasions. Hitler’s first act of corruption towards the Treaty of Versailles was rebuilding the German air force and navy which was a obvious violation of the peace treaty. In 1935 Hitler began his construction on rebuilding the once strong German airforce and navy. The Treaty of Versailles had banned Germany from rebuilding their army which caused Hitler to rebuild in secret (Stokes). The Treaty of Versailles limited Germany’s army to 100,000 men, Hitler had rebuilt the army ten times the size of what the Treaty allowed, he had done these advancements in private while in public he claimed that Germany was committed to the peace intentions (Strokes). Hitler revealed his dishonesty when lied to the public and the world for the sake of his own power. The corruption of the German dictator is illustrated by his violations against Treaty of Versailles for constructing a army that was nor prohibited which also made him put an end to paying reparations. After World War I the League of Nations came together and forced Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles. In the treaty Germany were given sixty six years to pay 6.6

The policy of appeasement was widely pursued by Britain and France in the 1930s, when it referred to attempting to satisfy Germany's demands by negotiation and compromise, which would avoid war. However due to its failure the policy of appeasement, to a large extent was responsible for the outbreak of war in 1939. It is clear that if the Western Powers had retaliated against Hitler, war could have been avoided, it encouraged Hitler, Hitler could never be appeased, and that it prompted the Nazi-Soviet Pact. Despite large extent the policy of appeasement in the outbreak of war it is superseded by other factors such as the Treaty of Versailles.

The Treaty of Versailles was a formal peace treaty between the Word War I Allies and Germany. The leaders of Britain, France, Italy and the United States met in Paris in early 1919 to draft the treaty. President Woodrow Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, a series of measures intended to ensure future peace. The points included the formation of an international organization known as the League of Nation, which was adopted in the treaty. Representatives of each country signed the treaty in June 1919.

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended World War I. However, the conditions in the treaty were so harsh on Germany that many believe the Treaty of Versailles was one of the main causes for the eventual rise of Nazis in Germany and the eruption of World War II. Part of the treaty commonly known as the "War Guilt Clause" forced the German nation to accept complete

France and Britain made Germany sign The Versailles Peace Treaty but once Hitler became the leader of Germany, he wanted to change everything in Germany and make it powerful like it was once before. The League of Nations came into being after the end of World War One. The League of Nation’s task was simple to ensure that war never broke out again but eventually the League of Nations failed. As the League of Nations crumbled, politicians turned to a new way to keep the peace appeasement. This was the policy of giving Hitler what he wanted to stop him from going to war. It was based on the idea that what Hitler wanted was reasonable and, when his reasonable demands had been satisfied, he would stop. There were many reasons why Chamberlin appeased Hitler. A few of them

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28th 1919 by the Germans in order to obtain world peace. However, this agreement seemed to only provoke the nation. According to the clauses of the document, Germany would have to pay for all damages caused by the war and they even had to claim full responsibility for initiating the war, often referred to as the War Guilt Clause. The German population also felt resentment with the government for giving away so much land to the various countries that had won the war. Around the time of the treaty, Adolf Hitler of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party was getting much attention because of his promising ideas to reduce unemployment which was a crisis that was caused by the depression of

The Treaty had what is referred to as the War Guilt Clause, which laid all the blame for the war on Germany (Doc D). Because of this, Germans despised the Treaty, and viewed it as "an atrocious injustice, an evil thing which must be destroyed" (Doc D). They wanted revenge against those who implemented the clauses, and in their opinion, unfairly blamed Germany. Hitler was accepted by Germans because he promised to destroyed the Treaty by violating its clauses and restoring Germany to it's former glory. Hitler gave back the pride and respect Germans had for their country, which the Treaty if Versailles had

One of the most controversial documents of World War 2 was the appeasement signed on September 30, 1938 in Munich, Germany. The document known as the Munich Pact gave Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland to Adolf Hitler in hopes he would not seek additional territory. Before the appeasement was signed, Nazi Germany had previously taken multiple aggressive actions. In 1937, it had attacked a small city in Spain and in 1938 (before the appeasement was signed) it had invaded Austria. The Prime Minister of Britain began negotiations with Hitler in pursuit of achieving another war, which resulted in appeasement. This appeasement encouraged Hitler’s aggression as he gained confidence to attack and attempt to gain more territory. Ultimately, this was the wrong policy for England to pursue in 1938. The Munich Pact, as it was known, was unnecessary, gave Germany time to rearm, and 7f.

Appeasement was arguably the only realistic option for British policy towards Germany between 1936 and 1938 when considering the fact that appeasement permitted Britain to rearm, thus preparing her more effectively for war, whilst also giving her the moral high ground. Nevertheless, for some “appeasement has become a dirty word, synonymous with weakness and defeatism in the face of naked aggression” since Britain’s policy of appeasement succumbed to Nazi aggression and failed to actually prevent war. Subsequently many historians argue that alternatives including a ‘Grand Alliance’ and military intervention in the Rhineland (1936) and Czechoslovakia (1938) would have been better options. However, when considering the several hindrances to these alternatives including political and public stance, financial difficulties and the depth of pacifist objection, it appears that appeasement was the only realistic option.

Neville is best known for the appeasement, the Munich Contract, he made with Hitler. The concept of an appeasement can be traced back to World War I, between the French and British. It was made because both sides were not ready for war. Both France and Britain “generated a strong desire to achieve peace at any price” (). The appeasement between the two countries settled the war and they achieved peace. Chamberlain wanted its peace from Germany, so he decided that an appeasement could satisfy both sides. British politicians at the time feared that communism had a larger threat than fascism at the time, and many of the politicians admired the way Mussolini and Hitler ran their countries. This allowed the British government to allow Chamberlain to make a pact without much consideration on the affects of it. Together, Neville and Hitler made the Munich Pact, which gave Hitler parts of Czechoslovakia. After signing the contract, Chamberlain met Hitler without contacting the Czech authoritans and agreed to allow Hitler to have all areas in Sudetenland with more than a 50% German population. An unsatisfied Hitler demanded all of Sudetenland, and Britain and France agreed to satisfy his demand. Chamberlain believed he had made peace with Germany and Britain was safe. Soon enough, Hitler broke the pact and was invading other parts of Czechoslovakia and Poland. This launched Britain into WWII. After Hitler broke the pact, Winston Churchill replaced Chamberlain after he was fired because of his pact. Before he became Prime Minister, Churchill opposed the appeasement. He warned his fellow British politicians of the danger the Japanese, Italians, and the Germans

The Versailles treaty was the peace settlement between Germany and the Allied powers that eventually ended world war one. Even Though it ended this war the treaty of Versailles was hated by many American and Germany. Germany made many threats to the Allied powers. The passing of the Treaty of Versailles resulted in unpopular backlash from both Germany and America.

Neville Chamberlain was the Prime minister of the British and he signed the Munich Agreement to hand over Sudetenland to Germany.

Like many Germans, Hitler believed that the Treaty of Versailles was unjust. He hated the Treaty and the German politicians were in his view, “November Criminals”. The worst aspect of the Treaty was that it was a reminder to the Germans of their defeat in the First World War and their humiliation by the Allies. His promise to the German people was that if he was the leader of Germany he would reverse this. By the time Hitler came to power, some of these terms had already been changed. The