Was Appeasement the Right Policy? By – Kabir Malhotra 9- BB In my essay, I am going to talk/discuss if appeasement was the right policy and weather it should have been used with Hitler. Appeasement was a policy that was used by Britain and France in which they hoped that if they compromised and showed understanding towards Hitler there would have been no reason for war to breakdown again. It was used by Britain in which they let Hitler break rules of the treaty and gave him the things he demanded
British Policy of Appeasement at the Beginning of World War Two The First World War was the beginning of a new era in fighting. Weapons and fighting technique had drastically changed, making war much more dangerous. With the predictions for the new weapons including poisonous gas and bigger bombs, Great Britain was very much afraid for its citizens, especially men and women of fighting age. The country wished to avoid war at any cost. The choices of Neville Chamberlain and The Parliament favoring
Of the three main causes of World War II, I believe that the Policy of Appeasement is more superior than The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. Let’s not forget that the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations was established after World War One, it excluded Germany from being involved with it. These are all important, however one of them is the biggest problem. First off. The Treaty of Versailles was imperative. Adolf Hitler saw the Treaty as being humiliated, “ ‘war guilt clause’
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
Factors Which Lead to a Policy of Appeasement in Britain In the period 1931-38, there were several reasons that the policy of 'appeasement' was taken up by the British government. There were both long and short-term reasons that contributed. The most important, I believe was Britain's belief in Pacifism. The public could not support the war in terms of soldiers, and the government could not support a war financially. So it was in Britain's self interest to appease
nationalism, militarism, and imperialism that could no longer be ignored. This became prevalent in Italy and then Germany. The League of Nations along with two of the strongest power houses in Europe encouraged the policy of appeasement which only strengthened both of these Fascist countries. Appeasement encouraged European nations to turn a blind eye to the abuse of power of both Mussolini and Hitler. The Treaty of Versailles prevented both Italy and Germany from advancing economically. The League of Nations
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
When Neville Chamberlain became the British Prime Minister, he felt that the Treaty of Versailles was unfair, and treated Germany too harshly, when Chamberlain became the Prime Minister, he soon gave in to Hitler’s demands (otherwise known as Appeasement) to prevent further war. To make matters worse, Britain, France, Italy and Germany signed the Munich Agreement, which allowed Germany to keep Sudetenland under the terms that Germany would stop its hostile expansion attempts. However, at the Munich
Assess the view that appeasement was the only realistic option for British policy towards Germany between 1936 and 1938 The erosion of Neville Chamberlain’s# reputation was brought about quickly as his policy of appeasement failed to prevent WW2. The Cato# collective branded him as a criminal in the ‘Guilty men’#. Churchill# further reinforced this view telling the commons “England has been offered a choice between war and shame. She has chosen shame, and will get war.”#. These more orthodox views
HL HISTORY INTERNAL ASSESSMENT To what extent did David Low’s cartoons accurately portray European Appeasement Policy towards Japanese aggression in the Manchurian Crisis? Name: Linda Brownwood Word Count: 1,848 Number of Pages: 14 Section A: Plan of Investigation In 1931, a supposed Chinese act of aggression in Manchuria1, dubbed the Mukden Incident, led Japan to respond with a full invasion. By doing so, Japan had broken the oath of non-aggression that it had sworn to the League of