17.1 The fall of Chamberlain

Question 1

What was the name of the key conference with Hitler in which Chamberlain practiced appeasement?

Answer 1

Munich Conference September 1918

Question 2

Why did the Munich agreement fail?

Answer 2

The agreement failed as Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939

Question 3

What alliance could Chamberlain have made and who made it instead?

Answer 3

USSR formed a surprise alliance with Germany

Question 4

What was the Phoney war?

Answer 4

The government expected to be attacked immediately which led to 3 million people evacuated, coffins prepared and gas masks issued.

• Hitler didn’t move West until Spring

Question 5

What did Chamberlain say about the Phoney war, and how was he proven wrong?

Answer 5

‘Hitler missed the bus’

Invaded Denmark and Norway days later

Question 6

Why was Chamberlain’s management of the war criticised?

Answer 6

• War economy not organised
• Army supplies inadequate
• Weakness of Blockade to Germany
• Inability to persuade Labour to form new NG
• Chamberlain ‘loathed’ being war PM

Question 7

How did the political parties force Chamberlain’s resignation after the Norway campaign?

++ when was the debate

Answer 7

7th May 1940 debate about Norwegian campaign

• There were calls from Labour for Chamberlain to resign.
• Rebel conservatives refused to support Chamberlain without the support of Labour and Liberals