Appeasement Flashcards
What was appeasement?
Name given to British foreign policy (mainly associated with British PM and Hitler). GB would try to help solve Hitler’s grievances (therefore keep peace)
Why was GB so keen to avoid confrontation with Germany?
- Tov had been unfair
- Loss of life in WW1 remembered
- GB suffering from worldwide economic depression
- GB feared communism more than Hitler
How many German speaking people lived in the Sudetenland in 1938?
3 million
Who was the leader of the Nazis in the Sudetenland who encouraged riots?
Heinlein
Who was British Prime Minister in 1938?
Neville Chamberlain
Where did Chamberlain and Hitler first meet on 15th September 1938?
Berchtesgaden (Hitler told Chamberlain he wanted all parts of German speaking Sudetenland to join Germany after plebiscites)
Who was leader of Czechoslovakia in 1938?
Benes
Where did Hitler and Chamberlain meet on 22nd September 1938?
Godesberg (Hitler increased demands to immediately occupying the Sudetenland with no plebiscites)
What happened in Gb after this 2nd meeting?
GB started to prepare for war, gas masks, evacuation plans etc
On what date was the Munich Conference held?
30th September 1938
What was agreed at Munich?
Sudetenland to become German, GB and France guaranteed rest of Czechoslovakia and Czechoslovakia were forced to accept this. (GB and Germany privately agreed never to go to war again)
Apart from Germany and GB, which countries had attended the Munich Conference?
France and Italy
Who was upset by the Munich Agreement?
- Czechoslovakia felt betrayed and vulnerable to invasion now
- USSR had been left out and felt betrayed by GB and France (were they pushing Germany towards land in the East?)
Why did the Munich Agreement and policy of appeasement make war more likely?
- Germany had armaments and resources from the Sudetenland
- GB increased rearmament
- USSR angry with France and GB
- Extra confidence for Hitler (pushed European powers more and more at Munich)
