Appeasement

Question 1

Political reasons for Appeasement

Answer 1

Don’t want war, ToV wrong, buffer VS communism, “Hitler is intelligent and trustworthy”

Question 2

Political reasons against Appeasement

Answer 2

Br and Fr can still stop Ger, Ger demands need to stop, gives Hitler confidence

Question 3

Economic reasons for appeasement

Answer 3

Need time to rearm and recover from GD

Question 4

Economic reasons against appeasement

Answer 4

Can use Navy, rearmament helps economy

Question 5

Military reasons for appeasement

Answer 5

Hitler started rearm early, Br land army small

Question 6

Military reasons against appeasement

Answer 6

Need show of force, Fr and Br armies still powerful

Question 7

Other reasons for appeasement

Answer 7

Fear of WW1, Chamberlain is great trusted politician

Question 8

Other reasons against appeasement

Answer 8

Makes Hitler more powerful, Br public don’t trust Hitler

Question 9

Events involving appeasement

Answer 9

Rearmament, Rhineland, Anschluss, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia

Question 10

Appeasement in context

Answer 10

Ger needed recovery from GD, ToV unfair, USSR also helped in Sp, Jap got away w/ Manchuria, Ita got away w/ Aby