Interpretations Of Appeasement Flashcards
What was the view on Appeasement in 1937-1938
Popular majority view - Chamberlain was a hero for preventing war
What was the name of the agreement Chamberlain made with Hitler as Appeasement
The Munich Agreement
When was Appeasement
1937
What and when was the Popular and Political view
1939-1948 The belief that Chamberlain was foolish and Appeasement only strengthened Germany and weakened Britain
What two things inspired the Popular and political view
1) The Guilty Men (book)
2) The begging of WW2 proved that
Appeasement didn’t stop war and only
helped Germany
What was the Churchill (orthodox) view
The view that Chamberlain had good intentions but misjudged Hilter
What inspired the Churchill (orthodox) view
Churchill’s book the The Gathering Storm we’re he started his opinions on Appeasement
Why was the Churchill (orthodox) view biased towards Churchill
It was based of Churchill’s book which was obviously biased towards him since he wrote it
What was the view on Appeasement in the 1960s - 1990s
Academic revisionist view - Chamberlain was in an impossible position
What is the Academic Counter- revisionist view (1990s - 2000s)
Chamberlain was in a difficult position but made a bad call
