The Impact Of War Life On The Home Front

Question 1

What was appeasement?

Answer 1

Trying to avoid war by negotiation and compromise. Britain have in to Germany when Germany kept breaking the treaty of Versailles

Question 2

Explain why the British government followed a policy of appeasement during the 1930s

Answer 2

People did not want another war like ww1.
Britain could not afford a war
Some British politicians thought that the treaty of Versailles had been to harsh on Germany

Question 3

What was the Anschluss in 1938?

Answer 3

The union (joining together) of Germany and Austria that was forbidden by the treaty of Versailles. German troops marched into Austria in March 1938. They were invited in by Austrian nazis. Britain and France protested but did nothing to stop it.

Question 4

What was the Sudetenland

Answer 4

An area of Czechoslovakia that hit let wanted after the Anschluss. The area had many German speakers

Question 5

Explain why the Munich conference in September 1938 was important.

Answer 5

Chamberlain managed to avoid war by giving in to hitler and giving Germany the Sudetenland . Most people in Britain saw chamberlain as a hero at the time, showing that they supported the policy of appeasement

Question 6

What ‘a’ was the policy that the British government had towards Germany for most of the 1930s

Answer 6

Appeasement