Was Appeasement a Good Idea? Flashcards
how many people had been killed and injured in WWI which meant people had remembered it and wanted to avoid another war?
Around 17 million killed, including Chamberlain’s son, and 20 million wounded.
Hitler kept telling the British he was a man of what?
A man of peace.
Anschluss pleased what % of Austrian people?
99%
Give a piece of evidence that the people of Britain simply did not want war:
In 1934, the ‘Peace Ballot’ let people vote on how they thought Britain should handle aggressive situations. The vast majority said they had faith in the League of Nations and did not want Britain to take military actions.
What was Chamberlain greeted as after the Munich Agreement after it appeared he avoided war?
He was greeted as a hero.
What event had made Britain and France financially unable to fight so had to use other methods like appeasement?
The Great Depression.
What threat worried many people much more than Hitler did?
The threat of Communism.
What were Britain simply not ready to do?
Fight
Which powerful country did Britain and France know they wouldn’t have the support of if they went to war?
The USA, who signed 2 neutrality acts in the 1930s, saying that they would not get involved if Europe went to war.
Give an example of a missed opportunity to stop Hitler:
Hitler’s own army generals knew his army was not strong enough to fight France if it wanted to stop it remilitarising the Rhineland
Why was appeasement morally wrong?
It left countries like Austria and Czechoslovakia occupied by the Nazis who treated people brutally.
Which country had the appeasers forced to back down to Hitler although with a little support Hitler could have been stopped?
Czechoslovakia.
Who did Britain and France strain their relationship with because of the policy of appeasement?
The USSR.
