What Were Churchills Views On Rearmament And Appeasement?

Question 1

Which national leader did Churchill praise in the 1920s?

Answer 1

Mussolini in Italy

Question 2

What were the main reasons Churchill was alarmed by German rearmament?

Answer 2

He saw the new regime in Germany as brutal, feared a repeat situation of 1914 with Germany, Churchill had been a member of the government that agreed the Treaty Of Versailles and didn’t want to break it, feared German air force

Question 3

What was Churchill himself responsible for in the 1920s which hurt the Britains defence in WW2?

Answer 3

The 10 year rule (That defence planning should not consider a war for the next 10 years and justified cut-backs in defence)

Question 4

Why would there have to be a compelling reason for an arms race in 1934?

Answer 4

Because of the economic crisis in 1934 and more stringent means test imposed for help on the poorest

Question 5

What did many think the First World War originated in?

Answer 5

An arms race

Question 6

What had damaged Churchill’s credibility on rearmament?

Answer 6

His tendency to exaggerate the figures and speak in alarmist terms

Question 7

What was Churchill’s views on appeasement?

Answer 7

He opposed the government’s policy of trying to deal with Hitler’s grievances by negation, rather than building up a strong alliance and increasing Britain’s defence

Question 8

What international agreements had British politicians trusted to make sure Britain could keep its ‘gains’ from WW1?

Answer 8

The Locarno Pact and membership of the League of Nations

Question 9

What was the first aggression in the 1930s?

Answer 9

The Japanese invasion of Chinese Manchuria in 1931

Question 10

What did the Conservative leader Stanley Baldwin say that admitting to rearmament would lead to?

Answer 10

Loss in the 1935 general election

Question 11

What treaty in 1935 had given British approval to the Germans developing their fleet (provided it was only 35% of the British fleet)?

Answer 11

The Anglo-German Naval Treaty of 1935

Question 12

What treaty, that broke the treaties of Versailles and Locarno, Churchill was horrified about?

Answer 12

The Anglo-German Naval Treaty of 1935

Question 13

Why did Chamberlain not agree about appeasement and British foreign policy?

Answer 13

It seemed as a policy of reacting to events and piecemeal negotiations, though his solution was to accept Germany had legitimate grievances

Question 14

What did Chamberlain not have trust in?

Answer 14

International agreements like League of Nations or the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928

Question 15

Why could Britain not fight Germany in Europe, Italy in the Mediterranean and Japan in the Far East, so they had to try every peace agreement possible?

Answer 15

The lack of resources and British public didn’t want another war

Question 16

What was Chamberlain’s plan for Germany and Appeasement?

Answer 16

Negotiate proactively with Germany and build up defence incase war is not prevent

Question 17

What was Labour’s view on appeasement?

Answer 17

Labour supported collective security

Question 18

why was the German annexation of Austria allowed?

Answer 18

It was popular in both countries

Question 19

Why did Churchill put pressure on the Czech’s to make concessions to German and give over the ‘Sudetenland’ though it had never been part of Germany?

Answer 19

Because if France supported the Czechs, with their large armies of 35 divisions, there might be another war

Question 20

Why did Chamberlain fly to negotiate with Hitler over Czechoslovakia?

Answer 20

Because of Hitler’s mire war-like speeches and agitation growing by German speakers in Czechoslovakia

Question 21

Why was Chamberlain’s decision to negotiate with Hitler over Czechoslovakia dubious on both validity and morality?

Answer 21

As he was going to be an not directly involved country negotiating a deal with a independent country not there

Question 22

When did the ‘four-power’s’ met for a conference in Munich?

Answer 22

September 1938

Question 23

What was the claim the Chamberlain made after getting Germany to agree to sign a pact guaranteeing future consultation especially on the issue of Czechoslovakia?

Answer 23

‘Peace for our time’

Question 24

What had the Munich Conference shown to Hitler?

Answer 24

That Britain was weak and willing to betray one of Eastern Europe’s few flouring democracies

Question 25

When was the dismemberment of the defenceless Czech state?

Answer 25

March 1939

Question 26

What was Churchill’s option in the Sudetenland demands from the Germans?

Answer 26

To remain uninvolved

Question 27

Why did Churchill reject concessions to Hitler?

Answer 27

It had to assume Hitler was willing to meaningfully negotiate and accept terms

Question 28

What was Churchills views on giving into German aggression?

Answer 28

Moral cowardice and a trims and was need form both League of Nations and an alliance of other nations

Question 29

What was an argument against Churchill’s views on appeasement in 1938, that involved allies?

Answer 29

That if it led to war, who would be Britains allies considering no discussion were had with France or any other nations

Question 30

What was an argument against Churchill’s views on appeasement in 1938, involving Britain’s forces?

Answer 30

Britain had no expeditionary force ready for war

Question 31

What was an argument against Churchill’s views on appeasement in 1938, involving protecting the empire?

Answer 31

War would be a logistical nightmare especially defending the empire from Japan and Italy and losing the Suez Canal would also lead to long South East Asia

Question 32

What was an argument against Churchill’s views on appeasement in 1938, involving allies?

Answer 32

Churchill was very hostile to the Soviet Union and the Communist and might find it difficult to get support

Question 33

What was an argument against Churchill’s views on appeasement in 1938, involving France?

Answer 33

France had looked to Britain for excuses for not acting abasing Germany and their defences on the Maginot Line was not up to the means of attack

Question 34

What was an argument against Churchill’s views on appeasement in 1938, involving Eastern Europe?

Answer 34

Many Eastern European countries were not military effective and were more worried about the Soviet Union

Question 35

What was an argument against Churchill’s views on appeasement in 1938, involving The US?

Answer 35

The USA favoured isolationism so would not join a war

Question 36

What is an example of the US supporting isolationism?

Answer 36

The Neutrality Act which prevented even suppling other countries engaged in war

Question 37

What was an argument against Churchill’s views on appeasement in 1938, involving the League of Nations?

Answer 37

The League Of Nations had provided ineffective in preventing aggression since 1931 even though Churchill was enthusiastic about it

Question 38

When was conscription introduced in the UK?

Answer 38

1939

Question 39

When did Britain declare war?

Answer 39

11 A.M on 3 September 1939

Question 40

What role was Churchill propelled to in government after Britain declared war in September 1939?

Answer 40

First Lord of the Admiralty