Prior to World War II, Germany was taking over countries right and left. The Prime Minister of England signed a peace treaty with Hitler. France didn't do anything. The peace treaty did not work. Hitler kept eating away at the countries and land, and ever step he took, England told him "If you take one more step, We are going to attack you!" Hitler took more steps with the same threat being conveyed to him. He eventually dismissed the threat as 'void and nonthreatening' to his cause.
It encouraged more agression
Appeasement
It encouraged more agression
France and Britain responded to Germany's initial aggression by adopting a policy of appeasement. Neither country wanted to start a war.
Appeasement.
Versailles
Some points: * France & Britain failed to resist the German reoccupation of the Rhineland * The great powers stayed out of the Spanish Civil War * France & Britain failed to resist the German invasion of Austria * France & Britain attempted to maintain European peace at the Munich Conference * On 31 march 1939, France & Britain pledged to support Poland against a German attack * Nazi Germany & communist Russia signed a friendship/non-aggression pact in August 1939 * Between August & October of 1940 airmen from Britain, the commonwealth, France and Poland took on the Nazi airforce over the skies of Britian.
To halt German aggression.
There would be a great amount of peace for all nations at that time.
Great Britain, France, and Italy
Britain, the U.S., and France
Germany is becomming the dominant power in Central Europe. France, Russia & by extension Britain have good reasons to fear German aggression. German association with Austria/Hungary make for a very potent force in Europe.