When Germany took the Sudetenland in 1938, both France and Britain initially responded with a policy of appeasement, hoping to avoid conflict. They accepted the Munich Agreement, which allowed Germany to annex the region in exchange for a promise of no further territorial expansion. Despite their hopes, this concession only emboldened Hitler, leading to further aggression and ultimately World War II. The failure of appeasement became a significant lesson in international relations for both nations.
Hitler re-armed the Rhineland in an attempt to see how France and Britain would react. The treaties signed by Hitler, especially the Versailles, clearly stated that if the Rhineland was entered and rearmed by Germany they were to be taken out immediately. France and Britain pitied Germany's losses though, and they let Germany have some leeway. In this, Hitler proved that France and Britain were weak and would be too late to stop his larger efforts
For both England and France, it was the end of appeasement.
Because France and Britain agreed to allow Germany to expand its borders a certain amount to try and dispel Hitler's ambition by giving him a large portion of Czechoslovakia. When Hitler kept making advances into the rest of Czechoslovakia and Poland Great Britain and France warned Hitler to stop or they would be forced to declare war. On September 3rd 1939 Great Britain and France declared war on Germany
they were scared and worried that Britain was going to get invaded next.
These two powers thought they could appease Germany by letting her have her demands. This pacifism/appeasement is known as the Munich Doctrine, named after the Munich Agreement, when Britain and France allowed Germany to annex parts of Europe. The allies let Germany grow in power, even though it violated the post-WWI treaties. Once powerful enough, Germany quickly took over Poland and France before there was any time to react.
Lol, Mr.Wooley
Jefferson asked congress to pass trade laws to punish Britain and France
Declared war on Germany
Washington was impressed. He hoped that it inspired people(soldiers).-kayla
How did the celtic people in Britain react to the viking invasion
WW2 mainly started because Germany took advantage of taking over countrys or u can say colonies,this was let by france and britian who did nothink but just sit and act innocent. afterall they needed to be strong if they wanted to go in war with germany,but they were not that strong enough after ww1 when they were really badly heat and lost alot of money and soldiers. Britian and france only did this because the country was very weak and didnt grow that quick they were still repairing. they were bein nice to germany only because they wanted peace and they wasnt really strong enough to go in war. britain made a promise that it will protect poland fronm any danger and germany thought that the two great allies (britain and france)wont do anythink but britain did react to this and this is what led to war. thankz bye :)
Though World War II officially started after Britain and France declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, its beginnings can be found many years earlier. Rhineland was then owned by France, but had belonged to Germany before World War I and had been taken away in the Treaty of Versailles. Because of this, the French and British didn't react as heavily and made a concession to the Germans, hoping to prevent further conflict. Two months later, Mussolini's Italians troops entered Ethiopia.