Appeasement at the time was basically Neville Chamberlain doing everything in his power to make Adolf Hitler happy and avoid another world war. Appeasement applied to Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia because Chamberlain and Hitler met in Munich, where they both signed the Munich Pact which in simple terms said that Germany would not attack and destroy Czechoslovakia (which would cause world war) if they annexed Sudetenland (which had a majority German population). It also said that Germany and Great Britain would "never go to war again." Chamberlain didn't want war so he signed it, and Hitler signed it but when he returned home he told his foreign affairs minister that "that" piece of paper meant nothing.
The Sudetenland
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Hitler requested the return of the Sudetenland, which was heavily German speaking, at the Munich Conference. The Czechs were against it not because they feared the loss of the territory - it was German speaking and not loyal to Czechoslovakia hence was a liability, but because it was mountainous and their fortifications were there. Once Germany controlled the Sudetenland it was a clear shot to Prague.
The Sudetenland
The region was the Sudetenland, which was in northern Czechoslovakia. Shortly after the concession, Hitler forced the collapse of the Czech state and assumed control of the rest of the country under a system known as The Protectorate.
The policy of appeasement.
The Sudetenland
It was the 1938 Agreement that gave the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. Called an act of appeasement it was supposed to insure "peace in our time".
The western border of Czechoslovakia was an area known as Sudetenland.
The Sudetenland
The Sudetenland was an area in western Czechoslovakia (as it was then) which was German speaking and had some sympathy with German nationalism
The Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia, which was invaded by Germany with permission from Britain and France given at the Munich Conference. You ask which country was a "victim" of Britain's and France's willingness to appease Hitler, but you are not understanding the basic facts. The Sudetenland wanted to be part of Germany because they were Germans and they were separated from Germany after World War 1. So they were glad to get reconnected to Germany. Hitler used the issue of Sudetenland against Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia (including Sudetenland) were not part of Germany before WW1, but part of Austria-Hungary. When Austria-Hungary was broken-up as result of WW1, then Hitler decided to seize German-speaking Austria and then create a crisis w/ Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was seen as the victim of appeasement. By loosing the Sudetenland, they lost valuable territory rich in lignite, coal. So there was a victim - Czechoslavakia.
Czechoslovakia.
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Hitler requested the return of the Sudetenland, which was heavily German speaking, at the Munich Conference. The Czechs were against it not because they feared the loss of the territory - it was German speaking and not loyal to Czechoslovakia hence was a liability, but because it was mountainous and their fortifications were there. Once Germany controlled the Sudetenland it was a clear shot to Prague.
Its called the Policy of Appeasement, we let Hitler take Austria, Sudetenland, and Czechoslovakia without saying much, hoping that if he got what he wanted, he would be satisfied.