It may have led them to the conclusion that no one would support their victims, or caused them to believe that we were afraid of them.
The UK government had no choice but to offer appeasement in 1938 because its Armed Forces were so small there was nothing that they could do against Germany who had been preparing for war since 1933.
Appeasement
Declared war on Germany
One huge advantage for Germany in its war against France was its large number of motorized troop and attack vehicles.
Chamberlain thought that by appeasing Germany and Hitler, he could prevent war. Chamberlain, and many in Britan, thought that the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh and by giving back the land taken from Germany (and more) they would make Germany/Hitler happy and war would never come.
1936
The policy that France and Britain pursued against aggressive nations during the 1930s is known as appeasement. It is a policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace.
Winston Churchill warned against appeasement while Neville Chamberlain was applauded for his appeared diplomacy.
Aggressive nationalism pitted France and Germany against each other, and against the rest of Europe. Because they were too overbearing, they angered other countries, and brought about resentment, which eventually led to war.
The UK government had no choice but to offer appeasement in 1938 because its Armed Forces were so small there was nothing that they could do against Germany who had been preparing for war since 1933.
The policy that France and Britain pursued against aggressive nations during the 1930s is known as appeasement. It is a policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace.
Winston Churchill
appeasement
Because it was delivered during a critical time in history.
To start with they tried appeasement but in the end they declared war when Nazi lead Germany invaded Poland.Before World War II started, when Hitler took over Austria and Czechoslovakia, Britain and France chose appeasement, or they gave in to the aggressor's demands in order to keep peace. They didn't want to fight Germany because they were against war because they were war fatigued by World War I.
The United States declared war on Japan who was an ally to Hitler's Nazi party in Germany, because of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
A lot of people were against appeasement because it was viewed as giving Hitler what he wanted. Many felt that by continuing to give him what he wanted, his demands would escalate and he would perceive the other world leaders as weak and easily manipulated.