Neville Chamberlain

"peace in our time"

Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister known for his policy of appeasement before World War II, had a pet hamster named "Muffin." The hamster is often mentioned in anecdotes about Chamberlain, highlighting a more personal aspect of his life amidst the serious political challenges he faced. However, Muffin is not a significant historical figure, and details about the hamster are mostly of anecdotal interest.

A chamberlain was a sort of head servant.

He met with Hitler and he believed some promises that Hitler made in writing. He returned to England euphoric, thinking that he brokered lasting peace, and was lulled into complacency. As it turned out, Hitler lied.

Joseph Chamberlian

In the 1930's, Britain and France had a defence agreement with Poland which stated that if Poland was attacked, Britain and France would come to its aid. On 1 September 1939, German forces invaded Poland, so on 3 September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany.

Neville Chamberlain born 1869 died 1940 Neville Chamberlain was the British prime minister between 1937 and 1940, and is closely associated with the policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany. During 1915 he was appointed lord mayor of Birmingham and the following year Lloyd George appointed him director-general of the department of national service. In 1918, Chamberlain was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Ladywood, Birmingham. He served as both Chancellor of the Exchequer (1923 - 1924) and minister of health (1923, 1924 -1929, and 1931) and during 1937 he succeeded Stanley Baldwin as prime minister. His policy of appeasement towards Adolf Hitler culminated in the Munich Agreement in which Britain and France accepted that the Czech region of the Sudetenland should be ceded to Germany. Chamberlain left Munich believing he had assured 'peace for our time'. However, in March 1939 Hitler annexed the rest of the Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia, with Slovakia becoming a puppet state of Germany. Five months later in September 1939 Hitler's forces invaded Poland. Chamberlain responded with a British declaration of war on Germany. During 1940 after the disastrous Norwegian campaign Chamberlain resigned and Winston Churchill became prime minister. Chamberlain served in Churchill's cabinet as lord president of the council. Chamberlin's policy of appeasement was borne out of the experience of the First World War and whatever is thought of his policy now days, most people welcomed it at the time and it did give extra time for Britain to start to fully rearm.

It was an attempt to avoid war. Nobody wanted to go through all of that death and destruction, yet when an enemy is intent on destroying you, you must fight. In the case of Germany, they were intent on ruling all of Europe and eventually the world. No amount of appeasement would have deterred Hitler. He believed it to be the Aryan right. It's a lesson we should have learned. No amount of appeasement will deter radical Islam. They too are intent on ruling the world.

His predecessor.

Arthel Neville is the daughter of Art Neville, Aaron Neville's older brother.

Nevile Chamberlai is dead but he was 71 when he died

Munich 1938

Neville Chamberlain did not invent snooker, but there is a story associating him with the name.

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appeasement

Chamberlain claims England should seek by means all power to avoid war, by analyzing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will.

Birmingham, England was his birthplace and lifelong home.

Neville Chamberlain's father, Joseph Chamberlain, had daughter Beatrice (1862) and son (Joseph) Austen (1863) by his first wife Harriet Kenrick, who died shortly after Austen's birth. He then married Harriet's cousin, Florence Kenrick, who gave birth to (Arthur) Neville (1869), Ida (1870), Hilda (1871), and Ethel (1873), before dying during the birth of a fifth child in 1875. Both Joseph Chamberlain and Austen Chamberlain were very prominant politicians.

Yes, Neville Chamberlain was known to be a smoker. He often smoked cigars, which was common among many men of his era. His smoking habit continued throughout his life, even during his time as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Until he was forced to resign in May 1940 he was Prime Minister (of the UK). He died five months later.