Appeasement postponed WW II for a year or so.
Appeasement
because Winston Churchill (British PM of that time) offered to give Hitler certain benefits which were confiscated as a result of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles (which was put in place after WW1 and blamed Germany for causing it) to prevent a second war. The policy was unsuccessful
Germany went from being a defeated country at the end of WW II, in 1918, to overrunning all of continental Europe in 1939, which was just 21 years later. The policy of appeasement, which was intended to make Germany happy so that it would not go to war, instead allowed Germany the opportunity to rebuild its military and to make all the necessary preparations for war, and to become the most powerful nation in Europe. So appeasement was a horribly foolish policy, as it turned out.
The policy of appeasement, particularly exemplified by the Munich Agreement in 1938, emboldened aggressive expansionist actions by Nazi Germany, leading to the annexation of Austria in March 1938. This annexation, known as the Anschluss, was facilitated by the lack of significant opposition from other European powers, which had hoped to maintain peace by conceding to Hitler's demands. As a result, Austria lost its sovereignty, becoming part of a greater German Reich, and the policy of appeasement ultimately failed to prevent the outbreak of World War II.
AppeasementThe policy of appeasement.
The policy of appeasement contributed to the start of World War 2. When the allied countries gave in to Hitler's first demands it encouraged him to try for more.
because of the appeasement policy Hitler can do anything he wanted to do because France and Britain will do nothing to stop him because they don't want to have another world war
The policy of appeasement was not an actual policy, rather a strategy adopted by Britain and France during the 1930's to try and lower Hitler's aggressiveness. Ultimately it was a factor in causing World War 2
"Appeasement" .
Appeasement Policy
Prior to World War II, the diplomatic policy of appeasement was in fact an effective way to avoid general war. For much of the 1930s, appeasement succeeded in holding off any conflict comparable to World War I. Whether this policy was wise is another question, for some have argued that a harder stance towards Germany in the 1930s could have led to a much quicker, less expansive war.
Winston Churchill is the world leader who did not agree with the policy of appeasement. Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 26, 1951 to April 6, 1955.
Western democracies desperately wanted to avoid war, and therefore adopted a policy of appeasement toward Hitler prior to WW II.
Appeasement postponed WW II for a year or so.
Appeasement
Winston Churchill