USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -appeasement, Foreign policy of pacifying an aggrieved country through negotiation in order to prevent war. The prime example is Britain’s policy toward Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Appeasement, the policy of making concessions to dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict, governed Anglo-French foreign policy during the 1930s. Learning from the First World War made Britain and France apprehensive of another global escalation and they wanted to avoid a war-like situation by any means.

Detailed explanation-3: -Appeasement allowed Hitler to believe that he could get away with anything, encouraging Hitler to take the risks that led to World War Two. The policy was seen as cowardly by many in the 1940s, reflecting the idea that Hitler ‘reacted’ to the actions of Chamberlain being cowardly, rather than him being an aggressor.

Detailed explanation-4: -In conclusion, the Policy of Appeasement failed. Not only that it didn’t prevent war is that it drew War closer.