HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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After France was invaded and divided by Germany
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When the United States declared war against Germany
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When Germany declared war against Britain and France
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Before the war began
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Detailed explanation-1: -Instituted in the hope of avoiding war, appeasement was the name given to Britain’s policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked.
Detailed explanation-2: -Countries like Britain and France followed ‘The Policy of Appeasement’ as: They knew that the Treaty of Versailles had been harsh on the defeated nations of World War I. They felt that countries like Germany and Italy had genuine grievances.
Detailed explanation-3: -The policy of appeasement is seen by some to be a primary cause of World War II. This view holds that British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and other Western leaders enabled Adolf Hitler to become increasingly aggressive in his foreign policies due to their willingness to appease Nazi Germany.
Detailed explanation-4: -The policy of appeasement convinced Hitler that western democracies had neither the intention nor the capacity to stand in front of Germany. He was greatly emboldened by the appeasing attitude. Eventually, the policy of appeasement drove Hitler to attack Poland on 1st Sep 1939 and with this World War II commenced.
Detailed explanation-5: -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-6: -Potential activities: Students research the term ‘policy of appeasement’ in the 1930s as linked to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain before the outbreak of the Second World War.