HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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All the Western democracies felt Germany was treated unfairly by the Versailles treaty.
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The Western democracies had eliminated their armies following World War I.
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The Western democracies wanted to avoid the horrors of another war.
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The Western democracies supported Hitler s nationalism.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the Western democracies respond to aggression with a policy of appeasement? The Western democracies wanted to avoid the horrors of another war. How did the Spanish Civil War affect other European countries? It spurred other nations to join in the conflict.
Detailed explanation-2: -Give three reasons why western democracies were unable to stop aggressive dictators. France was suffering from political divisions. Some Britons thought Hitler was justified in challenging the harsh Versailles treaty. Both Britain and France viewed Hitler as a defense against the spread of Soviet communism.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Wester democracies responded by posing a series of Neutrailty Acts. The fundemental goal was to avoid U.S involvement in a European war, not to prevent such a conflict.
Detailed explanation-4: -In response to Hitler’s annexation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939, the British pledged military support to Poland in the case of an attack from Nazi Germany. The French supported this agreement. This became known as the Polish Guarantee.