Chapter 4 Part Three (Policy of Appeasement (Events))
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The British allowed Germany to have a slightly larger navy than dictated by the Treaty of Versailles in hopes of reducing German anger over the treaty and increasing stability in Europe. However, this was seen by some as encouraging Germany to violate the treaty. Britain later pursued a policy of appeasement toward Germany by not opposing its remilitarization of the Rhineland, involvement in the Spanish Civil War, or annexation of Austria. This emboldened Hitler and made Britain appear weak, leading Hitler to demand control of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. When his demands were met peacefully, Hitler gained confidence to continue aggression, eventually invading Poland and starting World War II.
Chapter 4 Part Three (Policy of Appeasement (Events))
- 2. The British allowed Germany to have a larger navy than what it had been allowed to have under theTreaty ofVersailles. Limits were placed on how big the German navy could be (it would still be significantly smaller than that of the British).
- 3. Britain hoped that this would help to reduce German anger at theTreaty ofVersailles and make the situation in Europe more stable. However, this seemed to show that the British were encouraging Germany to violate theTreaty ofVersailles.
- 4. Remilitarisation of the Rhineland British had sympathy for Germany – saw it merely as Hitler returning ‘to his own backyard’ France unwilling to fight Germany without British support
- 5. Involvement in the Spanish CivilWar Western powers, especially Britain, did not want the pro-communist side to win the Civil War Thought Hitler could be trusted as an ally against communism Anschluss withAustria Chamberlain didn’t want to go to war to defend theTreaty ofVersailles Hitler promised that he would not take any more aggressive actions after this
- 6. Hitler’s demanded to take control of the Sudetenland, which was a part of another country, Czechoslovakia. Britain, France and the USSR had promised to support Czechoslovakia, and Czechoslovakia was prepared to fight to defend the Sudetenland.
- 7. Hitler thus took control of the Sudetenland peacefully, (Czechoslovakia did not want to risk fighting Germany without any British and French help) and Britain thought that they had managed to avoid war with Germany. Through this, Britain appeared to be weak and unwilling to stand up to Hitler.
- 8. These events gave Hitler the confidence to continue his acts of aggression, since thanks to the policy of appeasement, he was able to achieve his demands peacefully. Soon after, Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia and then Poland, which startedWorldWar II.