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Why did Britain and France appease Hitler?

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Why did Britain and France appease Hitler?

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Documentary titled 'Did we have to fight?'

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Why did Britain and France appease Hitler?

"This documentary called 'Did we have to Fight?' (first broadcast 1999) explores Britain's options in the run-up to the Second World War. It will be particularly useful for students of appeasement, Neville Chamberlain, and of the wider conflict."

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Why did Britain and France appease Hitler? | | History revision for GCSE, IGCSE, IB and AS/A2 History | Mr Allsop History

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"This documentary called 'Did we have to Fight?' (first broadcast 1999) explores Britain's options in the run-up to the Second World War. It will be particularly useful for students of appeasement, Neville Chamberlain, and of the wider conflict."

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Podcast: listen to the reasons for the outbreak of war in 1939.

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This podcast is designed to present the key reasons for the breakout of World War 2 by explaining the different impacts of Hitler's aims and actions, the policy of appeasement, the problems caused by the peace treaties, the Nazi-Soviet Pact and the failures of the League of Nations.

The first part of the podcast deals with Hitler's aims: abolish the Treaty of Versailles, expand German territory, and remove the threat of communism. It explains how his policies were designed to fulfill these aims. Key actions from the first years of Hitler's Chancellorship that are described include: rearmament, remilitarisation of the Rhineland, his role in the Spanish Civil War, and Anschluss with Austria.

The podcast then goes on to assess appeasement. Arguments in favour of, and against, the policy of appeasement are presented. This is followed by an explanation of the Sudetenland Crisis, the Munich Agreement and the Nazi-Soviet Pact. The views of historians are considered.

This episode concludes with a brief explanation of how to answer an examination question on this topic.

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The Road to World War II, 1933-39 | | History revision for GCSE, IGCSE, IB and AS/A2 History | Mr Allsop History

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This podcast is designed to present the key reasons for the breakout of World War 2 by explaining the different impacts of Hitler's aims and actions, the policy of appeasement, the problems caused by the peace treaties, the Nazi-Soviet Pact and the failures of the League of Nations.

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Involvement in war by country.

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Review of key factors and events leading to war

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Long term factors

From October 1929 an economic depression, starting in America, spread across the world. Millions were thrown out of work - some starved to death.

People were angry, and they turned to political extremists:

Countries became more aggressive:

Short term factors

Hitler built up a Greater Germany in central Europe. In 1938 he united Austria and Germany, known as the Anschluss, and demanded the Sudetenland, the German-speaking areas of Czechoslovakia. In doing so, he broke the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

Faced with aggression like this, the League of Nations was powerless.

World leaders like the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, and France's Édouard Daladier tried a policy of - negotiating with Hitler and offering concessions.

In September 1938, the Munich Agreement gave Hitler the Sudetenland. The Czechs were not asked what they thought about it. Hitler occupied the Sudentenland in the following month.

Appeasement failed to stop Hitler:

In March 1939, Hitler occupied the rest of Czechoslovakia.

In September 1939, he invaded Poland, and Britain declared war.

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BBC Bitesize - KS3 History - World War Two - Revision 2

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From October 1929 an economic depression, starting in America, spread across the world. Millions were thrown out of work - some starved to death. People were angry, and they turned to political extremists: Countries became more aggressive: Hitler built up a Greater Germany in central Europe.

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Discussion about relationship between short and long-term causes.

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Citation: C N Trueman "Causes of World War Two"
historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 17 Mar 2015. 14 May 2018.

The causes of World War Two can be divided into long term causes and short term causes. There can be little doubt that one of the long term causes of the war was the anger felt in Weimar Germany that was caused by the Treaty of Versailles. Another long term cause was the obvious inability of the League of Nations to deal with major international issues. In the 1930's these would have been in Manchuria and Abyssinia. In both conflicts the League showed that it was unable to control those powers that worked outside of accepted international law. In the case of Manchuria it was Japan and in Abyssinia it was Mussolini's Italy.

With such apparent weakness, Hitler must have known that at the very least he could push the boundaries and see what he could get away with. His first major transgression was his defiance of the Versailles Treaty when he introduced re-armament into Nazi Germany. The expansion of all three arms of the military was forbidden by treaty. Hitler, however, ignored these restrictions. The world's powers did nothing. The same occurred in 1936 when Nazi Germany re-occupied the Rhineland. Forbidden by Versailles, Hitler felt confident enough to ignore it. Europe's failure to react was also demonstrated when Austria and the Sudentenland were occupied. Only when it became obvious that Hitler was determined to expand east and that what was left of Czechoslovakia and region Poland were to be his next targets, did the major powers of Europe react. Hitler's reference to the Munich Agreement as a " scrap of paper" made clear his intentions. However, in 1938, very many in the UK had supported Neville Chamberlain's attempts at avoiding war (appeasement) and public opinion was on his side. This only changed when it became clear that appeasement had failed and the public rallied to the side of Winston Churchill - the man who had insisted that Chamberlain had taken the wrong course of action.

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Causes of World War Two - History Learning Site

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The causes of World War Two can be divided into long term causes and short term causes. There can be little doubt that one of the long term causes of the war was the anger felt in Weimar Germany that was caused by the Treaty of Versailles.