Western Civilization II / Unit 16 WC2 1526 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Appeasement Defined, and Defended
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The idea
Appeasement meant giving Hitler what he asked, territory, unions with German lands, an army, as legitimate grievances. The anchor defends it: the last war's horror, publics against fighting, unstable French governments. It was preserving peace, not caving, until Poland in September nineteen thirty-nine proved otherwise.
In practice
Chamberlain at Munich, Daladier unwilling to fight alone.
Where people slip
The defense is the anchor's, attributed; historians differ.
Your place on the trail
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