Argument replies (both in favor and in opposition) are displayed below the original argument. Germany pursued the narrative that they were fighting against communism when they aid the Spanish Nationalist Forces. Why did the British follow the policy of appeasement in the 1930s? In response, Japan resigned from the League and continued its advance into China, with neither the League nor the United States taking any action. If the policy is up-to-date (i.e. Advertisement Advertisement Not to mention reconnaissance against the British would be risky, as the Spitfire was superior to the Messerschmitt-109, and if caught could bring Britain into Hitler's plan too early for the Blitzkrieg. Appeasement was the right policy for Britain in 1938 as it bought the British time to build up its industrial capabilities and also to prepare the economy for war. ", Hughes, R. Gerald. Hitler, who was invited to negotiate, proposed a non-aggression pact with the Western powers. 3.Round 2: Take out Documents C, D, and E. [48][49] Specifically, regarding the fighters, the RAF warned the government in October 1938 that the German Luftwaffe bombers would probably get through: "the situation will be definitely unsatisfactory throughout the next twelve months". It didn't work, and ultimately cost Chamberlain his job as Prime Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938? [36] More recently, however, historians have questioned the accuracy of that simple distinction between appeasers and anti-appeasers. Scott Ramsay. 4) It's not unreasonable to believe other battle fronts would be sufficient to keep the enemy occupied, or simply that the enemy would stop and rest on what they had gained so far. This enabled Britain to rally its people and ensured that they were convinced that fighting was the only option and unified Britain in wartime. [21], In effect, the British and French had by the Munich negotiations pressured their ally of Czechoslovakia to cede part of its territory to a hostile neighbour in order to preserve peace. the annexation of Austria). Italy demanded apologies and compensation from Abyssinia, which appealed to the League, with Emperor Haile Selassie famously appealing in person to the assembly in Geneva. You can share this debate in three different ways: Given the sources you've read & the contextual understanding of 7 reasons why they chose Appeasement - do you think it was the right policy for Britain in 1938? "History extension 2019: Constructing history case study: Appeasement. [citation needed] The Anschluss paved the way for Munich in September 1938 because it indicated the likely non-response of Britain and France to future German aggression. Appeasement was the right policy for Britain in 1938. But they pursued appeasement at first as they wanted to prevent another war, rearming was just what happened meanwhile when the leaders realised that their policy is failing. Neville Chamberlain met with Adolf Hitler twice in 1938 to discuss Germanys. The people wanted peace more than anything else. Many people praise the appeasement; they say that it was all part of Chamberlain's grand scheme to buy. This would have put them in a better position, rather than just sitting around and doing nothing. "The spirit of Ulysses? And it usually takes agreement among many on what the plan of action will be. ", Walker, Stephen G. "Solving the Appeasement Puzzle: Contending Historical Interpretations of British Diplomacy during the 1930s. They betrayed a lot of countries in the process. occupation of the rump state of Czechoslovakia. [9], Positive opinion of appeasement was shaped partly by media manipulation. Later in the day, Hitler resiled by saying that he was willing to accept the cession of the Sudetenland by 1 October. All scores are updated in real-time. Chamberlain became convinced that refusal would lead to war. Would a Europe divided among democrats, fascists, and communists, and possessing jet aircrafts, nuclear weapons, and ballistic missiles, be more inviting than that one that emerged after 1945? In August, Henlein broke off negotiations with the Czechoslovak authorities. [22] However, Churchill's subsequent leadership of Britain during the war and his role in creating the post-war consensus against appeasement have tended to obscure the fact that "his contemporary criticism of totalitarian regimes other than Hitler's Germany was at best muted". [11] Chamberlain's reputation for appeasement rests in large measure on his negotiations with Hitler over Czechoslovakia in 1938. In Britain, it was thought that the Germans were merely walking into "their own backyard". Britain and France was able to have time to rearm. It was clear to everyone, even Churchill, that Hitler's true intentions was to expand aggressively. Unfortunately, appeasement back-fired on them and World War II started. The media emphasised the dangers, and the general consensus was that defence was impossible and, as Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin had said in 1932, "The bomber will always get through". "Appeasing Hitler: The Munich Crisis of 1938: A Teaching and Learning Resource,", Dimuccio, Ralph BA. After the German invasion of Norway, opinion turned against Chamberlain's conduct of the war. France consulted Britain and lodged protests with the League but took no action. In December 1934, there was a clash between Royal Italian Army and Imperial Ethiopian Army troops at Walwal, near the border between British and Italian Somaliland, in which Italian troops took possession of the disputed territory, and about 150 Abyssinians and 50 Italians were killed. [96], Tibetan separatists consider the policy of the West towards China with regard to Tibet as appeasement. [51], The Labour Party opposed the fascist dictators on principle but until the late 1930s also opposed rearmament and had a significant pacifist wing. Once Germany invaded Poland and so ignited World War II, consensus was that appeasement was responsible. [22] On the other hand, the same survey also found that 58.7% of British voters favoured "collective military sanctions" against aggressors, and public reaction to the Hoare-Laval Pact with Mussolini was extremely unfavorable. The prime minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, met with Adolf Hitler twice in 1938 to discuss Germany's aggressive foreign policy. Czechoslovakia was told that if it did not submit, it would stand alone. They needed time to rearm themselves, or they would be overrun by the German army. Right, because it gave Britain 6 months of peace to rearm hence it was the right try for appeasement. Yes, indeed Hitler did have plans to go expand. Please make reference to at least three of the primary source documents in your essay. Appeasement was the correct path for Britain at the time. But appeasement was pursued to prevent war. Minh - Yes, it was the right policy. ", G. A. H. Gordon, "The admiralty and appeasement. Many have judged that belief to be fallacious since the dictators' demands were not limited, and appeasement merely gave them time to gain greater strength. 2.Round 1: Take out Documents A and B, Guiding Questions, and Hypotheses Sheet. Vernon Bartlett, a critic of the Munich Agreement and member of Parliament, happened to be acting as a reporter in Godesberg, Germany when Chamberlain had met with Hitler. The United States reminded them of their duty under the KelloggBriand Pact to settle matters peacefully. [28], By August 1939, Hitler was convinced that the democratic nations would never put up any effective opposition to him. In this circumstance, if the British had also put in more effort to convince the French to resist the Nazi regime, Hitler would not have prevailed. [68] As Richard Cockett noted: [Chamberlain] had successfully demonstrated how a government in a democracy could influence and control the press to a remarkable degree. 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To learn more about the CreateDebate scoring system, check out the, When you are ready to voice your opinion, use the. [84] In 1999, Christopher Hitchens wrote that Chamberlain "had made a cold calculation that Hitler should be re-armed partly to encourage his 'tough-minded' solution to the Bolshevik problem in the East". The prime minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, met with Adolf Hitler twice in 1938 to discuss Germany's aggressive foreign policy. Appeasement was right in 1938 as this proved to the people of Britain that the government had tried every method before resorting to war. Austria became the German province of Ostmark, with Seyss-Inquart as governor. Based on the information provided by this map, how did adopting the policy of appeasement at the Munich Conference in September 1938 change Europe? It was the right policy as at that point of time, Britain was still reeling from the Great Depression. The British government took the role of negotiating with Germany. Knowing that they had tried every other method would also result in higher morale, as the people would know that they were going to war as a last resort. This also means that by just merely challenging Hitler, Britain would have an advantage over Germany to win the war. ", Peden G. C., "A Matter of Timing: The Economic Background to British Foreign Policy, 19371939,". When asked at press conferences about Hitler's abuse of Jews and other minority groups, he went so far as to denounce these reports as "Jewish-Communist propaganda".[65]. The British, after seeing the devastating effects of war, prioritised peace more than anything else, thus the people felt that appeasement was better than war. Therefore they also needed time to rally the support of the People. No, despite Chamberlain's attempts at appeasement his failure to condemn and punish Hitler's consistent violations of the Treaty of Versaille somewhat encouraged it. How did adopting the policy of appeasement change Europe? [86][87], After the Viet Minh won the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote in a letter to British Prime Minister Churchill, "We failed to halt Hirohito, Mussolini, and Hitler by not acting in unity and in time. However the 6 months also gave germany time to rearm and strengthen their army in addition to the arms strength they gained from Czechoslovakia. His criticism of Hitler began from the start of the decade, but Churchill was slow to attack fascism overall because of his own vitriolic opposition to communists, "international Jews" and socialism generally. ATTENTION TO RIGHT HOLDERS! I think that the appeasement was the right policy for Britain in 1938 as this allowed Britain to build up its industrial capabilities in preparation for war. Chamberlain, in an effort to ward off war, signed the Munich Agreement in 1938, giving Hitler the go-ahead to occupy the Sudetenland, the German-speaking part of Czechoslovakia. Instead of feeding into Germany's deception, England, along with France and other allies, had a chance to discipline Germa. [39] Anti-communism was a motiv of a close ally of Chamberlain, Lord Halifax, who said after he had visited Gring and met Hitler in Germany in 1936 and 1937: "Nationalism and Racialism is a powerful force but I can't feel that it's either unnatural or immoral! It encouraged Hitler rather than curb his appetite. British politicians were so paranoid about war that they forgot to defend their own country's interests. 1. The League set up a commission of inquiry that condemned Japan, and the League duly adopted the report in February 1933. Britain and France joined the war against Germany but initially averted serious military involvement during the period known as the Phoney War. Also, by appeasing, they lost the Czechoslovakian army, which could have helped to fight Hitler. [9] In the Council of the League, only the Soviet Union proposed sanctions against Germany. If the Brits used the inflatable tanks and boats they're so fond of early on, they could lie through their teeth to Germany to keep them at bay long enough to rearm. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Urbys relayed the verbal ultimatum to the Lithuanian government. Now, appeasement of Germany was a good thing for Britain and France because it allowed them to start rearming after their dearming after the Great War (WWI). [44] In 1938, the Royal Navy approved appeasement regarding Munich because it calculated that Britain then lacked the political and military resources to intervene and to maintain an imperial defence capability simultaneously. However, appeasement was not largely justified because there were many opportunities to hinder Hitlers plans, such as not allowing the remilitarization of the Rhineland which led up to Hitlers increase of aggressiveness, more time for Germany to prepare for war, the betrayal of Czechoslovakia, losing the allies . Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg wished to pursue ties with Italy but turned to Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania (the Little Entente). Chamberlain's direct manipulation of the BBC was sustained and egregious. Chamberlain just yielded to Hitler here just to prevent war and buy some time to rearm, but this also allows Hitler and Germany to continue expanding and more time to rearm themselves. Cite evidence from at least three documents (Attached PowerPoints) to support your answer. A credible network of alliances might have ensured a cheaper and quicker victory over Hitler, had war come. [82] Appeasement was a crisis management strategy seeking a peaceful settlement of Hitler's grievances. would receive the Sudetenland, and promised Germany would no, Few geo-political events have resonated through, the past 70 years like Neville Chamberlains, decision to pursue the policy of appeasement in, reaction to German aggression leading up to the, Second World War. "Munich, 1938: The military confrontation. And as Churchill suggested that appeasement was not the only option, and it turned out that appeasement didnt help in any case. After the fact that Germany invaded Poland, which basically started WWII, I think that its safe to say that the appeaseme, nt for England was the wrong policy. Taylor said that appeasement ought to be seen as a rational response to an unpredictable leader that both diplomatically and politically appropriate to the time. Historians have continually debated. Germany accepted that arrangement under the Locarno Treaties of 1925. Appeasement was strongly supported by the British upper class, including royalty, big business (based in the City of London), the House of Lords, and media such as the BBC and The Times. Earlier, in April 1935, Italy had joined Britain and France in protest against German rearmament. As a result of the annexation of the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia lost 800,000 citizens, much of its industry and its mountain defences in the west. Rumours had reached the Lithuanian government to the effect that Germany had specific plans to take over Klaipda. thank you Advertisement Advertisement Hitler increased his aggression against Czechoslovakia and ordered the establishment of a Sudeten German paramilitary organisation, which proceeded to carry out terrorist attacks on Czechoslovak targets. That was partially a jab at Kennedy's father Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., who had supported appeasement while he was U.S. The people are sick of war, if Britain is to jump straight into war and without appeasement, Britain will lose the majority of the support from the British. A common upper-class slogan was "better Hitlerism than Communism". Was Appeasement the Right Policy for England in 1938? Churchill likened the negotiations at Berchtesgarten, Bad Godesberg and Munich to a man demanding 1, then, when it is offered, demanding 2, then when it is refused settling for 1.17s.6d. 1938 in Munich. However, even if Britain were to go to war immediately, they would not have the financial capabilities to do so. In April 1938, the Sudeten German Party, led by Konrad Henlein, agitated for autonomy and then threatened, in Henlein's words, "direct action to bring the Sudeten Germans within the frontiers of the Reich". Through appeasement, Germany knows that the government will be very hesitant to start a war with Germany, knowing that there will be a drop in people's morale. [32] The Soviets supported Lithuania in principle but did not wish to disrupt their relations with Germany since they were contemplating the German-Soviet Pact. It also gave them time to bring up their economy which was needed during a war. [28] On 20 March, just five days after the German occupation of Prague, German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop agreed to meet Urbys but not the Lithuanian Ambassador to Berlin, Kazys kirpa, who was asked to wait in another room. The lesson of Munich, in international relations, refers to the appeasement of Adolf Hitler at the Munich Conference in September 1938. To vote for an argument, use these icons: Debate scores, side scores and tag scores are automatically calculated by an algorithm that primarily takes argument scores into account. remilitarized the Rhineland, annexed Austria, and in September 1938, Hitler demanded that Czechoslovakia give Germany the Sudetenland, a. region with a heavy ethnic-German population. Answers. Hitler claimed that it threatened Germany and, on 7 March 1936, sent the Wehrmacht into the Rhineland. Appeasement was the right policy considering the people's attitude to war. Even if the German forces were very strong, had Britain stood by Czechoslovakia, which had one of the best armies in the world at that time, they had a big chance of defeating Germany. Germany for this case was seen as an ally. In my opinion, appeasement was the right policy. Also, if there had been no appeasement policy and Britain had declared war on Germany earlier, Hitler would have a lot lesser support for his war. On 22 September, Chamberlain flew to Bad Godesberg for his second meeting with Hitler and said that he was willing to accept the cession of the Sudetenland to Germany. The British people at that time were also not willing to go to war, hence trying every possible methods including Appeasement to avoid war. Taylor in his book The Origins of the Second World War. [77], In May 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush cautioned against "the false comfort of appeasement" when dealing with Iran and Appeasement was a mistake because it did not prevent war. The agreement was supported by most of the press, with only Reynold's News and the Daily Worker dissenting. By the height of the Spanish conflict in 1937, the majority of young pacifists had modified their views to accept that war could be a legitimate response to aggression and fascism. ", Finney, Patrick. [54] However, with the rising threat from Nazi Germany and the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations, that policy eventually lost credibility, and in 1937, Ernest Bevin and Hugh Dalton persuaded the party to support rearmament[55] and oppose appeasement. The UK government had no choice but to offer appeasement in 1938 I disagreee. Arthur Marder, "The Royal Navy and the Ethiopian Crisis of 193536. Rebuilding a strong economy was also necessary to survive the oncoming war to allow themselves to rebuild and rearm post-war. [56], A few on the left said that Chamberlain looked forward to a war between Germany and the Soviet Union. If they had been more aggresive against Hitler, they would have prevented war. In my opinion, appeasement was the right policy for Britain in 1938. The British Ambassador in Berlin, Nevile Henderson, registered a protest with the German government against the use of coercion against Austria. Ambassador to the United Kingdom and later supported a negotiated surrender to Germany during the May 1940 War Cabinet Crisis and the Battle of Britain. Britain and France, along with the support from other nations, would have been able to be enough of a formidable force to deter Germany from taking further aggressive actions had they taken a stand and made it apparent that they do not condone such actions. Albania, Austria and Hungary refused to apply sanctions, and Germany and the United States were not in the League. But surely the public would not agree? The international reaction to the events of 12 March 1938 led Hitler to conclude that he could use even more aggressive tactics in his plan to expand the Third Reich. Appeasement is the act of satisfying reasonable demands of dissatisfied power in an effort to maintain peace and stability. The policy appeared to be ineffectual when confronted by the aggression of dictators, notably Germany's Remilitarization of the Rhineland and Italy's Benito Mussolini's invasion of Abyssinia. He resigned after the Norway Debate in the British House of Commons, and on 10 May 1940 Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. Review Guiding Questions and read excerpts. In 1938, Britain was still recovering from WWI after losing many soldiers and the military was weak. Appeasement is the act of satisfying reasonable demands of dissatisfied power in an effort to maintain peace and stability. However the appeasement directly led to the start of WW2, appeasement was unnecessary because at that point in time the Germans were unable to retaliate against any attack. Although time was bought via appeasement (estimated 6 months), Germany made use of that time to rearm as well. [22] Baldwin rejected their sense of urgency and declared that he would not get Britain to war with anybody "for the League of Nations or anybody else" and that if there were to be any fighting in Europe, "I should like to see the Bolshies and Nazis doing it". Was Appeasement the Right Policy for England? The German Propaganda Ministry issued press reports that riots had broken out in Austria and that large parts of the Austrian population were calling for German troops to restore order. To follow along, you may find it helpful to. The term is most often applied to the foreign policy of the British governments of Prime Ministers Ramsay MacDonald (in office 1929-1935), Stanley Baldwin (in office 1935-1937) and (most notably) Neville Chamberlain (in office . In March 1939, Chamberlain foresaw a possible disarmament conference between himself, Daladier, Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin. [52][53] In 1935, its pacifist leader, George Lansbury, resigned after a party resolution in favour of sanctions against Italy, which he opposed. In the British House of Commons, Chamberlain said, "The hard fact is that nothing could have arrested what has actually happened [in Austria] unless this country and other countries had been prepared to use force". The new country included Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia and had border areas with a majority-German population that was known as the Sudetenland and areas with significant numbers of other ethnic minorities (notably Hungarians, Poles and Ruthenians). However, the rise of Hitler dampened the enthusiasm of the Austrian government for such a plan. Spurred by voters who demanded No more war, the leaders of Britain, France, and the United states tried to avoid conflict through diplomacy. To make their presence more evident, the Munich Agreement would be the best diplomatic solution forward, agree? [9] In Parliament, the Labour Party opposed the agreement. Why was the appeasement the right policy for England in 1938? Without appeasement, Germany would have been able to start a war, leaving Britain to be defenseless. ADDED: It makes no difference if the child is an adult or a minor. The Republic of China appealed to the League of Nations and to the United States for assistance. The UK government had no choice but to offer appeasement in 1938 because its Armed Forces were so small there was nothing that they could do against Germany who had been preparing for war since 1933. The policy allowed Britain to prepare her economy for war. On 24 September, Germany issued the Godesberg Memorandum, which demanded cession by 28 September or war. Hitler invading Czechoslovakia was inevitable, but if Britain and Czechoslovakia had been aggressive, they would have been able to make Germany back down, and could also have outflanked them. 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. Even though if they knew about what Hitler was doing, they would still go for appeasement or public shame of Germany and they would not want to go to war with them. Lord Runciman was sent by Chamberlain to mediate in Prague and persuaded the Czechoslovak government to grant autonomy. Britain was less hostile to Germany and set the pace in imposing sanctions and moved a naval fleet into the Mediterranean, but in November 1935, British Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare and French Prime Minister, Pierre Laval had secret discussions in which they agreed to concede two thirds of Abyssinia to Italy. [23] Chamberlain ultimately ceded to all of Hitler's demands at Munich because he believed Britain and Nazi Germany were "the two pillars of European peace and buttresses against communism".[24][25]. 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