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Essay- Appeasement
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- 1What is Appeasement?A diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding war by making concessions to another power.
- 2What did Hitler do?After WW1 Hitler started to rise to power and break the TOV to take back land and rebuild Germany after the harsh treatment.
- 3Why did Britain, France and the USA appease? Give 5 reasons.1. They wanted to avoid war as they were scared of it.
2. Britain needed time.
3. There was no reason for war.
4. Fear of communism
5. They felt Germany's TOV was too harsh. - 4Give 2 examples of when the allies appeased before Hitler.1. Italy invaded Abyssinia in 1935 and completely destroyed the already weak country. Ignored the League of Nations.
2. Japan invades Manchuria 1931 and were not stopped. They knew nothing would stop them. - 5Why did these countries feel they could do what they wanted?They knew the League of Nations had no 'teeth' and would not stop them. They were not taking forceful approaches.
- 6What steps did Hitler take when breaking the TOV? Give 6 examples.1933: Nazi Germany rearms
1936: Remilitarised Rhineland.
1938: Germany invades Austria.
1938: Hitler tricks Chamberlain. Gets Sudetenland at Munich conference.
1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia
1939: Germany invades Poland.
Britain and France then finally take a stand and declare war. - 7Why was Appeasement a bad idea after all? Give 5 reasons.1. Hitler had fooled everyone at the Munich Agreement.
2. The longer they appeased, the stronger Germany became.
3. Appeasement scared USSR, they made deals.
4. Hitler lied as he wanted to conquer Europe.
5. It encourage Hitler.
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- GCSE History Flashcards on Essay- Appeasement, created by graciecooper on 28/05/2014.
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- graciecooper · May 2014
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