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Mind Map by clarelovesmusic, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by clarelovesmusic
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Why
Appeasement?
- The Treaty of
Versailles
- Regarded
as too
harsh on
Germany
- Reparations kept
the bitterness of
war alive for years,
war guilt clause
had offended them
- Reparations kept
the bitterness of
war alive for years,
war guilt clause
had offended them
- Signed in 1919
- There was a
reluctance in
Britain to enforce
a harsh and
unfair treaty of
Germany
- Hitler appeased
- If the criticisms of
the treaty were
addressed, peace
could be maintained
in Britain
- In 1935, Hitler
invaded the
Rhineland
- In 1935, Hitler
invaded the
Rhineland
- If the criticisms of
the treaty were
addressed, peace
could be maintained
in Britain
- Hitler appeased
- There was a
reluctance in
Britain to enforce
a harsh and
unfair treaty of
Germany
- Claimed as
a 'diktat',
'dictated
peace'
- Regarded
as too
harsh on
Germany
- Pacisfist Feeling
- Britain shouldn't
fight in wars with
countries 'remote'
and 'far away'
- WW1 had affected every
family and many wanted
to ensure this was the
'war to end all wars'
- The Government wouldn't
afford to ignore the
electorate and British
people were in favour of
peace and believed the
L.O.N could keep that peace
- 1933 Oxford Uni Debating
Society voted against war.
These students
represented future political
and military leaders
- Britain shouldn't
fight in wars with
countries 'remote'
and 'far away'
- Economic and military
weakness
- Development of aerial
bombing after the Spanish
civil war would mean they
would face large
casualties
- Britain was not
prepared for war
unlike Germany who
had built up armed
forces
- Rearmament
would require a
huge amount of
money
- Appeasement
would buy extra
time to rearm
- Appeasement
would buy extra
time to rearm
- Rising
unemployment
due to
depression
- Development of aerial
bombing after the Spanish
civil war would mean they
would face large
casualties
- Lack of reliable
allies
- During the 1930's
French Government
was unstable
- Focused solely on
improving the
Maignot Line to
protect them from
possible future
conflict
- Seemed better to
negotiate with Hitler than
go to war without
strong/reliable allies
- America = isolationist
Soviet Union = Communist
- Britain and France
didn't trust each other
- Led to Appeasement
- Led to Appeasement
- During the 1930's
French Government
was unstable
- League of Nations
- Britain and
France were the
two main powers
left in the league
- 1930's failure to deal
with Manchuria Crisis
and Germany
withdraw and left
League in 1933
- Set up after WW1 on
principle of 'collective
security'
- USA (creators of
League) didn't join and
Germany weren't
allowed until 1926
- No army or
police force to
enforce
decisions
- League was not
strong enough to keep
peace in Europe
- Britain and
France were the
two main powers
left in the league
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