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Chamberlain’s Policy of Appeasement

Is it wrong to negotiate with a madman?. Chamberlain’s Policy of Appeasement. The World of the 1930s. Still in the grip of a worldwide depression. Countries have resorted to isolationism. (Not concerning themselves with the problems of others)

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Chamberlain’s Policy of Appeasement

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  1. Is it wrong to negotiate with a madman? Chamberlain’s Policy of Appeasement

  2. The World of the 1930s • Still in the grip of a worldwide depression. • Countries have resorted to isolationism. (Not concerning themselves with the problems of others) • Hitler and Mussolini have risen to power and established fascist dictatorships.

  3. Canada and the World • Nobody wanted another war. The memories of WWI were still fresh. • Hitler had begun his attack on the Jews but few countries cared, having anti-Semitic views of their own.

  4. Our Great Shame • We refused to allow Jews fleeing persecution to come to Canada and at the Berlin Olympic games in 1936, Canada even gave the Nazi Salute. Our Prime Minister Mackenzie King called Hitler “..a man of deep sincerity..” and “…no danger to anyone.”

  5. Other Reasons • Leaders of Democratic countries were still afraid of communism and hoped Hitler would be an ally against Russia. Joseph Stalin

  6. Neville Chamberlain • PM of Britain • Believed that the Treaty of Versailles had been too harsh. • Decided that appeasement was the best method.

  7. Hitler’s broken promises. • Hitler promised to respect Austria’s independence. He marched into Austria in 1938. • In 1938 – The Munich Pact – Hitler signs an agreement with Britain and France to allow the takeover of the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia. He promises to stop further invasions.

  8. One man can see what is happening. • Winston Churchill (the future PM of Britain) • Student of History “We have been given a choice between shame and war… …We have chosen shame and will get war.”

  9. 1939 • Hitler waited a few months and then marched through the rest of Czechoslovakia. • The World was stunned and prepared for the inevitable...war.

  10. One final move • On August 23rd, 1939, Hitler shocked the world again by signing the Nazi-Soviet Pact with his sworn enemy, Joseph Stalin of Russia. The two countries agreed to peace and to split up Polish territory.

  11. September 1st - 1939 • Hitler invades Poland. • September 3rd – Britain and France declare war on Germany. • September 9th – Canada declares war.

  12. Why appeasement was a bad choice. • In 1935 – Hitler gave orders to send troops back into the Rhineland which was forbidden under the Treaty of Versailles. • He secretly ordered his men to retreat if met with ANY resistance. • 4 years later by the time War broke out, Hitler had added 9 million people to his territory, rebuilt his army, navy and air force to the strongest they had ever been and made a peace agreement with a former ally of the Triple Entente: Russia. • By the time we said “No More”, Hitler had the strongest fighting force in the world.

  13. Read pages 129 - 133 • Summarize ‘The Treaty of Versailles’ and ‘The Failure of the League of Nations’ • Produce a rough draft of your thesis and begin the body of the essay.

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