Notes on Appeasement

steal 2 appeasement Appeasement characterises British Foreign Policy for all twentieth Century e. g. modifying of treaty of Versailles. Appeasement at one eon associated with weakness (dirty word) further in 1900s was seen as honourable. CATO criminal men published by left field wing journalists analysed why appeasement go wronged, the guilty men were seen as moral co contendds raft supported this until the opening of the National Archives. WHO you argon trying to appease is the problem. Doomed to fail from the start? Trying to appease the dour? slideway 4 Anglo German take on of revenge on part of preceding(prenominal) warfare against Ethiopia Inferiority complex oft shown by Italy as it had no conglomerate League put economic sanctions but did non shut the Suez Canal- showing they did non want to provoke Italy and Britain wants Italy as admirer against Hitler Therefore there is a accept for Appeasement, Britain and France were put to shame, angered Mussolini an d therefore joins Hitler in taking over Austria. Diplomatic obedience that threatens Britains security due to disarmament. (Japan, Italy and Germ both)Collective security unaccompanied discredited League plays no exercise at all in any of succeeding crises e preciseone for themselves. curve 5 Re- duty of Rhineland Hitler sees populace is distracted and takes the opportunity and assails Rhineland and re arms it. Gamble by Hitler the States was not sent in provided a few infantry. Britain wants him to get past with it. Public opinion Pacifist against war v no interest in foreign aff bearings This was last adventure to stop Hitler. Slide 6 Spanish Civil War Representative of ideologic struggle in Europe as whole Communists and socialists vs.Fascists and right wing. Britain and France Appease once again EST OF NON INTERVENTION COMMITTEE BUT DOES goose egg BRITAIN attemptS TO FEAR AERIAL BOMBARDMENT Slide 7 Guernica STRIKE FEAR INTO BRITONS AND BEGIN TO RE ARM TO SECURE guard duty OF LONDON (PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL CIRCLES) STANLEY BALDWIN NO DEFENCE once againST THE BOMBER. MORAL PANIC. REFER TO GUERNICA IN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. EXPECTED DEATHS CAUSED EVEN to a greater extent PANIC Slide 8 The Anschluss HITLER BREACHES VERSAILLE AGAIN FELT THAT THERE WAS LITTLE BRITAIN AND FRANCE COULD DO, SO APPEASED AGAIN Slide 10- CzechoslovakiaWanted to take brook land that was originally German hardly part of little entente, so makes a seperatist movement e. g. propaganda against each other Slide 13 Appeasement If you dont negotiate with Hitler? What do you do? League of Nations a broken in flush Any collective security via conglomerate? Empire a source of weakness, install commitments and responsibilities but not necessarily the strong point to deal with those responsibility? Possibility of an trammel system against Germany? potential of a scarer against Hitler, Poland hates Russia and Vice Versa and czechs, not easy to form.Liklieh ood of make a war becomes increasingly more than apparent Slide 14 refutal Weaknesses Red. Britains falsifications 1934 penny drops, DRC formed beca use up thought that world is no longer a peace-loving place. particularisedally look at defence requirements 15yrs of cuts left britain with very small army, air out force not good, navy only thing that was useful. Not useful on mainland Europe. Slide 15 Defence Weaknesses cont. care of German bombing was rife, need a strong air force. Even though not consistent but nevertheless at heart. 1938 rearmament really begins to take placeRAF long-play than bombers they needed to intercept. Needed a new-made defensive. 1935 1939 Britain manages to take in a modern air defence system, RAF more effective now. Makes Appeasement seem logical Slide 16 Economic weakness Economic Consequences of release into war, just emerging out of big(p) depression dont want involvement in war for 2nd time in 20 yrs. Munitions are now very expen sive, cost of rearmament begins to bite 40% of gibe govt expenditure- treasury had to borrow money, weakens the pound. Could Britain plunge adventure into depression? Appeasement looks like a good idea nowSlide17 European commitments Britain has as well as many commitments but not enough power to keep to them. immaterial threats to the empire are possible so do not want to assoil all resources on Germany. Internal threats deep down the Empire are also rife. solely hostile to any European entanglements. Specific memory of disastorious consequences of involvement in Gallipole (Austrailia and juvenile Zealand) Slide 18 Absence of associate No real allies in spite of appearance Europe in 1930s Retreatment of the States legal neutral and isolate Soviet Union? Communism worse than Nazism.Fundamentally unreliable change in govt every 6 months. (politically unstable) shocked by consequences of ww1 not leave behind to go out on a limb against Hitler. Slide 19 domesticated calculation Students of Oxford Union vote that they will NOT serve King and Country. stumble points for more outrageous policy cross off of political debate within UNI some(prenominal) evidence of pacifism but not as strong as spate believe. Housing led to socialists being elective and nearly unseating current Mayor. Chamberlain confident semipublic not enthusiastic about War. In order to win war pulsing for appeasement.Slide 21- failure of appeasement Lebensraum give away away German policy goes way beyond re taking german territory. Wants to create a german empire. Apeasement led to lease for more territory on behalf of Hitler? Kristallnacht horrified people, persecution of Jewish people of Germany made them sense of smell guilty of betraying Jewish people. Slovak nationalist Seperatism allowed Hitler to invade the remains of Czechoslovakia Slide 22- Abandonment of Hitler could not be trusted and was willing to use force when necessary 1st time in peace time creatio n of limited conscription (more spending? Announces that Britain would give cast Iron gurantees to Poland etc. guarantees security. nevertheless all efforts too little too late. Chamberlain still believes that Hitler would not have mainstay to risk a European war. Hitler expect a short campaign. Slide 23 Franco Russian talks Spurred on by German Italian axis. Britains Lack of cat valium sense. British Naval conservation goes to show of mission to be greeted by Soviets, wore ribbon for fighting against soviet union. Stalin has own agenda, wants Russian troops in Poland, but neither can agree.