Causes of WW2 - Policy of Appeasement

Causes of WW2 - Policy of Appeasement

By Mariana Furloni

Open Ended

Why was Germany angry about the Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919?

Multiple Choice

How did Hitler first break the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

• He started to build up the army and mandatory conscription

• Occupied the Rhineland between Germany and France

• Invaded Austria

• Invaded the Sudenteland to the east

Multiple Select

Which regions did Hitler occupy between 1935 and 1938?

• Rhineland

• Austria

• Sudeteland

• Poland

Open Ended

How do you think other countries reacted to this German expansion?

Policy of Appeasement

"Appeasement" can be defined as "giving in to reasonable demands to avoid unnecessary conflict".

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Multiple Choice

Do you remember what was the main topic of the Munich Conference of 1938?

• Hitler wanted to invade Austria

• HItler wanted to invade the Sudeteland in Czechoslovakia

• HItler had invaded Poland

• Not sure

1938

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

Let Hitler take the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia

“Peace in our Time”​

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Munich Conference

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“Hitler was a planner with boundless aims - he wanted world domination. Appeasement was unwise and unpopular. The mistake was to ever START the policy of appeasement”

Hugh Trevor-Roper:

“Hitler was a gambler with limited aims - he would have been satisfied after getting Danzig. Therefore, Appeasement was wise and popular. The mistake was to STOP appeasement after Munich!”

AJP Taylor:

Your MISSION today

Which historian do you agree with?