Appeasement

Which British Prime Minister believed in appeasement?

• Lord Halifax

• Neville Chamberlain

• Winston Churchill

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The area of Czechoslovakia inhabited by ethnic Germans coincided with the country's western border, that formed a mountainous U shape. What was the name given to this region?

• Bohemia

• Silesia

• The Sudetenland

• Moravia

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Czechoslovakia was a poor state with a weak army, but had a strategic location for Hitler.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The Sudetenland had a great number of German speakers, over 3 million, and there was even a Nazi German Partyin the area.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following was NOT a reason in favour of appeasement?

• Fear of communism

• Memories of the Great War

• The Treaty of Versailles

• Hitler's allies

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following was NOT a reason against appeasement?

• Hitler's never-ending demands

• German army becoming bigger

• Someone had to stop Hitler

• Economic problems

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

On what grounds did the British government justify appeasement? What did Chamberlain, Halifax and others say that they were doing?

• Securing Britain against social upheaval at home

• Strengthening Germany in order to protect Western Europe from communism

• Making up for legitimate German complaints after TOV

• Maintajning the balance of power in Europe

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The Munich Agreement was an agreement signed by Britain, France, Italy and Germany agreeing to Hitler's terms regarding the annexation of the Sudetenland to Germany. The Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia were not present in the pact meeting.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did Britain need to make sure of before facing Germany in an armed conflict?

• That they had the support of the USA

• That the army was ready

• That the countries in its empire or Commonwealth would give their support

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Most people in Britain supported the Policy of Appeasement.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7