Appeasement in World War II

Who was the British prime minister who attempted to appease Adolf Hitler?

• Margaret Thatcher

• Neville Chamberlain

• Stanley Baldwin

• Winston Churchill

What was the reaction of the British and French governments when Germany sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936?

• They declared war on Germany

• They praised the action

• They took no serious action

• They lodged a complaint with the League of Nations

What was the Munich Agreement signed by Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler in 1938?

• A peace treaty between Germany and Britain

• An alliance between Britain and Germany

• An agreement to give the Sudetenland to Germany

• A declaration of war on Germany

What did critics say about comparing dictators to Hitler over and over again?

• It was deceptive and dangerous

• It was a fair comparison

• It was necessary for justifying wars

• It downplayed the real threat

What is the historical project trying to show about Neville Chamberlain's decisions?

• That they were reckless

• That they made sense

• That they were a failure

• That they were unnecessary

What does “appeasement” mean in the context of World War I

• It is a style of economic management which requires making additional currency available

• The act of bringing about a state of peace, quiet, ease, or calm

• The favoring of aggressive confrontation over negotiation in British diplomatic policy

• The unsuccessful attempt by British politicians during the 1930s to keep Hitler from starting World War II

Why did Neville Chamberlain pursue the policy of appeasement?

• He didn’t want another war.

• He was scared of Hitler and the Germans.

• Britain did not have the resources to fight another war.

• He believed the Treaty of Versailles had been unfair to Germany.

How did the policy of appeasement shape Hitler’s ideas about the leaders of Britain and France?

• Hitler was placated by them and stopped his expansion.

• He was indifferent to what was happening in France and Britain.

• He was worried they might stop at any point.

• He saw them as weak men of inaction.