Notes on Appeasement

sloping trough 2 Appease manpowert Appeasement characterises British contradictory Policy for any 20th Century e. g. modifying of agreement of Versailles. Appeasement now associated with weakness (dirty word) unless in 1900s was seen as honourable. CATO guilty men published by left wing(p) wing journalists analysed why appeasement failed, the guilty men were seen as moral co struggleds hatful supported this until the possibility of the National Archives. WHO you are trying to appease is the problem. designate to fail from the start? Trying to appease the drab? gliding 4 Anglo German Act of avenge on break divulge of previous warfarefare against Ethiopia inferiority complex often shown by Italy as it had no empire League put economic sanctions exactly did non shut the Suez Canal- showing they did non urgency to provoke Italy and Britain wants Italy as Ally against Hitler Therefore in that respect is a need for Appeasement, Britain and France were put to shame , angered Mussolini and thus joins Hitler in taking over Austria. Diplomatic obedience that threatens Britains security due to disarmament. (Japan, Italy and Ger more)Collective security completely discredited League plays no role at all(a) in any of succeeding crises everyone for themselves. err 5 Re- Occupation of Rhineland Hitler sees world is distracted and chooses the opportunity and invades Rhineland and re arms it. Gamble by Hitler Army was not sent in just a few infantry. Britain wants him to get away with it. Public opinion pacifistic against war v no interest in foreign affairs This was last chance to snag Hitler. Slide 6 Spanish Civil war Representative of ideo reproducible struggle in europium as whole Communists and socialists vs.Fascists and right wing. Britain and France Appease over again EST OF NON INTERVENTION COMMITTEE BUT DOES NOTHING BRITAIN BEGINS TO worship AERIAL BOMBARDMENT Slide 7 Guernica imbibe FEAR INTO BRITONS AND BEGIN TO RE ARM T O adept SAFETY OF LONDON (PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL CIRCLES) STANLEY BALDWIN NO DEFENCE AGAINST THE BOMBER. MORAL PANIC. REFER TO GUERNICA IN statistical ANALYSIS. EXPECTED DEATHS CAUSED EVEN MORE PANIC Slide 8 The Anschluss HITLER BREACHES VERSAILLE AGAIN FELT THAT THERE WAS minuscular BRITAIN AND FRANCE COULD DO, SO APPEASED AGAIN Slide 10- CzechoslovakiaWanted to take buns land that was originally German But part of little entente, so makes a seperatist movement e. g. propaganda against for each one other Slide 13 Appeasement If you dont negotiate with Hitler? What do you do? League of Nations a rugged flush Any collective security via Empire? Empire a source of weakness, give commitments and responsibilities but not necessarily the strength to deal with those responsibility? misfortune of an alliance system against Germany? potential of a wait against Hitler, Poland hates Russia and Vice Versa and czechs, not easy to form.Likliehood of provoking a war becomes incr easingly more apparent Slide 14 Defence Weaknesses Red. Britains disaffirmations 1934 penny drops, DRC formed because sight that world is no longer a pacific place. Specifically look at defence requirements 15yrs of cuts left britain with very small army, air force not respectable, navy only thing that was serviceable. Not useful on mainland Europe. Slide 15 Defence Weaknesses cont. idolatry of German bombing was rife, need a unwavering air force. Even though not reconciled but still at heart. 1938 rearmament really begins to take placeRAF slower than bombers they needed to intercept. Needed a forward-looking defensive. 1935 1939 Britain manages to create a modern air defence system, RAF more effective now. Makes Appeasement seem logical Slide 16 scotch weakness Economic Consequences of going into war, just emerging out of great depression dont want involvement in war for 2nd time in 20 yrs. Munitions are now very expensive, cost of rearmament begins to bite 40% of total govt expenditure- treasury had to borrow money, weakens the pound. Could Britain plunge tellstone into depression? Appeasement looks like a good idea nowSlide17 European commitments Britain has besides many commitments but not enough power to spare to them. External threats to the empire are possible so do not want to exhaust all resources on Germany. Internal threats within the Empire are also rife. All hostile to any European entanglements. Specific memory of disastorious consequences of involvement in Gallipole (Austrailia and new Zealand) Slide 18 Absence of allies No real allies within Europe in 1930s Retreatment of USA legal neutral and keep apart Soviet Union? Communism worse than Nazism.Fundamentally undependable change in govt every 6 months. (politically unstable) floor by consequences of ww1 not leave behinding to go out on a limb against Hitler. Slide 19 Domestic calculation Students of Oxford Union vote that they will NOT serve King and Country. Sco re points for more outrageous policy score of political contest within UNI Some evidence of pacifism but not as strong as people believe. Housing led to socialists being elected and just about unseating current Mayor. Chamberlain confident public not impatient about War. In order to win war impetus for appeasement.Slide 21- failure of appeasement Lebensraum key German policy goes way beyond re taking German territory. Wants to create a german empire. Apeasement led to demand for more territory on behalf of Hitler? Kristallnacht Horrified people, persecution of Jewish people of Germany made them observe guilty of betraying Jewish people. Slovak nationalist Seperatism allowed Hitler to invade the trunk of Czechoslovakia Slide 22- Abandonment of Hitler could not be indisputable and was willing to use force when necessary initiative time in peace time demonstration of limited conscription (more spending? Announces that Britain would give throw up Iron gurantees to Poland etc . guarantees security. But all efforts too little too late. Chamberlain still believes that Hitler would not afford guts to risk a European war. Hitler judge a short campaign. Slide 23 Franco Russian talks Spurred on by German Italian axis. Britains Lack of common sense. British Naval preservation goes to head of mission to be greeted by Soviets, wore palm tree for fighting against soviet union. Stalin has own agenda, wants russian troop in Poland, but neither can agree.