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Why appeasement? - Coggle Diagram
Why appeasement?
Weakness of Armed Forces
Poor state of British Armed Forces influenced the adoption of appeasement
Navy
was
A key part of British security in the case of a naval invasion
Greatly reduced in strength from before 1914
Army
was
Greatly reduced after WWI
caused
British generals to urge the government to pursue peaceful negotiation
Air Force
was
Unfit for defending an air attack on Britain
had
The lowest priority of the Armed Forces
External influence
from
The crisis of French will
suffered from
Unstable coalition governments
therefore
France would wait for Britain's decision
French had no desire for a war
Slowest economic recovery
Rising unemployment
Violence by fascists and socialists
The imperial dimension
strongly
Opposed supporting a British war
because if
Britain went to war again it would risk breaking the Empire
The Treasury
thought
Rearmament would hinder the fragile recovery from the Great Depression
Public opinion
was
Hostile towards war
therefore opposing
Britain to increase military expenditure
Faith in the League of Nations
supported by
British public
because
the League aimed to
Provide collective security against military aggressions
Act as an infiltrator in international disputes
feeling that
Impact of war
viewed as
"The war to end all wars" to provide world peace
consequently
British public was against the use of force in international relationships
so
Pacifism had an important role on society
in
Politicians
Citizens
Foreign policy
so
The Treaty of Versailles
Germany was harshly punished
because
German grievance was incentivized
Damage the international trade system had done
American Senate: "unbeliavably unjust to Germany"
Economic difficulties
includes
Unemployment
was
Severe between wars
resulted in
Great suffering in some working-class districts
Importance of politics implementing
Social reforms
Solutions to unemployment
Economic crisis
caused by
The Wall Street Crash
resulted in
Europe adopting
Pessimism and self-preservation on market
Totalitarian regimes with state-planned economies