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Reasons for Britain to sign the Appeasement - Coggle Diagram
Reasons for Britain to sign the Appeasement
Public Opinion
Favoured avoiding war and collective security
Politicians noticed public opinion
British public had faith in the LON
Peace Ballot
Support the League and its principles
Franchise act (1918)
Increase number of votes
30+ old women can vote
Lack of an alternative policy
political parties supported the appeasement
Nobody had an alternative policy to solve the situation
The impact of Chamberlain
Chamberlain wanted to persue the British in order to get his reelection.
Wanted to ally with the USSR and Italy
to
take Germany's allies away from them.
He...
preferred negociations over war
Ran the British foreign policies mostly by himself
Believed Britain should be the first one to negociate with Hitler
Defense priorities
Treasury
Report on defence expenditure
Matain the trade routes
Food and raw material
Military preparation sufficient to repulse air attacks
The defence of Britain´s allies
Defence of the empire
Demand of dictators seen as justified
Many leaders thought the ToV was too radical
and that
Hitler's had his reasons
WWI was caused by many countries
not just Germany
Global commitments
Britain
Had global interests
Had obligations over other European countries who were part of the LoN
thought its preservation and defense was essential to remain as a great power
were not going to be supported by the Dominions in any war
Economic pressures
Reasons
No money for rearmament
main aim of oreign policy
reduce number of enemy
Other countries were taking over their industrial production
Great depression
High unemployment
3 milion
Balance of payment crisis
Machinery / raw material