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Britain: Policy of appeasement, because of this they couldn´t spend money…
Britain: Policy of appeasement
Introduction
A diplomatic policy of making concessions to nations in order to avoid conflict
Appeasement failed to prevent the war
Allowed Hitler and Mussolini to get away with territorial demands
Was seen as a positive idea at the beginning
ECONOMIC PRESSURE
economic situation got worst, because of IIWW and the Great Depression
Competition from other countries that were overtaking its industrial production
high unemployment
Public opinion
The Franchise Act of 1918
Increased the number of voters increased from 8 to 21 million
Women could vote
The people were against war and in favour of collective security
The British put faith in the League of Nations to maintain peace
GLOBAL COMMITMENTS
Preservation and defence was
essential to remain a great world power
they were becoming increasingly difficult to administer and defend.
the Dominions were not prepared to help Britain in
another European war.
The demands of the dictators seen as justified
British politicians felt that the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh
Belief that WW1 had been caused by all the powers
Chamberlain believed that they could do business with Mussolini and Hitler
Without recourse to war
DEFENCE PRIORITIES
Thee Treasury put a report
on defence expenditure in which the priorities for defence:
military preparation sufficient to repulse air attacks
the preservation of trade routes for the supply of food and
raw materials
the defence of the Empire
the defence of Britain's allies.
The lack of alternative policy
All political parties supported the appeasement
There was no clear anti-appeasement party that provided a coherent political alternative
The impact of Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain would have to follow a policiy for conciliatioin with Germany and Italy
He detested war and was determined to resolve
international tension and to use negotiation and diplomacy
He had little faith in the League or
in Britain's allies,
he believed that Britain should take the lead in negotiating with
Hitler.
war broke up, and he hope to achieve a "general settlement" of
Europe to maintain peace .
because of this they couldn´t spend money on rearmament until 1937
until rearmament, the main foreign aim was to eliminate enemies
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