1. How Reasonable was Appeasement as a policy?

2. In a classroom, somebody puts their bag on your seat and won’t move it
In a classroom, somebody puts their bag on your seat and won’t move it. They say they need the room.
Do you:
A) Say nothing – they are big and scary?
B) Say nothing but tell a teacher?
C)Complain a lot but don’t do anything?
D) Let them this time if they promise not to do it again?
E) Talk to them about why you need the seat so they understand and do not take it?
F) Punch them so they never do it again?

4. The Background 1933 Hitler takes control of Germany
Promised to improve German economy and give jobs and food
Promised to Make Germany Strong
Promised to get rid of Treaty Of Versailles

6. Toothless League of Nations
US decides not to join
1931 – Japan badly hit by depression and army invades Manchuria
LON asks nations to stop trade
no-one listens, Japan leaves LON
1935 – Italy invades Abyssinya (Ethiopia)
League orders nations to stop trade
Britain and France agree to let Italy keep what they have if no more
How does this connect to classroom example?

7. Alliances Again Forbidden by Treaties and LON
1936 Germany formed two alliances
Rome- Berlin Axis (Italy)
Anti-Comintern Pact (Japan)
All felt that LON and TOV had not been fair
Wanted more land and power than treaties and LON allowed

8. Hitler Tests LON 1935 - Germany begins to get bigger army
1936 – makes alliances with Italy and Japan
Move forces back into Rhineland

10. Lebensraum and Greater Germany
1938 Germany moves into Austria – Austrian government asks for help
Hitler promises to stop
Leaders do nothing
October 1938 – Hitler invades Sudetenland – German speaking part of Czechoslovakia

11. What happened next?
October Hitler meets Neville Chamberlain (British PM)
Hitler says:
Only uniting German speaking people
Only fair that Germany should be able to defend itself
Promises Czechoslovakia will be his last stop

12. The British Perspective
How do these things affect British thinking:
WW1
Germany and it’s demands
League of Nations

13. The Canadian View Mackenzie-King also wanted Appeasement
No more Canadian lives lost in War
Hitler could stop Stalin

14. Hitler meets Chamberlain

15. Peace in our time The reaction of the crowd to Chamberlain’s speech
As you are watching the video think about:
The reaction of the crowd to Chamberlain’s speech
What does this tell you about the feeling in Britain at this time?
How does this connect to the classroom example?

16. How reasonable was Appeasement
Given historical perspective, how reasonable do you think appeasement was as a policy?

17. The Big Four (key points)
League of Nations was not strong enough
Germany, Italy and Japan upset by Paris peace conference TOV
Many demands, especially from Germany seemed reasonable
Britain and Canada didn’t want another war so soon.