Appeasement Flashcards
1
Q
appeasement definition
A
making concessions to an aggressor state -> prevent war
2
Q
why did britain and france make appeasement
A
-> focus on internal problems
-> not strong enough to make military interventions
1930s
conceded to territorial demands in exchange for peace
3
Q
appeasement towards japan and italy
A
japan invade NE china in 1931
-> no action
italy invade abyssinia 1935
-> agree to give italy 2/3s of abyssinia
refused to enforce league sanctions on italy
4
Q
Appeasement towards germany
A
1936-1938
germany sent troops to rhineland -> annexed austria
brit + france -> no action
may 1938
hitler: czech give sudetenland gimme that
brit +france -> ok……
munich agreement -> germany occupy sudetenland
