Appeasement 1 (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Definition of appeasement
Definition of appeasement
Policy of making concessions to aggressive nations (esp. Nazi Germany) to avoid war
British PM who led appeasement policy
British PM who led appeasement policy
Neville Chamberlain
Year Chamberlain became PM
Year Chamberlain became PM
1937
Treaty Hitler wanted to overturn
Treaty Hitler wanted to overturn
Treaty of Versailles
Economic factor weakening Britain in 1930s
Economic factor weakening Britain in 1930s
Great Depression
Year British rearmament programme began
Year British rearmament programme began
1936
Which war's memory made Britain want peace?
Which war's memory made Britain want peace?
First World War
US position on European wars in 1930s
US position on European wars in 1930s
Isolationist - wouldn't get involved
Why some saw Hitler as useful vs USSR
Why some saw Hitler as useful vs USSR
Buffer against spread of communism
What Chamberlain agreed at Berchtesgaden 1938
What Chamberlain agreed at Berchtesgaden 1938
Hitler could take Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
Year Hitler came to power
Year Hitler came to power
1933
What Anschluss meant
What Anschluss meant
Union with Austria
What Munich Agreement allowed Germany
What Munich Agreement allowed Germany
Take Sudetenland