History Investigation
Munich Agreement
allowed Hitler to expand German territory
Settled on September 30 1938 by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy
sacrificed the autonomy of Czechoslovakia on the altar of short-term peace
Neville Chamberlain sign the Munich Pact, which seals the fate of Czechoslovakia, virtually handing it over to Germany
Did appeasement make sense in 1938?
Appeasement
the policy of making concessions to the dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict
Hitler
violated the Munich Agreement by occupying the rest of Czechoslovakia in March 1939
undeterred by appeasement
threatened war after Czech government declared martial law
encouraged the leader of the Sudeten Nazis to rebel, demanding union with Germany
expansionist
Neville Chamberlain
averted war by agreeing that Germany could occupy the Sudetenland, the German-speaking part of Czechoslovakia
believed he achieved peace after meeting with Hitler
Wanted to avoid war with Hitler
The British Prime Minister at the time
Militarism and War
Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3 1939
Germany set up puppet, pro-Nazi regimes that served military and political ends of Hitler
Czech government was eventually forced to surrender
Great Britain and France wanted to avoid war
Czechoslovaks had a treaty with France and were relying on their military assistance
