Britain: Appeasement vs Confrontation with Hitler (1938)
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At Munich, Chamberlain chose appeasement — allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland in exchange for a promise of peace. Churchill argued for confrontation. Within a year, Hitler invaded Poland.
Appeasement (Munich Agreement)
1938
year
Britain needed time to rearm
military readiness
Emboldened Hitler
risk
Chosen — 'peace for our time' lasted 11 months
outcome
Military Confrontation
1938
year
Britain was unprepared
military readiness
Immediate war
risk
Churchill advocated this — vindicated by 1939
outcome
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