History: Appeasement pt 2.

Why was appeasement used?

1)The public didnt want war
2)Chamberlain though Hitler was reasonable
3)Hitler wouldnt stop rearming
4)Britiain and France werent stable enough to engage in war e.g. military weakness
5)Nazi Germany appeared to be preventing the spread of Communism
6)Britains economy was suffering
7)Issues with Far East. Mediterranian and India

Thoughts of AJP Taylor?
Appeasement was planned and not just a political abberation of Britains foreign policy

Why was appeasement a good idea?

1)Public felt negative about war following WW1
-->Bombing of China by Japan-->Civilian fear
2)Britain wasnt economically stable, arms expenditure would be silly
3)Appeasement was commonly used before Chamberlain
4)Britains military was overstreched: avoidence was the only method
5)Political left couldnt decide what they wanted appeasement or war?
-Political moderates: Germanys right to recapture their land SELF DETERMINATION
6)To prevent the spread of communism
-USA wouldnt have supported the effort

What spurred war then?
-Germans invasion of Poland in 1939
-->Britain and France would fight Polands aggressor
-->Hitler clearly couldnt be appeased and was seen as a real threat