Way of War, The
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Why was appeasement so popular amongst the Britons?
I know that it was because it made peace between Britain and Germany, because they didn’t want a repeat of world war 1, but is there another reason??
Thank you!!
Although we have taken part in more wars than just about any other nation we are really a peace loving lot at heart.
Apple Crumble | Feb 07, 2010
they were actually related,long lost cousin so to speak,
they have a lot in common
Henry L | Feb 07, 2010
There was no appetite for a war in Britain after the senseless slaughter and painfully slow trench warfare of WW1, which in 1939 was still very fresh in the memory. Also many European countries had trimmed their military budgets and consequently the size of their armies, taking the calculated view that another war in Europe was unlikely. It was because of the heavy cuts in defence spending in France that the German army was able to stroll in so easily.
The political attitude to German expansion in Europe, prior to and including the invasion of Poland, was that it was all happening in a far off place, and not something we need be concerned about here. It was only when Hitler made it clear that he wasn’t going to stop at Poland, that it became obvious that action was going to be needed.
You should note though that America only became involved in WW1 from 1916; the rest of the allies were fighting that war from 1914. America only became involved in WW2 in Europe from 1942, after provocation from Japan at Pearl Harbor; the rest of us were involved from 1938. America up to that point had a fairly isolationist foreign policy, refusing to get involved in wars which did not directly affect American territory. How times have changed, but the stance of America at the time was of something worse than appeasement, letting Hitler go so far, but instead was one of simply ignoring the problem completely.
Old Cynic | Feb 07, 2010
I don’t know about popular. Most people (including Chamberlain) didn’t want another war.
There is also a practical consideration which is often overlooked. Germany had annexed Austria (reasonably peacefully) and was trying for a slice of Czechoslovakia. Britain was a long was from Czechoslovakia, and had no common border with Germany. There was no practical way in which she could intervene militarily, even had she wanted to. Even in 1939 it was absolutely necessary to get France to declare war on Germany as well, otherwise there was no point.
However – there were a group of what we might call Super-Appeasers: those who wanted to go on appeasing Germany even after she invaded Poland. These were not popular. By this time the British saw that war was inevitable.
Lomax | Feb 07, 2010