PPT-Appeasement

The process of reducing to a state of peace often by satisfying demands even of potential enemies in order to achieve or maintain peace often at the expense of principle Western Powers War Weary struggling economies weak governments. "the policy of settling international quarrels by admitting and satisfying grievances through rational negotiation and compromise, thereby avoiding the resort to an armed conflict which would be expensive, bloody and possibly dangerous." . Hitler’s aims. A. leading power!. • Destroy the hated Versailles . settlement. • . Build . up an army. • Recover lost territory such as the Saar and the Polish . Corridor (Danzig) . • Bring all Germans within the . Objective: I can explain how aggressive Axis expansion and the policy of appeasement led to World War II.. 1. Why were the countries of Europe so keen to avoid another war?. Most countries in Europe were anxious to avoid another costly war—both in terms of lives and money.. ?. What is appeasement? . Giving in to an aggressor to keep peace. .. What nations became aggressive?. GERMANY. Japan. Spain. Italy. Why did The League of Nations and European powers chose the policy of appeasement?. Objectives. Define fascism, totalitarianism, and Nazism. Analyze causes for the rise of the totalitarian . dictators in Europe. Summarize aspects of the Nuremberg Laws. Explain how the depression plays a role in the rise of totalitarian leaders . “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”.  . Churchill’s Wants. A strong British rearmament, particularly in the air force to meet any threat.. A strong understanding with France, whose army Britain would have to rely on in the event of any clash with Germany.. The Causes of the Second World War in Europe. Causes of WWII. Fundamental Causes. (underlying causes) . Everything that made a war more likely. Immediate causes. Happen much closer to the actual event. pages 10 & 11 . to answer these questions!. 1. Why were the countries of Europe so keen to avoid another war?. 2. What did Hitler claim when he united together Germany and Austria?. 3. What was the part of Czechoslovakia where most German speakers lived called?. World War I-1938. Homework: Your Choice. 1. Write out ten questions that you believe will be on the test and answer them in complete sentences. 2. Write a paragraph on the policy of appeasement, including what appeasement is, which countries practiced this policy, why they practiced this policy, and how/why this policy failed to stop war. Ms. Jerome. Causes. Munich Agreement of . September 1938. . The Munich Agreement, signed by the leaders of Germany, Britain, France and Italy, agreed that the Sudetenland would be returned to Germany and that no further territorial claims would be made by Germany. . T. here were many Germans who were bitter about Germany’s system of government, the Treaty of Versailles and it’s terms, and the fact that Germany lost in WWI. One of these Germans was Adolph Hitler. Aggression Goes Unchecked p460. Mussolini, Hitler, Japan aggressive. 1. Japan invades Manchuria and China. League of Nations condemned but no action. 2. Italy invades Ethiopia. League of Nations condemns but no action. World War I-1938. Homework: Your Choice. 1. Write out ten questions that you believe will be on the test and answer them in complete sentences. 2. Write a paragraph on the policy of appeasement, including what appeasement is, which countries practiced this policy, why they practiced this policy, and how/why this policy failed to stop war. . - quote usually attributed to Edmund Burke, . . 18C Irish philosopher. “…do nothing…”. Appeasement: . giving in to an aggressor to avoid war. .. Timeline: Appeasement. 1935: . Hitler .