PPT-Causes of WW2: Appeasement

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 . The term appeasement refers to the practice of giving into the demands of someone in order to make them happy. This was the policy that was adopted by Neville Chamberlain the then Prime Minister of Britain in the 1930s. His policy demonstrated a sense of remorse that the British and other Europeans felt about the harsh treatment that had been given to Germany by the Versailles Peace Treaty. In this way Germany was allowed to reverse some of the terms of Versailles such as conscription and building up its navy and air force.. 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.. “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. Steps to War. Aggressive Nationalism in Japan. Spanish Civil War. Germany + Appeasement. Causes of WWII in Europe:. Nazi Germany. The . causes of WWII in Europe began in 1919 . (Treaty of Versailles, Failure of Collective Security) and during the . Lesson objective: . To study and understand the significance of the oxford by-election of October 27. th. 1938, in relation to the period of appeasement.. What do you know about the 1938 oxford by-election? . The war started in 1939 and ended 1945. This is a image of the remains of an apartment building after the blitz on London city England by the Nazis . G. ermany. A lot of countries were effected by Ww2 there was around 60 countries involved in ww2 but some countries that were heavily in battle are Germany the Nazis United Kingdom U.K . World History . Unit 7. 1. . World Depression. Identification. . Low economic activity & rising unemployment, which starts in USA and then spreads to the world. Significance. agriculture and industry production decline. WW2: the first conflict in which bombing of civilians was a deliberate policy (by both sides). Bombers: dominant image of WW2. 140,000 British and American fliers dead, 21,000 bombers destroyed. Strategic bombing. Appeasement: . Diplomatic policy aimed at settling international quarrels by admitting and satisfying grievances of another state through rational negotiation and compromise, thereby avoiding the resort to an armed conflict. Allies. Germany. France. USSR. USA. China. Vs. . . Where? When?. Two main fronts: . Western Front in Europe (France, Britain, Russia). Pacific Front . 1939-1945. Why?. Treaty of Versailles. Totalitarianism in Germany, Italy, Japan. 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. Negotiated treaty by WWI Allies, June 28, 1919. Harsh punishment of Germany. Guilt for WWI. $33 billion in reparations. Restricted military. Lost territory. 1919. Global Depression. Nations in debt following WWI.