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Reasons for Appeasement 1925-1937
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Reasons Britain appeased Germany in the years 1925-1937
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Reasons for Appeasement 1925-1937
Public opinion
King vs Country debate 1933
Peace ballot 1933
People vote in favour of international armed resistance against an aggressor
Anti war literature popularity
WWI
Public dislike of war due to past horrors
Links to anti-war feelings
Debt owed to those who died
The war costed a lot economically and caused domestic issues which took priority over armaments
League of Nations
Widespread faith in LoN
Better means of keeping peace
Over 400,000 members/supporters
Required backing of all major world powers to stay in control
By 1937 only Br, Fr and the Soviet Union remained as active major powers in the LoN
Sympathy for Germany
Belief Germany was treated too harshly
Idea that the extremely high reparations would cause economic chaos
When this came to fruition people backed lowering reparations
Dawes and Young plan
Destabilise world Trade
Soviet Union
Br and Fr distrust
Had seen what Stalin had been doing (purges)
Caused fear
Communism viewed as a higher threat than Facism
Strong anti-communist Germany would help stop the spread of communism
Imperial dimension
Had to consider the self governing colonies
Most opposed giving Br military support in the event of WW2
1935 Government of India act
National Defence
Air force had few fighter and bomber planes and air defence was inadequate
Army
Poorly equipped
Could not offer much help against Germany aggression
1919 Savage cuts
5.5 million - 400,000
30% of govt spending - 10% by 1937
10 year rule states Br will not go to war for 10 years to money on Army is spent as such
Navy
Tied with USA for strongest in the inter-war period
Overstretched
Not possible to keep supremacy in the North Sea, Mediterranean and the Pacific
Could not protect empire and trade
Outdated due to naval treaties in 1922 and 1930
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