2.a) Chamberlain believed that Germany had been badly treated by the Allies after it was defeated in the First World War. He therefore thought that the German government had genuine grievances and that these needed to be addressed. He also thought that by agreeing to some of the demands being made by Adolf Hitler of Germany and Mussolini of Italy, he could avoid a European war. British people were afraid of war because some years earlier they saw the German bombing of Spain in Spanish Civil War. Some also remembered WWI and there was widespread fear of the devastating effects of war. But that was not the only reason. There was no other way to prevent the war as the League of Nations had failed in 1933. Many beleived that Hitler’s demaneds were reasonable and that Germany was treated unfairly in the Treaty of Versailles. Also many politicians beleived that the real threat was communism in USSR so a strenghtened Germany would act as a barrier for USSR expansion. Another important reason was that British army needed time to prepare for war as noone was expecting another war. British people had no interest whatsoever in the problems of Chechoslovakia. Britaint was also fighting another war in the East with Japan. She was not strong enough to fight both Germany and Japan at once.
