Examine the main factors which lead British governments to follow a policy of 'appeasement' the period 1931- March 1938
There were many factors which led to British government following the policy of appeasement and they are split into two main categories- ideological and pragmatic. Britain appeased with Hitler for many reasons including their own problems and the pressure from other countries to appease.
The pragmatic reasons were those which caused Britain to appease because the fear of them losing the war. The economic situation meant that Britain did not have enough money to invest it in there military and air force so they would lose if there was an upcoming war. The public suffered the most in this period as the standard of living dropped dramatically and inflation was very high.
There were many factors which led to British government following the policy of appeasement and they are split into two main categories- ideological and pragmatic. Britain appeased with Hitler for many reasons including their own problems and the pressure from other countries to appease.
The pragmatic reasons were those which caused Britain to appease because the fear of them losing the war. The economic situation meant that Britain did not have enough money to invest it in there military and air force so they would lose if there was an upcoming war. The public suffered the most in this period as the standard of living dropped dramatically and inflation was very high.