Explain the Main Factors Which Led British Governments to Follow a Policy Of
Appeasement in the Period 1931 – March 1938
In this easy I am going to explain why the British Governments followed a policy of appeasement. There are a number of reasons why the British Governments did this. These reasons consist of Britain’s fear of war, there economic problems, the public’s opinions and many more. I will explain each of these reasons and how they contribute to the British Governments to follow a policy of appeasement.
Britain was in no state to go to war because the state of Britain’s armed forces was poor. Although the navy was in massive size, the RAF and the Army were much smaller than Germanys so there was a risk of Britain being attacked at land as they where weak in the Army and RAF. It was viewed that if Britain went to war again, then it would the risk of splitting its empire due to the reason above. Not only that but there economic problems would play a major part in Britain being destroyed.