3 Questions
What is appeasement?
A diplomatic strategy of making concessions to a potential aggressor
Which country besides Britain practiced appeasement towards Nazi Germany?
France
Why is appeasement seen as a political insult?
It is associated with cowardice and weakness
Study Notes
- Appeasement is a diplomatic strategy of making concessions to a potential aggressor.
- It was not a well-known policy before the 1930s.
- Neville Chamberlain's diplomacy with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany is often associated with appeasement.
- Other states, including France and the USSR, also practiced appeasement towards Nazi Germany.
- Appeasement has been practiced in diplomacy since before the Third Reich and during the Cold War.
- Appeasement has a poor reputation and is seen as a political insult.
- Politicians do not want to be accused of conducting a foreign policy of appeasement.
How much do you know about appeasement? Test your knowledge on this diplomatic strategy that involves making concessions to potential aggressors. Learn about its history, its association with Neville Chamberlain's diplomacy with Adolf Hitler, and how other countries such as France and the USSR also practiced it. Discover how appeasement has been used in diplomacy before and after the Third Reich and the Cold War. Challenge yourself to understand why appeasement has a negative reputation in politics and why politicians avoid being accused of conducting
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