AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 1
- Revise: Development of Tension
- Revise: Escalation of Tension
The policy of making concessions to an aggressive power in the hope of resolving grievances and avoiding war.
- Revise: The Outbreak of War
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GCSE History · key term
A policy of making concessions to an aggressive power in the hope of avoiding war.
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Paper 1
The policy of making concessions to an aggressive power in the hope of resolving grievances and avoiding war.
Paper 1
A policy of making concessions to another country’s demands in the hope of avoiding war. In the 1930s, Britain and France made concessions to Hitler.
Revise: Appeasement and the Outbreak of World War IIAppeasement meant making concessions to another country’s demands in the hope of avoiding war. During the 1930s, Britain and France used this approach towards Hitler’s Germany. Neville Chamberlain, British prime minister from 1937, became closely associated with it, although concessions to Hitler had begun before he took office.
A policy of making concessions to another country to settle disputes and avoid war; in this debate, principally Britain’s policy towards Nazi Germany during the 1930s.
When judging appeasement, consider what leaders knew and feared in 1938 as well as what happened afterwards.
When evaluating appeasement, distinguish why it seemed reasonable at the time from what its consequences later revealed.
Explain the link between an influence and a judgement: for example, the outbreak of war made appeasement appear to have failed, encouraging criticism of Chamberlain.
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