In The Circumstances Appeasement Was The Only Realistic Policy
British foreign policy during the 1930s could be called a policy of appeasement. It was the policy adopted by the British Government towards the dictators in Europe, namely Mussolini (Italy) and Hitler (Germany). The policy of appeasement involved making concessions and negotiations, mainly over the issue of territory, in order to attempt to avoid war. The policy ended in March 1939 when Hitler invaded the non-German speaking section of Czechoslovakia. People such as Winston Churchill and the cartoonist David Low were opposed to the policy and felt that it was the coward's way out. This essay will try to give reasons for why appeasement was the only available policy in the circumstances.
Appeasement was born out of the feeling of the need to revise the Treaty of Versailles.…
