The policy of appeasement

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The policy of appeasement emboldened Hitler by giving him the impression that the Western powers would not stand up to his aggressive expansionism. This ultimately led to the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939, in which Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to divide Eastern Europe between themselves. The policy was not pursued by Czechoslovakia and Poland, but rather by Britain and France as a means of avoiding war with Germany. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister at the time, famously advocated for appeasement but faced criticism for his failure to prevent the outbreak of war. The policy did not have anything to do with labor unrest in France and Britain.

The Policy of Appeasement