Winston Churchill, who would become the British prime minister in 1940, predicted that this agreement would not end Hitler's assaults, saying that, "This is only the beginning of the reckoning."

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The statement made by Churchill about the agreement not ending Hitler's assaults refers to the Munich Pact signed in 1938 between Germany, Britain, France, and Italy, which allowed Germany to annex Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. Churchill believed that this agreement was appeasement and would embolden Hitler to continue his aggression in Europe.

Winston Churchill, Who Would Become the British Prime Minister in 1940