In a classroom, somebody puts their bag on your seat and wont move it. They say they need the room. Do you: A) Say nothing – they are big and scary? B)

In a classroom, somebody puts their bag on your seat and won’t move it. They say they need the room.

Do you: A) Say nothing – they are big and scary? B) Say nothing but tell a teacher? C)Complain a lot but don’t do anything? D) Let them this time if they promise not

to do it again? E) Talk to them about why you need the

seat so they understand and do not take it?

F) Punch them so they never do it again?

1933 Hitler takes control of Germany

Promised to Make Germany Strong

Promised to get rid of Treaty Of Versailles

US decides not to join

1931 – Japan badly hit by depression and army invades Manchuria

LON asks nations to stop trade no-one listens, Japan leaves LON

1935 – Italy invades Abyssinya (Ethiopia) League orders nations to stop trade Britain and France agree to let Italy keep

what they have if no more

Forbidden by Treaties and LON

1936 Germany formed two alliances

Rome- Berlin Axis (Italy)

Anti-Comintern Pact (Japan)

All felt that LON and TOV had not been fair

Wanted more land and power than treaties and LON allowed

1935 - Germany begins to get bigger army

1936 – makes alliances with Italy and Japan

1938 Germany moves into Austria – Austrian government asks for help

Hitler promises to stop Leaders do nothing October 1938 – Hitler invades part of

Czechoslavakia

October 1938 - Hitler meets Neville Chamberlain (British PM)

Hitler says:

Only uniting German speaking people Only fair that Germany should be able to defend itself

Promises Czechoslovakia will be his last stop

How do these things affect British thinking:

WW1

Germany and it’s demands

League of Nations

Mackenzie-King also wanted Appeasement

No more Canadian lives lost in War

Hitler could stop Stalin

As you are watching the video think about:

The reaction of the crowd to Chamberlain’s speech

What does this tell you about the feeling in Britain at this time?

Why do we have to think about the context (time and situation) when thinking about history?

This is called Historical Perspective

Given the context, how reasonable do you think appeasement was as a policy?

League of Nations was not strong enough

Germany, Italy and Japan upset by Paris peace conference TOV

Many demands, especially from Germany seemed reasonable

Britain and Canada didn’t want another war so soon.