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   Sep 23, 2024 · On September 15, 1938, Chamberlain flew to Hitler’s vacation home in Berchtesgaden to negotiate the German leader’s terms. Chamberlain’s goal was to reach a diplomatic solution in order to avoid war. But the matter remained unresolved. Thus, Chamberlain and Hitler met again on September 22 and 23.

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   Nov 5, 2024 · Neville Chamberlain, prime minister of the United Kingdom from May 28, 1937, to May 10, 1940, whose name is identified with the policy of ‘appeasement’ toward Adolf Hitler’s Germany in the period immediately preceding World War II. Learn more about Chamberlain’s life and career in this article.

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   • Neville Chamberlain was the son of British businessman and social reformer Joseph Chamberlain and Florence Kenrick. Neville’s mother died when he w...
   • Neville Chamberlain was a product of the British upper class. His father had made a substantial fortune in business before moving into politics, an...
   • Neville Chamberlain’s name has become synonymous with appeasement, the policy by which the aggressive moves of the fascist powers of Europe went la...
   • While Neville Chamberlain genuinely believed that he had won "peace with honour" and secured "peace for our time," Churchill countered “You were gi...

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   He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement on 30 September 1938, ceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler.

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   At the time and in the years since, Chamberlain’s actions were denounced as “appeasement,” a “policy of reducing tensions with one’s adversary by removing the causes of conflict and disagreement.”

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   During this situation, the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, flew to meet Hitler at his private mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden in an attempt to resolve the crisis. Use this lesson...

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   Jul 13, 2021 · Appeasement reached its climax in September 1938 with the Munich Agreement. Chamberlain hoped to avoid a war over Czechoslovakia by conceding to Adolf Hitler’s demands. The Agreement allowed Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland, the German-speaking parts of Czechoslovakia.

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   Why did Chamberlain's Appeasement policy make war more likely?

   • ‘Chamberlain’s appeasement policy made war more likely because Hitler thought he could get away with anything.’ ‘Chamberlain’s appeasement policy bought a valuable year for Britain to get ready for the war which was bound to come.’ ‘Chamberlain believed that Hitler was a man of his word.’

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   What did Chamberlain do in WW2?

   • The Soviet-German nonaggression treaty (August 23, 1939), frustrating Chamberlain’s plan for a mutual assistance agreement among Great Britain, France, and the U.S.S.R., was followed by an Anglo-Polish pact (August 24). When the Germans attacked Poland (September 1, 1939), Chamberlain countered with a British declaration of war (September 3).

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   Why did Chamberlain go to Germany?

   • On September 22 Chamberlain again flew to Germany and met Hitler at Bad Godesberg, where he was dismayed to learn that Hitler had stiffened his demands: he now wanted the Sudetenland occupied by the German army and the Czechoslovaks evacuated from the area by September 28.

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   Was Chamberlain a 'appeasement'?

   • At the time and in the years since, Chamberlain’s actions were denounced as “appeasement,” a “policy of reducing tensions with one’s adversary by removing the causes of conflict and disagreement.” Despite its deeply negative connotation and close association with September 1938, appeasement had a long history in British diplomacy.

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   Why did Chamberlain send soldiers to Poland?

   • Poland seemed to be the next most likely victim of Nazi aggression and Chamberlain made an agreement with the Poles to defend them in Germany invaded. Hitler did not think Britain would go to war over Poland, having failed to do so over Czechoslovakia. He sent his soldiers into Poland in September 1939.

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   Why did Chamberlain support Hitler?

   • Chamberlain, believing that he had accomplished his mission and prevented another war, convinced Hitler to sign a statement pledging to continue to work for peace and improve Anglo-German relations.

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9. www.biography.com › neville-chamberlainNeville Chamberlain - WW2, Hitler & Appeasement - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Neville Chamberlain was the British prime minister as Great Britain entered World War II. He is known for his policy of "appeasement" toward Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.