Why did the allies appease hitler?

Answer 1

There were many reasons why Chamberlain appeased Hitler, but here are the main ones:

1. The British people wanted peace - they would not have supported a war in 1938.
2. Many of Hitler's complaints appeared reasonable at the time - especially about the Treaty of Versailles.
3. Chamberlain wanted a strong Germany to serve as a barrier against expansion by communist Russia.
4. Britain's armed forces were not ready for a war, and they could not have helped Czechoslovakia anyway.
5. Many people admired Hitler. In 1938, the American magazine 'Time' declared him 'Man of the Year'.
6. Chamberlain remembered the slaughter of the First World War; he thought another war would destroy civilization.

Answer 2

Until Hitler invaded Poland and took his war machine west to Britain and France, Nazi Germany was becoming an important industrial power in an emerging global economy. Hosting the Olympics and developing highway systems definitely put them on par with America (still suffering from the Depression) and Russia (still clutched in Stalin's iron fist), and before the Allies had to become the Allies they were forced to consider Germany a legitimate diplomatic presence.

Answer 3

After WW1 no one was particularly interested in more confrontation and in any case he was notreally in a position to do any thing else, so he took the easy way out at the time and accepted what everyone wanted to hear.

Answer 4

Neville Chamberlain was the prime minister of Great Britain and he supported appeasement because he did not want to be dragged into a war with Germany. Appeasing Hilter came at a cost of conceding land to him.

Answer 5

It was in accordance with the Policy of Appeasement. This was used to appease Hitler to stop gaining other territories. However it did not have the desired effect. It made Hitler bolder and think that the Allies were afraid of him.

Answer 6

Chamberlain wanted to avoid conflict with Germany at all costs in order to prevent a war.