To start with they tried appeasement but in the end they declared war when Nazi lead Germany invaded Poland.
Before World War II started, when Hitler took over Austria and Czechoslovakia, Britain and France chose appeasement, or they gave in to the aggressor's demands in order to keep peace. They didn't want to fight Germany because they were against war because they were war fatigued by World War I.
Britain and France responded to initial German aggression by doing everything in their power to appease Hitler. They knew Germany was a force to be reckoned with and tried hard not to anger the German leader.
It was known as the policy of 'appeasement' - allowing Hitler to take regions of Europe to keep his attention turned away from Britain and France. Churchill opposed it, and he was not Prime Minister at the time.
The Allied powers did not wish confrontation with Hitler, and believed that appeasement would prevent a war from happening. Also, they required time to build up their armed forces or they would not even be capable of fighting.
Eventually, when Hitler launched the invasion of Poland (1st September 1939), Britain and France declared war on Germany (3rd September 1939).
France and Britain responded to Germany's initial aggression by adopting a policy of appeasement. Neither country wanted to start a war.
Appeasement until 3 September 1939 when they both declared war on Germany.
On September 1st, German invaded Poland. Britain and France responded by declaring war onto Germany.
Because they weren't sure they could win a war against the Italians, who had established ties with Germany. The Italian leader Mussolini dreamed of building a colonial empire in Africa like those of Britain and France, and had a formidable navy.
The policy that France and Britain pursued against aggressive nations during the 1930s is known as appeasement. It is a policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace.
France and Britain responded to Germany's initial aggression by adopting a policy of appeasement. Neither country wanted to start a war.
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France and Britain didn't did anything in an responce to Germany's expansion of territory. They didn't do anything when Germany re-conquerd the Rhineland.
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Appeasement.
German troops invaded Poland on September 1 1939. On September 3, Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany.
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