Appeasement until 3 September 1939 when they both declared war on Germany.
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France and Britain responded to Germany's initial aggression by adopting a policy of appeasement. Neither country wanted to start a war.
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.
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There would be a great amount of peace for all nations at that time.