what does appeasement mean and how does it relate to ww2
Appeasement
Czechoslovakia did not concern most people until the middle of September 1938 , when they began to object to a small democratic state being bullied . Nevertheless , the initial response of the British public to the Munich agreement was generally favorable . As Chamberlain left for Munich in 1938 , the whole House of Commons cheered him noisily . On 30 September , on his return to Britain , Chamberlain delivered his famous `` peace for our time '' speech to delighted crowds . He was invited by the Royal family onto the balcony at Buckingham Palace before he had reported to Parliament . The agreement was supported by most of the press , only Reynold 's News and the Daily Worker dissenting . In parliament the Labour Party opposed the agreement . Some Conservatives abstained in the vote . However , the only MP to advocate war was the Conservative Duff Cooper , who had resigned from the government in protest against the agreement . Role
Czechoslovakia did not concern most people until the middle of September 1938 , when they began to object to a small democratic state being bullied . Nevertheless , the initial response of the British public to the Munich agreement was generally favorable . As Chamberlain left for Munich in 1938 , the whole House of Commons cheered him noisily . On 30 September , on his return to Britain , Chamberlain delivered his famous `` peace for our time '' speech to delighted crowds . He was invited by the Royal family onto the balcony at Buckingham Palace before he had reported to Parliament . The agreement was supported by most of the press , only Reynold 's News and the Daily Worker dissenting . In parliament the Labour Party opposed the agreement . Some Conservatives abstained in the vote . However , the only MP to advocate war was the Conservative Duff Cooper , who had resigned from the government in protest against the agreement . Role