Appeasing Germany
The appeasement of Germany in the years 1933-1936 arose primarily from feelings of guilt. After 1936 it arose primarily from fear. How far do you agree with this statement?
When Germany lost the war in 1919, the allies Britain, France and America created the peace settlement which became known as the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty was seen by Germany as a diktat that the allies had tricked them into signing as they thought the settlement would be based on President Wilsons 14 points declaring equality and self determination. Instead the terms included the war guilt clause, declaring Germany was to blame for causing the war which meant she had to pay six billion pounds in reparations as compensations. Also the German military was restricted and German colonies and territory were taken away. However the it was thought that the treaty had been too harsh on Germany and that the terms were self defeating by many British politicians aswell. In the 1920's there had already been......
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