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We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will. Neville Chamberlain. War, Mean, Trying. 1938 Speech in the House of Commons, 6 Oct. 116 Copy quote.
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Dec 16, 2021 · In September 1938, the story goes, the Chamberlain government agreed to allow Hitler to occupy the Sudetenland (a part of Czechoslovakia populated mostly by German-speakers) in exchange for...
Apr 18, 2023 · It was said by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain on September 27, 1938 in reference to the growing British anguish over German Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s ambition to take Czechoslovakia. In retrospect, it characterized the foreign policies of all the Western democracies who were committed to “appeasement” foreign policies after ...
Mar 2, 2024 · Explore a collection of Neville Chamberlain quotes on appeasement, his controversial policy towards Nazi Germany. Learn about the context and impact of his decisions during the lead-up to World War II.
In this quote, Neville Chamberlain argues that peace should not be perceived as a demonstration of weakness, but rather as a manifestation of strength and bravery. Chamberlain, who served as the British Prime Minister during the appeasement policy before World War II, recognized the significance of maintaining peace in the face of rising tensions.
Mar 11, 2024 · And I sincerely believe that what we have at last opened the way to that general appeasement which alone can save the world from chaos. Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang (2 October 1938), quoted in Keith Feiling, Neville Chamberlain (1946; 1970), p. 375.
Instituted in the hope of avoiding war, appeasement was the name given to Britain’s policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked. Most closely associated with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, it is now widely discredited as a policy of weakness.
