Most people blame Chamberlain for ‘appeasing’ Germany by giving him a part
of Czechoslovakia and not stopping the ‘unnecessary war’ when it could’ve been
stopped.
However, I believe that at that time, Chamberlain made the right decision and it is wrong to blame him. The situation in England (and most of Europe) was grim after World War 1; everyone remembered the horrors and no one wanted another war. On top of that, England was also hit by the Great Depression. During times so hard, no one wanted to fight another war and Chamberlain had his country’s best interests in mind when he met with Hitler.
“How horrible, fantastic, incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing!” This was said by Chamberlain in regards to the Czechoslovakia. I totally agree with him because I think that Britain shouldn’t have been expected to put their full commitment into stopping Hitler in the condition that they were in. Maybe if they did, Hitler could’ve been stopped, but how was Chamberlain to know that Hitler was crazy? Most people (including Mackenzie King) liked Hitler when they saw him. There really was no reason to attack or threaten Hitler. Maybe when we look at it now, he should’ve stopped Hitler but there was no way to predict what Hitler was going to do at the time.
Someone said in class that Germany would’ve had no chance against the Czechs and the Brits and so World War 2 could’ve been avoided. But the issue wasn’t whether or not they would’ve won, because anyhow, a war would’ve been fought (it’s what Hitler wanted) and Britain wasn’t ready for that and had no reason to go to war.
However, I believe that at that time, Chamberlain made the right decision and it is wrong to blame him. The situation in England (and most of Europe) was grim after World War 1; everyone remembered the horrors and no one wanted another war. On top of that, England was also hit by the Great Depression. During times so hard, no one wanted to fight another war and Chamberlain had his country’s best interests in mind when he met with Hitler.
“How horrible, fantastic, incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing!” This was said by Chamberlain in regards to the Czechoslovakia. I totally agree with him because I think that Britain shouldn’t have been expected to put their full commitment into stopping Hitler in the condition that they were in. Maybe if they did, Hitler could’ve been stopped, but how was Chamberlain to know that Hitler was crazy? Most people (including Mackenzie King) liked Hitler when they saw him. There really was no reason to attack or threaten Hitler. Maybe when we look at it now, he should’ve stopped Hitler but there was no way to predict what Hitler was going to do at the time.
Someone said in class that Germany would’ve had no chance against the Czechs and the Brits and so World War 2 could’ve been avoided. But the issue wasn’t whether or not they would’ve won, because anyhow, a war would’ve been fought (it’s what Hitler wanted) and Britain wasn’t ready for that and had no reason to go to war.
