Britain and France chose the path of appeasement in hopes that this would satisfy Hitler and not drag Europe into another world war. Appeasement came from the desire to make amends and prevent war at all costs. Appeasement seemed to be working for small problems but when applied to choices like the fate of a country, appeasement caused more problems than it solved. Events in Europe and Britain between 1989-1939 pressured Chamberlain into abandoning his …
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…it simply wasn't working. Each time appeasement was applied to solve an issue, another problem would come along. Each time, appeasement failed. Great Britain used appeasement to deal with Sudetenland, Munich, Czechoslovakia, Albania, Corfu, Abyssinia, Manchuria and almost every crisis they had to face after WWI. Chamberlain hoped that appeasement would stop Hitler but by 1938, it became obvious that the only way to stop the Fuhrer was by abandoning appeasement and trying a different approach.