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Question
Explain why Britain followed a policy of Appeasement.
Solution
There were several reasons due to which Britain, as well as France, followed a policy of Appeasement against Hitler which were as follows:
- They wanted to avoid direct confrontation with the combined strength of Germany, Italy and Japan, as it would have led to another catastrophe in Europe like Word War I.
- They wanted to make peace with Hitler and to implement their vision they were ready to accept some of the demands of Hitler which were even unreasonable.
- Many of them believed that the communist threat was greater than the danger posed by Hitler.
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