Study the copy of the Treaty of Versailles. Why might Hitler and other Germans be angry about the terms?

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? starter activity

• Study the copy of the Treaty of Versailles. Why
  might Hitler and other Germans be angry about the
  terms?
• ? Study the cartoon opposite. What can you learn
  from this image about reactions to the Treaty?

Cartoon published in 1920
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Why was there another world war?
? Key words Appeasement, rearmament
? LOs

• TBAT exp why war broke out
• To assess whether British PM was a coward or
  champion of peace

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Which countries would you invade if you were
Hitler?
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? Your task

• Read p.74. Try to memorise the events. Your
  teacher will test your memory in a moment!
• 1933
• 1936
• 1938
• 1938
• 1939
• 1939

? Was Hitler justified in occupying any of these
countries?
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Countdown to Conflict

• 1933 Hitler came to power and began rearmament
• 1936 German troops occupied Rhineland
• 1938 Marched into Austria
• 1938 Occupied Sudetenland
• 1939 Invaded Czechoslovakia
• 1939 Invaded Poland

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In 1938 the British PM Neville Chamberlain
pursued a policy called appeasement. Was he a
coward or champion of peace? Sort the cards
accordingly.
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? Your task

• Study the sources on p.132-3 of Peace War and
  note down the reasons for appeasement under these
  headings
• Military
• Economic
• Political
• Other
• Highlight them in green or red if you think they
  were good or bad arguments for appeasement

? Extension Study Source 1 on p.133, does it
support appeasement or not? How useful is this
source in understanding how popular appeasement
was in the 30s?
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Arguments for Appeasement

• Treaty of Versailles was too harsh on Germany
  Hitler was claiming back was rightfully Germanys
• A strong Germany could help stop the spread of
  Communism led by Stalin
• Britain lacked the strength in 1938 to stand up
  to Hitler it gave the country time to prepare
  for war
• There was no support for another war in Britain
  in the 1930s

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Arguments against Appeasement

• It gave Hitler time to prepare for war
• It was cowardly Hitler had broken international
  law and should have been confronted
• Chamberlain was too willing to trust Hitler a
  dictator
• Chamberlain missed the chance to take on Germany
  before it had fully re-armed

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This house believes Chamberlain was justified in
following a policy of appeasement with Hitler
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? Plenary

• Give 3 reasons why Germans were angry with the
  Treaty of Versailles?
• What were the key events which led to the start
  of WWII?
• Explain appeasement
• Give 3 arguments for /against
• ?Do you think Britain/Chamberlain was to blame
  for the start of WWII?

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? Extension

• Find out more about the Munich Peace Agreement
  and what happened when Chamberlain met Hitler in
  1938.

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? Homework

• Listen to Chamberlains declaration of War on
  YouTube (British Declaration Of War - Radio
  Broadcast - 3 Sept 1939)
• Why does Chamberlain declare War on Germany?
• What impression of Chamberlain do you get from
  this broadcast? Choose 3 adjectives to describe
  him