POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Hm Treasury, Munich Agreement, Appeasement
12 Mar 2016
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First view: hitler and strategy of appears personified by chamberlain second view: points out secular changes in relative power between states and their ability to protect them. Britain 1930s coming into power after germany decreases geopolitical trends make empire vulnerable questioning britain"s behaviour towards germany in ww2 what made them appease? conception of air power systematic misperception hitler had air power too. British strategy in 1930s air power was prominent, a fear deterrence and air-power strategy played a key role, more central than appeasement early 1930s, offensive air power, but later became defensive. Was a economic threat, which hitler realized in 1940s. War over poland was not a war hitler planned to fight fall of france british deterrence policy had failed failed appeasement (balance of power logic) Chamberlain"s strategy, 1933-1936 considered himself a realist and believed that diplomacy was a function of power and balancing risks pursuit of raison d"estat gave attention to security and deterrence to germany aggression.
