What is the policy of appeasement?

To "appease" someone is to give in to their demands in hopes of avoiding further and greater demands and/or in order to avoid having to fight them. This is what was involved in the policy of appeasement that was taken by Britain and France before the start of WWII. read more

In the 1930s, following World War I, the appeasement policy was a conciliatory method of dealing with a dictatorial government in an effort to prevent conflict. Following the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was severely punished for its part in World War I. read more

Appeasement was the approach that European leaders took towards Hitler's aggression in terms of land acquisition. Hitler's desire was to reappropriate lands that did not fall under the defined boundaries of Germany as dictated by the Treaty of Versailles. read more