Causes Of Appeasement In The 1930's

There are multiple reasons why the British Government engaged in appeasement as the German government expanded physically and politically in the 1930’s. First, Britain felt that the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh. Second, Britain did not want war. Third, Britain had a weakness of armed forces. Lastly, Britain had a fear of communism.
The Treaty of Versailles was put into place to hold Germany accountable for the loss and damages that occurred to the allied powers and associated government because of war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies. Britain’s appeasement was adopted before the Nazi’s rise to power. It was a result of the Treaty of Versailles. The harsh consequences of the treaty to the Germans, gave Britain
Germany could not pay back the reparations that were demanded in the Treaty of Versailles, which then lead to hyperinflation. This economic crisis traumatized the culture of Germany. French and Belgian troops occupied the Ruhr, and many workers went on strike. Hitler wanted to control the nation. He met with other dictators in a Beer Hall to discuss his move to power against the Weimer republic. They marched into Munich and his idea of power was unsuccessful.
A few years later the Locarno Treaty was signed in accordance to Germany. This treaty guaranteed peace between Germany, France, Great Britain, and Italy. This enabled Germany to be admitted into the League of Nations. Not only was this treaty created, but to help the people of Germany in their recovery. The Dawes Plan was then created. This was created to take Weimer Germany out of hyperinflation and into stability. This noted the Ruhr returned to the Germans, and the reparation repayments to be more German friendly towards the
No German troops were to be inside Sudetenland area. There was concern from Britain and France about their need for rearmament. They did not want to go to war because of Germany’s rapid militarization. Britain needed time to catch up, so the appeasement was a way to buy time to re-arm. During this meeting, fear of communist action arose. No country wanted to bring back communistic beliefs. If Germany would not evacuate the demilitarized zone then military action would have taken place pressuring the League of Nations to act. This was the main concern for all countries. “They might succeed in crushing Germany with the aid of Russia, but it would probably only result in Germany going Bolshevik.” Britain along with France wanted to keep peace. Yet, Hitler disobeyed the appeasement and wanted more. He took control of Sudetenland in 1938 because he wanted the Germans in Sudetenland to be part of the motherland. Eventually this lead Hitler to take over the rest of Czechoslovakia, and then Poland shortly