Nazi Aggression and Appeasement

Appeasement is referred to as a foreign policy that is used to pacify an exasperated nation by negotiating in order to prevent any war situation. For example, in the year 1930, the foreign policies were taken by great Britain towards Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The then British prime minister named Neville Chamberlain took no action to stop Italy from invading Ethiopia in the year 1935 and it was also silent when Nazis took over entire Austria in the year 1938. When Adolf Hitler decided to take over the German German portions of Czechoslovakia, Chamberlain decided to put forward the ill-famed  Munich Agreement where the Nazis were allowed to annex the Sudetenland that falls in the western part of Czechoslovakia. 

Though appeasement is defined in the dictionary as an endeavour to bring about peace is white or come but in history, it is always known as the failed attempt of the British prime minister to keep the Nazis from starting World War 2. Today anyone who favours confrontation over negotiation refers to the historical example of appeasement citing that Chemballi chamberlain was a weak-hearted leader who was controlled by Hitler. It is believed by the historians that if Chamberlain had taken firm steps against nazis and put forward a strong stance rather than trying to appease Aldof Hitler from the very beginning then the world war might have been avoided. 

The German aggression after 1935 could have been stopped if prime minister chamberlain and his predecessor Stanley Baldwin could have taken measures against the Nazis the brutal execution from the first world war is still afresh in the mind of people and the citizens, as well as the leaders of Britain of France, are not willing to risk any Divas starting war with Germany anymore. At the same time, many of the people feel that it was unfair for Germany to be pushed into signing the treaty of Versailles. 

This is also believed by some that moving the troops into the demilitarized Rhineland and remilitarisation of Germany was justified on part of Hitler as he violated the treaty. It is also believed that the kind of fascism that happened in Germany was way better than the communism that was bought by Stalin in the Soviet Union.  Thus appeasement became a very popular policy by mid-1930. Millions of people in Europe hoped that behaving in a polite and friendly way to Hitler could make him agree to limit German expansion and would satisfy him.

Thus this article deals with Nazi aggression and appeasement as well as Nazim and the rise of Hitler along with the aggression timeline of Nazi. As it is believed that nazi aggression and appeasement was the only reason for the second World war to happen.

Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

Adolf Hitler first came into power when he joined the political party in Germany in September 1919 which was then known as the German workers’ party (DAP) also referred to as Deutsche Arbeiterpartei. India 1920 the name was changed for the party and it was renamed as NSDAP (national socialist German workers party) that was also commonly referred to as Nazi party. As it was anti-Marxist it strongly opposed the Government of the republic post the war and declined the treaty of Versailles. Holding toxic prejudice against Jews, Pan Germanism and nationalism was advocated by the party.

After which stag adopted the enabling act of 1933 in the month of March Hitler attended the great power in March 1933 as he was given unexpanded authority. On January 30, 1933, after a series of parliamentary elections that happened that was associated with backroom interest the president Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as the chancellor. Once the enabling act was ruthlessly implemented with authority it ensured that Hitler could thereafter constitutionally implement the dictatorial power with a legal obligation.

During the early year of the party, Hitler rose to a place of prominence. As he was one of the best speakers in the party he threatened the party to leave if he is not made the leader. She was aided by his willingness to exercise ruthless measures and violence so as to advance his political objective and recruited the party members who were willing to do the same. The Munich putsch on November eighth and ninth of 1923 followed by the release of his book named “my struggle” had increased the audience of Hitler. During the mid-1920 when the party organised for an electoral battle and Hitler stood as a speaker and organiser for the party as well as in street battle and violence between the communist and the nazis  Sturmabteilung (SA).

Later in the same year, the Nazis gained a lot of public attention and support and therefore acquired a large number of votes to become one of the largest political parties in the Reichstag. Also, Adolf Hitler’s sharpness and keenness on the political front along with cunningness and deceptiveness helped in converting the non-majority stance of the party into plurality status of effective governing in the ailing Weimar Republic of 1933.

Chronology of Appeasement and Aggression

Hitler kept invading the neighbouring countries, totally violating the Treaty of Versailles. As many people around Europe condemned the expansion tactics of Hitler along with its neighbouring countries, the concerns of the people in Britain and France started growing rapidly. But even then the Britan and France government were too reluctant to take any major action against the Nazis at the time of the erotic expansion program carried out under the supervision of Hitler. Thus here is the list of the events which reflected the aggression of the Nazis and the appeasement that was followed by the Britain and France:-