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by Frank McDonough
Why the Policy of Appeasement was a Mistake
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This 5 page paper looks at the policy of appeasement in Europe during the 1930s. The paper argues that it was a mistake at the time, but appeasement is examined as a concept in general as well.
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time, it is something that is thought to be weak. During the time it was initiated Hitlers wrath was certainly felt. It is not as if he was someone where
reason would matter. Therefore, the policy of appeasement is something that can be easily opposed. Of course, there is much controversy on this subject as many like any idea that
averts war, but just as one does not want to give in to terrorists, it is hard to institute a policy where "giving in" is the primary method of negotiation.
Such policies may be equated with weakness. This is the case in the context of Europe in the early part of the twentieth century. First, it pays to explore definitions.
What is appeasement exactly? Appeasement is "a policy of acceding to the demands of aggressors, which often lead to more demands and greater concessions; an attack word against those opposing
intervention in the affairs of another country" (Safire 22-23). The idea was that reasonable people could sit around and talk and resolve things (Eberstadt 22). It was for example believed
that by " satisfying Hitlers European territorial demands, they could avoid all-out war with Germany" (Watson 12). The term was actually first used in 1934 by Philip Henry Kerr who
wrote a letter to the Times of London (Safire 23). Interestingly, the Times was instrumental in coming up with foreign policy during the period (Dutton 272). The Safire book does
suggest that appeasement is more about finding an excuse for nonintervention than anything else. Fowler would later contend that the word appeasement had over the years gotten a stigma which
is equated with colonialism and imperialism, for example (Safire 23). Also, the concept of appeasement appears to be something equated with weakness. In fact, Winston Churchill was against the
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