Neutrality

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Neutrality
A neutral Britain would not take part in the war. While many disagreed due to fear of devastation and the cost of rearmament Britain had to consider the safety of its empire
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Rearment
While rearmament was costly a 1935 report on Britains economic readiness made for a depressing reading. It said that Britains army ,navy and airforce were far from ready and due to germany's military expansion Britain was forced to increase spending
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Appeasement Definition
Appeasement was the policy whereby Britain made concessions to their opponents to buy them off. Britain adopted this policy
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Why Appeasement ??
Briatians economy was suffering due to the war, The people did not want to commit itself to another conflict. Finally many leaders said that Hitler was a realistic man with sensible demands who could be dealt with by reasonable policies
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Impact
Improvements were made to the size of the Raf . It alsobenifited for
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While rearmament was costly a 1935 report on Britains economic readiness made for a depressing reading. It said that Britains army ,navy and airforce were far from ready and due to germany's military expansion Britain was forced to increase spending

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