Question

3. Prior to the start of World War II, Great Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement when they

a. rejected an alliance with the Soviet Union
b. allowed Germany to expand its territory
c. signed the agreements at the Yalta Conference
d. opposed United States efforts to rearm

Answer 1

The answer is b, as Germany first remilitarised the Rhineland, which Britain and France simply allowed to happen. Then, in 1938, the Germans held the Anschluss, annexing all of Austria, despite it going against the Treaty of Versailles. After this, in 1939, Germany demanded the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, later invading them. Finally, the Germans invaded Poland, which finally caused Great Britain and Grance to intervene as they declared war on Germany.