Firstly, Source C tells us that four great powers of Europe during 1938 attended the Munich Conference and collectively agreed that Adolf Hitler could claim the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia without a plebiscite, so long as Hitler didn’t invade the rest of Czechoslovakia. These four powers consisted of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier France. Moreover, Source C states ‘can keep the peace’ showing that peace was kept and war was temporarily avoided by appeasing Hitler. Similarly, Chamberlain also mentions how the war would have destroyed our nation in 1938, which was true, as Britain lacked military force due to the policies of the Treaty of Versailles. However, the source neglects to mention that the
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The source was from the time period and therefore is reliable. Furthermore, Source C is spoken by Neville Chamberlain, a politician who was directly involved with the situation in Czechoslovakia and debates what to do. In addition, Chamberlain attended the conference in Munich, making it a direct eyewitness account and more dependable. Contrastingly, Source C isn’t reliable as Chamberlain created appeasement himself, making him biased toward its success in 1938. The quote also comes from a speech during a parliamentary debate, making it’s purpose to persuade the public and other politicians that appeasement was a successful strategy and that the Munich Agreement could maintain peace. Likely, the source was used to reassure and persuade the public that there would not be a war. Many Britons were worried about another war due to the devastation of the first world war, and wanted peace to avoid losing their loved ones once again; Guernica had also been recently bombed by the Germans and this terrified the British public.
To conclude, I disagree with Chamberlain’s opinion that the Munich Agreement was a victory for peace, as while it did adjourn the war, the consequences were great, such as Hitler gaining more confidence and resources, and the Allies losing the USSR as a potential
The source was from the time period and therefore is reliable. Furthermore, Source C is spoken by Neville Chamberlain, a politician who was directly involved with the situation in Czechoslovakia and debates what to do. In addition, Chamberlain attended the conference in Munich, making it a direct eyewitness account and more dependable. Contrastingly, Source C isn’t reliable as Chamberlain created appeasement himself, making him biased toward its success in 1938. The quote also comes from a speech during a parliamentary debate, making it’s purpose to persuade the public and other politicians that appeasement was a successful strategy and that the Munich Agreement could maintain peace. Likely, the source was used to reassure and persuade the public that there would not be a war. Many Britons were worried about another war due to the devastation of the first world war, and wanted peace to avoid losing their loved ones once again; Guernica had also been recently bombed by the Germans and this terrified the British public.
To conclude, I disagree with Chamberlain’s opinion that the Munich Agreement was a victory for peace, as while it did adjourn the war, the consequences were great, such as Hitler gaining more confidence and resources, and the Allies losing the USSR as a potential