Appeasement

German Rearmament

Review of German Troops, 1939

German Aggression

German Aggression 1936-1939

The Munich Agreement

Chamberlain and Hitler at

the Munich Agreement
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Further German Aggression

Polish city of Wielu after German bombing September 1, 1939

Central Historical Question

Was appeasement the right
policy for England in 1938?

Documents A and B
Review guiding questions and
read excerpts individually
Discuss and answer guiding
questions with partner
Individually, develop hypothesis
#1- using Documents A and B
Share hypothesis
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Documents C, D, and E
Review guiding questions and
read excerpts individually
Discuss and answer guiding
questions with partner
Individually, develop hypothesis
#2- using Documents C, D, and E
Share hypothesis
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Discussion
Whose hypothesis changed from Round 1 and
Round 2? How and why?
Which documents did you find the most
persuasive? Why?
Which documents contained the strongest
evidence? Which documents needed more
evidence to back the authors claims?
What other documents or types of evidence
would you need to explore to further address
whether or not appeasement was the right policy
for England in 1938?
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