Brittish Foreign Policy in the 1930's

British Foreign Policy in the 1930's is often summed up by one word: appeasement. Though this is chiefly remembered because of Chamberlain's attitude towards Germany and Czechoslovakia at Munich in 1938, the general trend of trying to reduce the international consequences of small disputes and maintain the peaceful balance was evident in Eden's policy towards Spain in August 1936. The Italian invasion of Abyssinia and in March 1936, and the German militarization of the Rhineland were certainly of significance to the Foreign Office since both these right wing Nationalist governments were sympathetic towards Franco (in Spain), so heavy British intervention on behalf of the Republic would lead to a broader crisis. Despite the fact that neither Hitler nor Mussolin...