The policy aimed at avoiding war by conceding to German demands is known as?

The policy aimed at avoiding war by conceding to German demands is known as?

• A. Containment
• B. Pacifism
• C. Appeasement
• D. Isolationism

Answer: (C)

Appeasement is the policy of trying to prevent war by giving in to an aggressor’s demands. In the 1930s Britain and France pursued appeasement toward Nazi Germany, hoping that concessions—such as allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia—would satisfy Hitler and avert another war. The idea was to buy peace by yielding, but it ended up encouraging more aggression and undermining collective security, ultimately contributing to the outbreak of World War II when Germany moved to invade Poland. Containment aims to stop expansion through opposition and military means, not concede to demands; pacifism is a moral stance against violence; isolationism involves staying out of international affairs, rather than specifically favoring concessions to avoid war.

Appeasement is the policy of trying to prevent war by giving in to an aggressor’s demands. In the 1930s Britain and France pursued appeasement toward Nazi Germany, hoping that concessions—such as allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia—would satisfy Hitler and avert another war. The idea was to buy peace by yielding, but it ended up encouraging more aggression and undermining collective security, ultimately contributing to the outbreak of World War II when Germany moved to invade Poland. Containment aims to stop expansion through opposition and military means, not concede to demands; pacifism is a moral stance against violence; isolationism involves staying out of international affairs, rather than specifically favoring concessions to avoid war.