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British Prime Minister '''Neville Chamberlain''' was born in 1869 and died in 1940. He became Prime Minister in 1937 and together with France's [[Edouard Daladier]] signed the [[Munich Pact]] with [[Germany]]. This allowed Germany to annex the [[Sudetenland]] in exchange for a promise of peace. Chamberlain received a hero's welcome upon his return to Great Britain, declaring that the pact had provided "peace in our time." He also immediately took steps to bring the Britsh armed forces into a state of readiness for war. Hitler looked upon Chamberlain as an extremely wily chracter, and felt that he had been cheated out of war. | British Prime Minister '''Neville Chamberlain''' was born in 1869 and died in 1940. He became Prime Minister in 1937 and together with France's [[Edouard Daladier]] signed the [[Munich Pact]] with [[Germany]]. This allowed Germany to annex the [[Sudetenland]] in exchange for a promise of peace. Chamberlain received a hero's welcome upon his return to Great Britain, declaring that the pact had provided "peace in our time." He also immediately took steps to bring the Britsh armed forces into a state of readiness for war. Hitler looked upon Chamberlain as an extremely wily chracter, and felt that he had been cheated out of war. | ||
| − | Not long after, Hitler took all of [[Czechoslovakia]] and then invaded [[Poland]], starting [[World War II]]. In the spring of 1940, following British and French reverses in [[Norway]], Chamberlain resigned and [[Winston Churchill]] became Prime Minister | + | Not long after, Hitler took all of [[Czechoslovakia]] and then invaded [[Poland]], starting [[World War II]]. In the spring of 1940, following British and French reverses in [[Norway]], Chamberlain resigned and [[Winston Churchill]] became Prime Minister. |
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Revision as of 23:22, July 14, 2007
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was born in 1869 and died in 1940. He became Prime Minister in 1937 and together with France's Edouard Daladier signed the Munich Pact with Germany. This allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland in exchange for a promise of peace. Chamberlain received a hero's welcome upon his return to Great Britain, declaring that the pact had provided "peace in our time." He also immediately took steps to bring the Britsh armed forces into a state of readiness for war. Hitler looked upon Chamberlain as an extremely wily chracter, and felt that he had been cheated out of war.
Not long after, Hitler took all of Czechoslovakia and then invaded Poland, starting World War II. In the spring of 1940, following British and French reverses in Norway, Chamberlain resigned and Winston Churchill became Prime Minister.
