During the 1930s there was a great trade depression and money was tight. With three million people unemployed, the government had to spend money on social welfare rather than weapons and soldiers. Chamberlain wanted to increase the amount of money used for social welfare, so was reluctant to increase military spending.

What caused appeasement in ww2?

Stalin saw the ‘cowardly’ actions of Britain and France as flaws in their potential allies, and used this as an excuse to form closer ties with Hitler and Nazi Germany. This in turn also helped encourage Hitler to expand on the Eastern Front, taking more risks and inevitably causing World War Two.

What were the effects of appeasement?

Appeasement gave Britain and its allies time to rearm, and at the same time allowed its citizens time to slowly adjust and accept the impending reality of brutal conflict with Nazi Germany.