When one says appeasement, one would normally think of dialogue, compromise, moderation, civilization. Personally, I think of détente, rapprochement, truce, reconciliation. I think of the necessity of ...

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The last sentence of the book is his verdict on the conference: “To bed, sick of life.” Before long, that sentence came to epitomize Europe. Horror-struck guilt and self-hatred blossomed into 1930s ...

Appeasement was the 1930s British plan to avoid World War II. Many considered it a failed policy as it allowed Germany to rapidly, ruthlessly, and very generously expand its territory. German entered ...