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The German invasion of Czechoslovakia

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The impact of the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 brought an end to Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement policy. Chamberlain offered to help Poland if it was attacked by Germany, and the British public now faced full scale preparations for war.

Classroom Ideas

Students could discuss why the invasion of Czechoslovakia proved the turning point in British policy towards Germany.

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