S/H/28. ‘Economic constraints were the main reason for British appeasement of Germany in the 1930s’. Discuss

This paper examines how important economic constraints were to the policy of appeasement of Germany. It highlights various reasons for the appeasement: Empire, diplomacy, public opinion, anti-communism, and the failure of collective security. The arguments are sympathetic to the "Guilty Men" - PMs MacDonald, Baldwin and Chamberlain - and the reasons behind appeasement. It also touches upon how tactical a decision appeasement was to buy time and prepare Britain against Germany.