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Question
Which of the following events is considered to be Hitler’s greatest triumph and Chamberlain’s supreme act of appeasement?
Options
The Anschluss
The Munich Agreement
The Rome-Berlin Axis
The Anglo-German Naval Agreement
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Solution
The Munich Agreement
Explanation:
The Munich Agreement (1938) is regarded as Hitler’s greatest achievement since it allowed Nazi Germany to take the Sudetenland portion of Czechoslovakia without fighting. It is also seen as British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's ultimate act of appeasement, since he gave in to Hitler’s demands in the hopes of avoiding conflict.
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