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By showing that appeasement was a popular policy and that there was a continuity in British foreign policy after 1933, he shattered the common view of the appeasers as a small degenerate clique that had mysteriously hijacked the British government sometime in the 1930s that had carried out their policies in the face of massive public resistance.
Viscount Templewood (as Samuel Hoare was now known) opposed the plan, but Halifax spoke in the government's favour, arguing that it was not appropriate to oppose the plan if no alternative was suggested. He persuaded many wavering peers to support the government. [16] In retirement, Halifax returned to largely honorary pursuits.
Politically the coalition government headed by Lloyd George, a Liberal, depended primarily on Conservative Party support. He increasingly antagonized his dwindling base of Liberals supporters by working mostly with Conservatives, and he antagonized his main base of Conservative supporters by foreign policy miscues.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and ...
I well recall reading a (single-volume) biography of Chamberlain in the 90s which had a chapter looking at appeasement during his government, that it recorded a quote which as far as I can recall was this (a few of the words might not be what were printed, hence my suggestion it be checked out): "Most people opposed appeasement in hindsight, few were against it at the time."
A federal judge temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration’s pause on federal grants and loans Tuesday, just hours before it was set to take effect, as a slew of advocacy groups ...
Kroger and Albertsons — two of the biggest grocery chains in the United States — had hoped to complete the largest supermarket merger in the country's history this year. On Monday, the U.S ...
A government interest is compelling if it is essential or necessary rather than a matter of choice, preference, or discretion. [1] When government action infringes an individual's fundamental rights, the government must show that the government's action is necessary to achieve a compelling government interest. The protection of public health ...