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1937
February
21
The ban on volunteers for Spain
On the night of 20–21 February 1937 a ban on volunteers for Spain, agreed by the Non-Intervention Committee in London, came into force. No one enforced it.
May
28
Neville Chamberlain becomes prime minister
On 28 May 1937 Baldwin resigned and Neville Chamberlain became prime minister, determined to pacify Europe actively through concessions to Germany and Italy.
1938
September
27
Roosevelt's appeal to Hitler
On 27 September 1938, at the height of the Sudeten crisis, Roosevelt again urged Hitler to keep negotiating and proposed a conference of the nations concerned.
30
Key event
The Munich Agreement
On 29–30 September 1938 Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier and Mussolini signed in Munich an agreement giving Germany the Sudetenland. Prague was not consulted.
1939
March
15
Key event
Germany occupies Bohemia and Moravia
On 15 March 1939 the Wehrmacht marched into Bohemia and Moravia, and that night Hitler slept at Prague Castle. Breaking the Munich Agreement ended appeasement.
20
The German ultimatum to Lithuania
On 20 March 1939 in Berlin, Ribbentrop demanded that Lithuania's Urbšys hand the Klaipėda Region to the Reich, threatening force. Lithuania had no choice.
31
Key event
The British guarantee to Poland
On 31 March 1939 Chamberlain told the Commons that Britain and France would aid Poland if its independence were threatened. Appeasement was over.
1940
November
09
The death of Neville Chamberlain
On 9 November 1940 Neville Chamberlain died of cancer at Heckfield. Churchill paid tribute to him in the Commons; the quarrel over appeasement outlived him.