In my opinion, the war was going to happen anyway, and appeasement did not make it any more likely than either the weakness of the League of Nations or Hitler's desire to be a world dominator. Appeasement did mean, however, that the war took place on a much larger scale than it would have if something had been done earlier. One example of this occurred in September 1938 when Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister returned …showed first 75 words of 341 total…

…showed last 75 words of 341 total…April 1939, Britain promised to defend Poland if a foreign country attacked it. When Germany invaded Poland, in September 1939, Britain had little choice but to declare war on Germany. I conclude that the both weakness of the League of Nations and Hitler’s desire to be a world dominator both played an equal role in the start of the war. Appeasement merely magnified the scale of the war. Sources: BBC GCSE Bitesize School Text Books Encarta