Neville Chamberlain
Born: March 18, 1869
Died: November 9, 1940

NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN

• Born: March 18, 1869, Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Died: November 9, 1940, Heckfield, United Kingdom
• Spouse: Anne Chamberlain (m. 1911–1940)
• Children: Francis Chamberlain, Dorothy Chamberlain
• Education: Rugby School, Mason Science College

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• Arthur Neville Chamberlain FRS was a British Conservative politician
• Served as Prime Minister of the United kingdom from May 1937 -May 1940
• Associated with the policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany.

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• Chamberlain was determined to have another war.
• His policy of appeasement towards Adolf Hitler culminated in the Munich Agreement
• When Britain and France accepted that the Czech region of the Sudetenland
• He believed that by appeasing Hitler he assured "peace for our time"
• March 1939 Hitler annexed the rest of the Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia

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• September 1939 Hitler's forces invaded Poland.
• Chamberlain responded with a British declaration of war on Germany.
• 1940 he resigned and Winston became prime minster
• He passed away a few weeks later

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "History Neville Chamberlain." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2014.
• "1939 Britain Declares War on Germany." BBC News. BBC, 09 Mar. 1939. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.