Was the policy of appeasement the most important reason for the reason of the Second World War?
No. The whole myth about how appeasement caused World War Two was made up to justify military interventions in the modern era. Sure, the allies could have invaded Germany in the 30s, but the unfounded speculation that this would magically have prevented World War Two is mere fantasy. While the allied armies on paper were superior to what Hitler had at the time, they were not designed for offensive operations on the large scale that an invasion of Germany would have required. It would also have been terribly unpopular at home and abroad. And to put it mildly, the Germans out up a good fight when they were the aggressors, had they been the victims of French and British aggression they very likely would have fought even harder. And other countries like Spain and Italy might have joined them. And it’s not like the US was wild about entering World War Two as it was, France and England attacking Germany would have made US help even more problematic. Basically England and France attacking Ger
