History & Civics
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Britian and France followed a Policy of Appeasement as they believed that the Treaty of Versallies had been too severe to the defeated powers, especially Germany. They thought that if genuine grievances of Germany were removed, she would be satisfied and would do nothing to disturb the peace of the world.
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