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Neville Chamberlain achieves 'peace with honour'

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Having negotiated the Munich Agreement and giving the Sudetenland to Germany, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned to Britain promising ‘peace with honour’. Although Chamberlain did not regret the Munich Conference, he did regret the ‘peace with honour’ speech.

Classroom Ideas

This clip could be used to prompt further study on Neville Chamberlain. How does posterity differ from opinion of him at the time? Students could compare public opinion of Chamberlain actions with public opinion of other Prime Minister’s actions in more recent conflicts.

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