Churchill and the Munich Agreement

What did the Oxford Union pass a motion of in 1933?

"This House would not in any circumstances fight for King for King and Country" (Churchill was furious)

Why was the 1933 Fulham by-election a shock?

It was won by a pacifist (Labour) not a pro-rearmament candidate (Conservative)

What did the 1934-35 Peace Ballot suggest Brits were in favour of?

Reducing armaments and supporting 'collective security'

Who had introduced the '10 Year Rule' which cut military spending?

Churchill

When was the '10 Year Rule' introduced?

1928

When had an arms race previously led to war?

Before the First World War

When was the Munich Agreement signed?

30th September 1938

When did Hitler break the Munich Agreement?

March 1939

What did Churchill call the Munich Agreement in the House of Commons?

A defeat

When was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed?

23rd August 1939

Which countries did Churchill call to be in a 'Grand Alliance' in 1938?

Britain, USSR and USA

Who was the foreign secretary that called for peace terms with Germany in 1940?

Lord Halifax

Which country did Lord Halifax propose should broker a deal between Germany and Britain in 1940?

Italy

When in 1940 was the cabinet meeting that unanimously rejected a peace deal?

28th May (1940)

When did Germany invade France and the Low Countries?

10th May 1940