“Peace for Our Time”: Past and Present Receptions of Neville Chamberlain’s Speech and the Munich Agreement

Authors

Erica L. Uszak, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2022

Document Type

Student Research Paper

Date of Creation

Spring 2020

Department 1

History

Abstract

This paper covers British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's role in the Munich Agreement, as well as his September 30th speech in London, and explains how Chamberlain's attempt to negotiate "peace" with Hitler was received by the public. This paper examines three major newspapers: The London Times, The Manchester Guardian, and The New York Times, to see whether the press interpreted Chamberlain's negotiation with Hitler as a success or a failure. The paper also builds off of the newspapers' coverage to explain how Chamberlain and his policy of appeasement have been perceived through present-day.

Comments

Written for HIST 300: Historical Methods.

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Recommended Citation

Uszak, Erica L., "“Peace for Our Time”: Past and Present Receptions of Neville Chamberlain’s Speech and the Munich Agreement" (2020). Student Publications. 793.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/793