I feel that the way Kissinger approached the French and British appeasement was certainly appropriate. Kissinger writes that France had an “overwhelming psychological dependence on Great Britain” which he concluded was why France made no military preparations. In the wake of a devastating war on both France and Britain, they adopted a policy of peace at any price, which essentially is appeasement. Kissinger describes how Great Britian was afraid to confront Germany and risk war, which Hitler exploited when Germany invaded the Rhineland. Germany was able to drive a wedge between between France and Britain because Britain would not give their “full commitment” to France out of fear of another war. Hitler used this to his advantage as he was able
