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[–] DarkWasp@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I too remember in the history books when all the countries banded together holding flowers politely asking the Nazis to stop invading and massacring them.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Neville Chamberlain, and his appeasement policy. It was about as effective as you'd imagine.

[–] chaogomu@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Chamberlain gets a lot of shit, but he was also responsible for massively ramping up the production of fighter planes, which is the only reason why England survived the Battle of Britain.