◾️In 1938, #Great_Britain and #France, seeking to avoid war, signed the #Munich_Agreement, allowing #Hitler to occupy the #Sudetenland, where many ethnic #Germans lived. #Czechoslovakia was not even invited to the negotiations - it was simply presented with a done deal.
◾️Upon returning to #London, then-Prime Minister #Chamberlain solemnly declared "peace for our time." Just 6 months later, #Hitler violated the agreement by occupying all of #Czechoslovakia and, soon after, unleashed #World_War_II