To what extent is the policy of appeasement an abject failure?

1. Essay Structure

1.1. Introduction (What is appeasement in history? Intro to essay question.)

1.2. Paragraph 1: Why is the policy of appeasement an abject failure?

1.3. Paragraph 2: What good did appeasement bring to the world?

1.4. Conclusion (Ultimately, the policy of appeasement did more bad than good, so it is, to a much higher extent, an abject failure for the parties that decided to adopt it.)

2. Possible Sources

2.1. Source Booklet

2.2. Cartoons

2.3. Quotes

2.4. Web Sources/ Books

3. Dissecting the question

3.1. To what extent: Analyse the policy from a supportive and oppressive viewpoint, before reaffirming at the end that my viewpoint is more accurate/ convincing than the other.

3.2. Abject: Absolute, complete, self-harming.

3.3. Failure: Was appeasement successful? What did it do right, what did it do wrong?

4. Historical Events

4.1. Manchurian crisis: invasion of China by Japan

4.2. Abyssinian crisis: invasion of Abyssinia by Italy

4.3. German appeasement: pre Czech invasion