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"This cartoon by the British cartoonist Sidney 'George' Strube appeared in the Daily Express on 3 October 1938. Chamberlain (on the right, with nothing but a hat and umbrella), confronts Mars (the God of War)."

Candela Zufriategui and Camila Carnemolla This source is from a british view. Churchil is shown standing against the war, always supporting the policy of appeasement.

It is a primary source because it was published on 3 October 1938 in the Daily Express. In this one Chamberlain is confronting Mars, who is the God of War for the ancient Roman religion. The sources´s message is that Chamberlain wanted to avoid war. He followed the policy of Appeasment in order to not make his country enter in another war. He was keen on not suffering such a devastation, as the one sufferend in the WW1, again. The perspective is from the British because it shows a very positive image of Chamberlain. It shows him as a hero.

This video is an extract of Chamberlain´s speech towards appeasement. British prime minister Chamberlain actually believed he had achieved the foundations of a peace with Hitler.

Low's famous 'Stepping Stones to Glory' showed Hitler marching towards his goal ('Boss of the Universe') along a carpet laid across the backs of the 'spineless leaders of democracy'. The message of the source that Hitler is travelling down a 'road', and Low has even identified the first two steps correctly - 'Rearmament' and 'Rhineland'. But Low was able to do so because those were the two steps Hitler had already taken. He guesses Hitler's next step (Danzig) incorrectly, and the rest of the steps are marked with question marks. Low was claiming that Hitler was heading down a road to war and that everyone else as too scared or spineless to stand up to him.

Bruce Donald and Delfina Urso This source shows the Policy of Appeasement. It shows how Hitler was expanding his territory and nobody was trying to stop him.

This cartoon is from the London Evening Standar, a popular newspaper with a large readership in Britain. This source show the way in which Hitler toughly stepped though and mocked his rivals in order to achieve his goals. in the source we can see how Hitler gets higher each step, gaining power and defeating more people each time

Posse and Helou

After the Munich Agreement, Chamberlain thought that he had finally achieved peace by giving Hitler the Sudetenland (following the Policy of Appeasment). However, Hitler's ambition was not satisfied.