They should have built up their resources and military right from the start, especially when Hitler started to rearm. This would have put them in a better position, rather than just sitting around and doing nothing.

It was clear to everyone, even Churchill, that Hitler's true intentions was to expand aggressively. His expansionist policies could be seen taking place right in front of British eyes, but their politicians were so paranoid about war that they did not do anything about it.

The British people were unwilling to go to war, but that could be easily changed if the media and propaganda started portraying Hitler as an aggressive person trying to take over Europe.

A strong Germany can indeed serve as a buffer to the spread of Communism, but after the Franco-Soviet pact put Germany in a position where it was against both the Eastern and Western European powers. Germany as such distrusted both sides and thought both sides sought to undermine its survival. Just like how there was no confirmation that Hitler would side against the Western European powers, there was no guarantee that Hitler would side against the Soviets either.

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I feel that the appeasement policy of the British was not justified in 1938 because at that time, Hitler had clear plans of expanding and it was evident that Hitler wouldn't back down and slow down his aggression towards his European neighbours. In the early 1930s, it was not so clear what Hitler as the leader of Nazi Germany would do, so maybe pursuing a foreign policy of appeasement was still justifiable, but by 1938, it was clear that it was no longer the case.

Hitler blatantly violated the Treaty of Versailles, had an Anschluss with Austria which clearly showed that Hitler's interests was in the expansion and strengthening of Germany and re-militarized (which was clearly a challenge to Britain's position in Europe). British politicians were so paranoid about war that they forgot to defend their own country's interests. They had to wait till Germany was so strong and had an non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union before they made any action, but by then it was too late.

Therefore this shows that appeasement was not the right policy for Britain in 1938.