Chamberlain government

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The Chamberlain government was the British administration led by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in the late 1930s and early World War II, noted especially for its policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany.

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instanceOf British government
United Kingdom ministry
historical government
alsoKnownAs Neville Chamberlain ministry
chancellorOfTheExchequer Neville Chamberlain
Sir John Simon
linked to: Reginald McKenna
coalitionPartners Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal National Party
National Labour Organisation
country United Kingdom
dateOfMunichAgreement 1938-09-30
dateOfWarDeclarationOnGermany 1939-09-03
declaredWarOn Germany
domesticIssue air raid precautions
introduction of conscription in peacetime
rearmament of the United Kingdom
endDate 1940-05-10
firstLordOfTheAdmiralty Duff Cooper
Winston Churchill
followedBy Churchill war ministry
foreignPolicyDoctrine appeasement
foreignSecretary Anthony Eden
Lord Halifax
linked to: Sir Samuel Hoare
headOfGovernment Neville Chamberlain
historicalReputation controversial
homeSecretary Sir John Anderson
Sir Samuel Hoare
introducedMeasure Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
Military Training Act 1939
involvedInEvent Norwegian campaign
Sudeten Crisis
linked to: Munich Agreement

outbreak of World War II
keyInternationalActor Fascist Italy
French Third Republic
keyInternationalOpponent Nazi Germany
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
legislatureStatus National Government coalition
legislatureTerm 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom
ministerOfLabour Ernest Brown
monarchDuringTerm George VI
notableForPolicy appeasement of Nazi Germany
oppositionLeader Clement Attlee
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
parliamentaryMajorityType large majority
politicalPartyOfPrimeMinister Conservative Party (UK)
precededBy Second Baldwin government
reasonForEnd loss of confidence after Norwegian campaign
signed Munich Agreement
startDate 1937-05-28
succeededByPrimeMinister Winston Churchill

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Churchill government precededBy Chamberlain government
Chamberlain government alsoKnownAs Neville Chamberlain ministry
linked to: Chamberlain government
37th United Kingdom Parliament government Third National Government
linked to: Chamberlain government
Military Training Act 1939 introducedBy Neville Chamberlain government
linked to: Chamberlain government
Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) foundedBy Government of Neville Chamberlain
linked to: Chamberlain government
National Governments of the 1930s in the United Kingdom hasPart Chamberlain war ministry
linked to: Chamberlain government
Third Baldwin government followedBy Chamberlain war ministry
linked to: Chamberlain government
Third Baldwin government followedBy Chamberlain war government
linked to: Chamberlain government
British War Cabinet usedByGovernment Neville Chamberlain government
linked to: Chamberlain government