nov 12, 1936 - Neville Chamberlains reputation is tarnished by his appeasement of Hitler.
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Neville Chamberlain took over as prime minister and party leader after Baldwin retired. His reputation was overshadowed by his dealings with Nazi Germany and the peace agreement he signed with Hitler in 1938 which abandoned Czechoslovakia to the Nazis and failed to prevent the onset of war. He remained in office until May 1940 but resigned after Germany invaded the Netherlands Belgium and France. He died of cancer within six months.
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