18. When starting and waging a war it is not right that matters, but victory. Close your hearts to pity. Act brutally. Eighty million people [Germans) must obtain what is their right. ... The stronger man is right.
-Adolf Hitler, 1939
Some countries, including France and England, chose to appease Hitler rather than confront him in hopes of
maintaining peace. These
words of Hitler's clarify that appeasement -
A. was the chief cause of World War II
B. had little or no effect on Hitler's plans
C. encouraged Hitler to become more brutal
D. was ultimately rewarded with peaceful actions