Munich Pact

American  

noun

1. the pact signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany on September 29, 1938, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany: often cited as an instance of unwise and unprincipled appeasement of an aggressive nation.

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Munich Pact British  

noun

1. the pact signed by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy on Sept 29, 1938, to settle the crisis over Czechoslovakia, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany

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Munich Pact Cultural  

1. An agreement between Britain and Germany in 1938, under which Germany was allowed to extend its territory into parts of Czechoslovakia in which German-speaking peoples lived. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain negotiated on behalf of Britain, and Chancellor Adolf Hitler on behalf of Germany. Chamberlain returned to London proclaiming that the Munich Pact had secured “peace in our time.” The Germans invaded Poland less than a year later (see invasion of Poland), and World War II began.

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In later years, the Munich Pact was denounced as pure appeasement of Hitler.

Example Sentences

Days after the pope’s coronation in 1939, the German dictator showed the world how much the Munich Pact meant to him when he invaded Czechoslovakia and incorporated it into the Reich.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

Her army generals were aghast after the Munich Pact when Hitler told them that they should be prepared for war because she was in no economic shape to do so.

From Economist • Apr. 8, 2013

And if you’re hoping to use this movie to cram for that upcoming history final on the New Deal or the Munich Pact, better downgrade those expectations right now.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2012

He admitted the invasion was an act of aggression, a violation of the Munich Pact.

From Time Magazine Archive

He goes so far as to suggest that Lindbergh was partly responsible for the Munich Pact and, by implication, the start of World War II.

From Time Magazine Archive