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CHAMBERLAIN (1)
CHAMBERLAIN (1)
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(
Arthur
)
Neville
Chamberlain
(1869 - 1940), British
statesman
and
politician
. He became
prime minister
in 1937 and attempted to avoid
war
between Britain and
Germany
by negotiating the
Munich
Agreement
in 1938, under which
Germany
, led by
Hitler
, was allowed to extend its territory into parts of Czechoslovakia.
World War II
broke
out less than a year later. He resigned as
prime minister
in May, 1940.
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