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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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government
United Kingdom ministry
historical government
alsoKnownAs Chamberlain government
surface form: Neville Chamberlain ministry
chancellorOfTheExchequer Neville Chamberlain
Reginald McKenna
surface form: Sir John Simon
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 government
surface form: Churchill war ministry
foreignPolicyDoctrine appeasement
foreignSecretary Anthony Eden
Sir Samuel Hoare
surface form: Lord Halifax
headOfGovernment Neville Chamberlain
historicalReputation controversial
homeSecretary Sir John Anderson
Sir Samuel Hoare
introducedMeasure Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
Military Training Act 1939
involvedInEvent Operation Weserübung
surface form: Norwegian campaign

Munich Agreement
surface form: Sudeten Crisis

outbreak of World War II
keyInternationalActor Fascist Italy
French Third Republic
keyInternationalOpponent Nazi Germany
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
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 Chamberlain government
this entity surface form: Neville Chamberlain ministry
37th United Kingdom Parliament government Chamberlain government
this entity surface form: Third National Government
Military Training Act 1939 introducedBy Chamberlain government
this entity surface form: Neville Chamberlain government
Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) foundedBy Chamberlain government
this entity surface form: Government of Neville Chamberlain
National Governments of the 1930s in the United Kingdom hasPart Chamberlain government
this entity surface form: Chamberlain war ministry
Third Baldwin government followedBy Chamberlain government
this entity surface form: Chamberlain war ministry
Third Baldwin government followedBy Chamberlain government
this entity surface form: Chamberlain war government
British War Cabinet usedByGovernment Chamberlain government
this entity surface form: Neville Chamberlain government