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Winston Churchill - Matters came to a head

Time: Feb, 1938

Place: London, England, United Kingdom

Details: At first, Churchill welcomed Chamberlain's appointment but, in February 1938, matters came to a head after Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden resigned over Chamberlain's appeasement of Mussolini, a policy which Chamberlain was extending towards Hitler.

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