The British and French pledges to Poland signaled the end of the appeasement approach. Appeasement was the label given to Britain's policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unrestrained in the hopes of avoiding conflict. The Munich Agreement was met with joy in the United Kingdom.
He Refused to criticize democrats for using his vote against the civil rights act to attack him and he feared Race would be a major issue during the election