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British conservative politician and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940), circa 1940. (Photo by Bassano/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

British conservative politician and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940), circa 1940. (Photo by Bassano/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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1938: British conservative politician and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940) with his wife. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

1938:  British conservative politician and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940) with his wife.  (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

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September 1938: British prime minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) (second from right) with German dictactor Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) (right) in Munich for the signing of the Munich Pact, which acceded to Hitler's demand that the Sudetenland be ceded to Germany. With them are Neville Henderson (left) and Hitler's interpreter Paul Schmidt. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

September 1938:  British prime minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) (second from right) with German dictactor Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) (right) in Munich for the signing of the Munich Pact, which acceded to Hitler's demand that the Sudetenland be ceded to Germany. With them are Neville Henderson (left) and Hitler's interpreter Paul Schmidt.  (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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3rd September 1939: British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940) in a BBC studio announcing the declaration of war. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

3rd September 1939:  British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940) in a BBC studio announcing the declaration of war.  (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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March 1940: British prime minister Neville Chamberlain raises his hat. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

March 1940:  British prime minister Neville Chamberlain raises his hat.  (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)