What was the primary purpose of the Munich Conference in 1938?

The primary purpose of the Munich Conference in 1938 was to appease Hitler by allowing the annexation of the Sudetenland. This conference involved leaders from France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy, who convened to address Hitler's demands for the Sudetenland, a region of Czechoslovakia with a significant ethnic German population. The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, and the French Premier, Édouard Daladier, believed that conceding to Hitler's demands would prevent a larger conflict in Europe. This approach stemmed from the desire to maintain peace following the traumas of World War I, even though it ultimately failed to prevent the outbreak of World War II. The agreement made at the conference is often cited as a classic example of the policy of appeasement, which ignored the aggressive expansionist policies of Nazi Germany.