What policy did many in Britain support in response to Hitler's demands?

The policy widely supported in Britain in response to Hitler's demands was appeasement. This approach involved making concessions to aggressor nations in hopes of maintaining peace and stability in Europe. The most notable example of appeasement during this period was the Munich Agreement of 1938, where British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain agreed to allow Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia in exchange for a promise of no further territorial expansion.

The motivation behind appeasement was to avoid another devastating war like World War I and to buy time for Britain to rearm and prepare for potential conflict. Many in Britain believed that by satisfying Hitler's demands, they could prevent further aggression and maintain peace in Europe. This strategy, however, ultimately failed, as Hitler continued to expand his territory and aggression, leading to the outbreak of World War II.

In contrast, the other options—militarization of the British forces, international isolation, and the formation of the Axis Powers—did not capture the prevailing sentiment at the time. Militarization was indeed undertaken later, but the immediate focus was on appeasement. International isolation suggests a withdrawal from global affairs, which was not the approach Britain was primarily taking. The formation of the Axis Powers