Chamberlin (the Prime Minister of the UK at the start of Germany's aggression) was more than happy to be a pacifist. The same went for France and Russia. They were all still very tired of War from WWI.
So they chose to make a lot of noise (saber rattling with no real intention of stopping Germany) as Germany invaded surrounding countries.
Heck...even a lot of folks in France (vicy France) wanted to "merge' with Germany. It wasnt until hostilities started between Germany and the UK that the rest of the world started to notice...and even then the majority of the USA did not want to get involved (hence the Leand-Lease act).
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