Instead of trying to create an overarching answer, it is useful to look at the following factors and examine whether each one was successful or not. Factors include: Diplomacy (w/ USA, France, Germany, USSR and to a lesser extent Italy, Japan and the dominions), Military (Navy, RAF and the Army), Economy (imports/exports, GDP and GNP, new jobs) and Civil Defence (recruitment, training, provisions). If time allows in an exam there could also be a short discussion of efforts made by the Government to convince Britons of the need to resist extremist governments.