When the Hoare-Laval Pact was leaked, it was met with strong disapproval throughout the general public in Britain and France. When the Munich Conference occurred, public opinion was strongly in favor. What was the reason for this? Did the general public believe that Hitler would actually honor his word and not menace the rest of Czechoslovakia? Did the public feel that a second-tier power like Italy shouldn't be allowed to wage wars of aggression, but an 800-lb gorilla like Germany should be appeased?