English history
In May 1940, when Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister got
Britain a more aggressive war-time leader. In 1942 Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to make
defeating Germany their first priority. After three more years, in 1945, Germany surrendered
unconditionally. As a result for Britain - Great Britain lost over 300,000 fighting men and
over 60,000 civilians in WWII.
Sources
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/kenanderson/histempsequel/
http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/102585.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
http://www.worldwariihistory.info/in/Britain.html
http://www.johndclare.net/wwii2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_caused_the_fall_of_the_British_Empire
Excercise
1. Which new territories were brought to Britain after WWI?
2. Name 4 other names for World War I.
3. What was the proximate cause of the WWI?
4. How did the Britain try to avoid another world war?
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