English history
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?
5. With what did Hitler and Stalin agreed by signing the contract?
6. Who was Neville Chamberlain?
Key
1