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Britain in world war two

UK participated in the Second World War from its beginning September 1, 1939 and to the end (2 September 1945).

Britain was one of the countries - the creators of the international political system before the war. The new full-scale war was highly undesirable from both an economic and a political point of view. In 1933, the Nazis came to power in Germany, in parallel industrialization and militarization of the USSR. Considering the "Soviet threat" serious enough, the British government of Neville Chamberlain, Britain made the Munich Agreement trying to keep Germany under the control of "great powers" and, primarily, UK.

The break of Munich Agreement - Germany out of control "great powers" and became the dominant power in Central and Eastern Europe. An important role in the declaration of war by England played the United States, making a pressure on England, that in case of failure of Britain to protect Poland, the U.S. would abandon their promises to support England.

So after the victory in World War I the British Empire was actually the strongest. Its colonial interests spread globally. To maintain its position UK alternately helped various continental countries, keeping them parity with each other. However, the rise of Germany destroyed the orderly system of British foreign policy.

In the second half of the 30 - ies of XX century Britain actively made ​​concessions (идти на уступки)to Germany, considering that the Germans could serve as a counterweight to the increasing " Soviet threat " The result of this policy was the signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, which concerned the transfer of the Sudetskaya area of Czechoslovakia to Germany. September 3, 1939, after the invasion of Poland, Great Britain declared war on Germany.

. powerful navy (мощный военно-морской флот)

. the development of aviation

During World War II, Britain took part in the fighting on many fronts:

Strange War - action of the Anglo -French forces against Nazi Germany during the invasion of Poland.

Battle for the Atlantic - support for importing the necessary resources.

The French company - a heavy defeat of the Anglo- French forces in 1940 in France.

Battle of Britain - air battle when the British managed to prevent the landing of German army in Britain.

War in the Middle East - to protect its possessions in Africa and the Mediterranean Sea.

Battle in the Indian Ocean - Protection against Japanese

The landing of the Anglo -American army in Italy.

Liberation (освобождение) of France - the beginning of the second front.

Results:

1 the country's independence and the victory over the enemy

2 Britain lost its status over power in favor of the fledgling United States. The country's economy suffered, most of the colonies gained independence