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The War Of World War II

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September 3, 1939 was the day that many people’s lives changed. That is date of which Great Britain entered World War II. Great Britain would fight alongside the allied powers, which consisted of USSR, France, and US. The axis powers, which consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan, would try and bomb the allied powers into surrender. This brutal war would go on for nearly five and a half years, finally ending on May 8, 1945. The end of the war marked both celebration and mourning. For Great Britain some major turning points during the war were the Battle of Britain, and the invasion scare. Many families had to make sacrifices during the war, some of them life changing. The people of Great Britain refused to go to war and were in denial, many of them would not listen to future Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill warned the people about Hitler and Nazi Germany . Because of everybody’s fear of the war, Britain was not prepared when it came time for the country to enter the war. After World War I, Great Britain wanted to avoid any war at all costs. At the time, Neville Chamberlain was the Prime minister of Great Britain and he wanted to keep peace throughout the country. After the first world war, Chamberlain primarily focused on being in the League of Nations and that led to the deterioration of his armed forces and turn the focus to the inside of the country. The League of Nations was founded after World War I and it was there to ensure that war never broke out again .

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