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United Kingdom in World War II
- Anglo-Soviet AgreementOn the 23rd of August 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact known as the Molotov, Ribbentrop Pact.
- Anglo-Polish allianceIn early 1939, British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax received a proposal from Polish Ambassador to the United Kingdom Raczyński.
- Norway DebateIn September 1937, Neville Chamberlain became prime minister of a National Government dominated by Conservatives. He succeeded Stanley Baldwin after years of…
- Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to GermanyOn the 1st of August 1945, the Potsdam Agreement established provisional terms for governing Germany after World War II.
- Yalta ConferenceThe Yalta Conference opened on the 4th of February 1945 inside the Livadia Palace. This grand estate sat near the Black Sea resort town of Yalta in Crimea.
- Atlantic CharterOn the 9th of August 1941, the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales steamed into Placentia Bay. Winston Churchill stood on its deck as it met the American…
- Lend-LeaseThe 1930s began with one of the world's greatest economic depressions. The later recession of 1937, 1938 was also one of the worst of the 20th century.
- Destroyers-for-bases dealBy late June 1940, France had surrendered to Germany and Italy. The British Empire and the Commonwealth stood alone in warfare against Hitler and Mussolini.
- Admiralty (United Kingdom)Around 1400, the office of Admiral of England emerged to manage maritime affairs. King Henry VIII established the Council of the Marine in 1546 to handle…
- Polish government-in-exileOn the 17th of September 1939, President Ignacy Mościcki issued a proclamation from the small town of Kuty near the southern Polish border.