who was the british prime minister during the above mentioned war?
Winston Churchill
British Empire
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill successfully lobbied President Franklin D. Roosevelt for military aid from the United States, but Roosevelt was not yet ready to ask Congress to commit the country to war.
what happened to the british empire after ww2 Though it emerged victorious from the Second World War, the effects of the conflict were profound, much of Europe was in ruins, and host to the armies of the United States and the Soviet Union. Britain was also left essentially bankrupt. which colony was the last to exit the empire? UNANSWERABLE
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British Empire [SEP] Second World War
Britain's declaration of war against Nazi Germany in September 1939 included the Crown colonies and India but did not automatically commit the Dominions of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Newfoundland and South Africa. All soon declared war on Germany. While the Britain continued to regard Ireland as still within the British Commonwealth, Ireland chose to remain legally neutral throughout the war. After the Fall of France in June 1940, Britain and the empire stood alone against Germany, until the German invasion of Greece on 7 April 1941. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill successfully lobbied President Franklin D. Roosevelt for military aid from the United States, but Roosevelt was not yet ready to ask Congress to commit the country to war.