This circumstance provided the background to a remarkable letter Winston Churchill, at that time President of the Board of Trade, wrote to Asquith. Writing at the end of 1908, Churchill suggested a political strategy based on what he called, significantly, "Social Organisation". ... Churchill was only one, and not the senior, of the Liberal ministers to press for national insurance. ...
World War II Review Sept. 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland World War II begins Nov. 30, 1939 Russia invades Finland o Beginning of the Russo-Finish War The war is over the Soviet demand for Finland to relinquish naval bases and territory to the Soviets Russia wins the war (they outnumber Finland 10-1), but suffer huge casualties Convinces Hitler that it is time to invade Russia May 10, 1940 France surrenders to Germany Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister o Rallies England to resist planned German invasion (OPERATION SEA LION) Pro-German...
D-Day and The Battle of Stalingrad were two battles in the Second World War II that changed the tides of the war towards the Allies both on the Eastern and Western Front. Before the winter of 1942-43, when the battle at Stalingrad took place, the German forces on the Eastern front were at a stand st...
World War II ranged from 1939 through 1945 and it involved every major world power. On one side were the Allies, including Great Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union. On the other side the Axis powers included Germany, Japan and Italy. This conflict resulted from the rise of to...
Submarines of World War I The First World War introduced a whole host of new technology to the armies of the world. The machine gun, the tank, and the airplane ruled the battlefields of France and Germany. These new inventions changed the face of warfare forever. As equal, the submarine changed navel warfare. The submarine went from "infancy to maturity" in a mere twenty years preceding and during World War I (Horton 68). ...
