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1、BritaininWorldWarIIThesituationofBritainineconomiccrisis'sPolitic——Insistingthecapitalistsystem;Economy——Takemeasurestoeasethecrisis;Diplomacy——Issuedthe“StatuteofWestminster”andAppeasementpolicy;Military——Reducingarmaments.WorldWarIIbrokeoutOnSeptember1,1939,GermanyattackedPolandwithoutdeclaring
2、.OnSeptember3,BritainandFrancedeclarewartoGermany.OnSeptember5th,WorldWarIIofficiallybrokeout.AtthesametimethewestlineoftheFrance-Germanborder,isnotstatic,BritainandFrance,againsttheirownpromisethat"IfyoudaretoinvadePoland,theGermanEmpire,theBritishandFrenchforceswilldestroytheRuhrvalley”,buthidi
3、ngintheheavilyreinforcedconcreteTuenfortificationsbehindwatchedaDonQuixote-stylesmallcountrywithpowerfulneighborstoresisttheaggressionuntiperish,butinsteadonlyinthediplomaticcondemnation.Churchill'sspeech“IsaytotheHouseasIsaidtoMinisterswhohavejoinedthisgovernment,Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil
4、,tearsandsweat.Wehavebeforeusanordealofthemostgrievouskind.Wehavebeforeusmany,manymonthsofstruggleandsuffering.Youask,whatisourpolicy?Isayitistowagewarbyland,seaandair.WarwithallourmightandwithallthestrengthGodhasgivenus,andtowagewaragainstamonstroustyrannyneversurpassedinthedarkandlamentablecata
5、logueofhumancrime.Thatisourpolicy.Youask,whatisouraim?Icananswerinoneword,Itisvictory.Victoryatallcosts-victoryinspiteofallterrors-victory,howeverlongandhardtheroadmaybe,forwithoutvictorythereisnosurvival.Letthatberealized.NosurvivalfortheBritishEmpire,nosurvivalforallthattheBritishEmpirehasstood
6、for,nosurvivalfortheurge,theimpulseoftheages,thatmankindshallmoveforwardtowardhisgoal.Itakeupmytaskinbuoyancyandhope.Ifeelsurethatourcausewillnotbesufferedtofailamongmen.Ifeelentitledatthisjuncture,atthistime,toclaimtheaidofallandtosay,"Comethen,letusgoforwardtogetherwithourunitedstrength.”Winsto
7、n·ChurchillAssessmentofthebattleofDunkirk“TheDunkirkbeach‘scourse,willbesplendidinourhistory.Wemustbeprudent,donotregardtherescueasthevictory.Thewarisnotdependingonretreatstowin.ButwehavefrustratedtheGermaneliminatione