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1、WorldWarIIWorldWarII(oftenabbreviatedasWWII),wasaglobalconflictlastingfrom1939to1945,involvingmostoftheworld'snations—includingallofthegreatpowers—eventuallyformingtwoopposingmilitaryalliances:theAlliesandtheAxisBritainplayedaveryimportantroleinWWII.SomeimportanteventsofBritainduring
2、WorldWarIIGermanyattackedthePoland,thebeginningofWorldWarIIThenewleaderofBritain--WinstonChurchillGermaninvasionofFranceBlitzTheendofWorldWarIIinEuropeEnglandinthebeginningofwarInMarch1939,BritainannouncedthatitwouldsupportPolandifGermanyinvadedit.Germanyinvadedanyway.(Insecret,Hitle
3、randStalinhadsignedanagreementdividingupPolandbetweenthetwopowers）OnSeptember1,1939,GermanbegantoinvadePoland.GermanyattackedthePolandReason:1.AdolfHitlerwantedmoreland,especiallyintheeast,toexpandGermanyaccordingtotheNazipolicyoflebensraum[‘leibənz,rəum]德生存空间Results:Polandwasoccupie
4、dbyGermanyandSovietUnion.OnSeptember3,1939,BritaindeclaredwaronGermany.ThismarksthebeginningofWorldWarIIinEurope.ThenewleaderInMay1940,Britaingotamoreaggressivewar-timeleader--WinstonChurchillreplacedChamberlainasPrimeMinister.Duringthewar,Churchillheldanumberofmeetingswithotherwarti
5、meleaderstoseekthemethodstodefeatFacist.GermaninvasionofFranceGermanoccupiedthesmallcountriesinEurope.AndthenGermanyattackedFranceonMay1940,whichendedthePhoneyWar.Thebattleconsistedoftwomainoperations.Inthefirst,FallGelb(CaseYellow),GermanarmouredunitspushedthroughtheArdennes,tocutof
6、fandsurroundtheAlliedunitsthathadadvancedintoBelgium.Belgium['beldʒəm]Ardennes[a:'denz]n.阿登高地Inthesecondoperation,FallRot(CaseRed),executedfrom5June,GermanforcesoutflankedtheMaginotLineandpusheddeepintoFrance.outflank[,aut‘flæŋk]vt.迂回Maginot[’mæʒinəu]马其诺Thecampaignwasaspectacularvict
7、oryfortheAxisPowers.BattleofDunkirkTheBattleofDunkirkwasabattleintheSecondWorldWarbetweentheAlliesandGermany.MapofthebattleProcessTheBattleofDunkirklastedfromtheMay26,1940untiltheJune4,1940.TheAlliedforcesweresplitintwobyaGermanarmoredadvancetotheChannelcoastatCalais.Thenorthernparto
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