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Great Britain was the most powerful country in the world-and was planning to attack the US before they declared war on Germany. Within about four more months of the Battle of Britain, the R.A.F would have defeated the Luftwaffe; and the Empire troops would have arrived in Dover. By 1942, the British could have landed in Normandy-and crushed the Germans! The US and USSR wouldn't be needed. (even though the Russians were very, very brave.)
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No, not a chance. The Soviet Union was the only one that could have stood a chance.
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Britain was not planning to attack the USA at all, and it is very unlikely that without the aid of her own Commonwealth and the US she could have defeated the Nazis, especially given the Axis included Japan which was attacking the Allies in the Pacific and various Asian countries.
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Although the Battle of Britain did see off the Luftwaffe after the worst of the Blitz, the country was still very seriously menaced by the Kriegsmarine's U-boats, which took a huge toll of Allied merchant shipping across the Atlantic. Some U-boats patrolled within sight of the American coast, though surfacing only at night, and one even torpedoed a ship well into the St. Lawrence Seaway. The submarines were eventually defeated by sheer dogged determination and bravery of the Royal Navy and the US Navy, and by two major technical advances. One was sonar, to detect the submerged vessels accurately enough for destruction by depth-charging; the other, cracking the German & Italian military-radio codes thanks to the RN seizing the Enigma code-machine from a captured U-boat. (It was to be year before Churchill allowed America to know this had happened - the Hollywood version is a bare-faced lie!) The result was such a death-toll among the German submariners that their High Command officer, Admiral Doenitz, had no option but to recall his U-boat "wolf packs".
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Unfortunately the US aid came at terrible economic cost to the UK - the so-called "Special Relationship" as Winston Churchill called it at the time, was and still is economically and politically very one-sided. America wanted Britain to lose her power and empire; and in the Suez Crisis a few years after the War, one of the USN's chiefs told Secretary of State, John Dulles, that he was prepared to attack the Royal Navy's ships in the Mediterranean: a tape-recording of their meeting exists in US archives.
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At the start of WW2 Russia and Germany were allies but this changed, with Hitler's armies pushing into the Soviet Union with huge losses on both sides. Eventually the USSR's main ally in defeating Germany was her own geography: a huge country with very long, cold Winters.
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What primary nation defended Britain in World War 2?
In the beginning, Britain was basically fighting to defend itself all alone. There were Americans that joined the RAF, but as a country the USA did not join till much later in the war. Russia was fighting the Nazis too, but could hardly be said to be defending Britain, they were spending all their energies defending themselves. After the USA joined the war, they were the primary nation to defend Britain.
Who won battle of Britain World War 2?
The allies were successful in the Battle of Britain.
What war caused Britain to increase taxes during World War I?
World War 1
Did Britain declare war on Germany in World War 1 or World War 2?
In both.
What event made Great Britain declare war in World War 2?
Germany was TOO imperialistic, and they forced Britain into the war.
Why was Britain left alone in world war 2?
By 1940, German forces had overrun most of Europe except for Britain. No other country was prepared to become involved in what was seen as a European war. Therefore Britain stood alone against the very powerful German forces and spent the time re-arming and retraining its armed forces. Nothing much happened until December 1941 when Germany declared war on the USA and they entered the war. Britain was no longer alone.
How was Britain alone in the war of Britain?
Because the French had surrendered and the Americans had not yet entered the war.
Where could you find a monarchy government in World War 2?
Great Britain
What primary nation defended Britain in World War 2?
In the beginning, Britain was basically fighting to defend itself all alone. There were Americans that joined the RAF, but as a country the USA did not join till much later in the war. Russia was fighting the Nazis too, but could hardly be said to be defending Britain, they were spending all their energies defending themselves. After the USA joined the war, they were the primary nation to defend Britain.
What war is Great Britain World War I or World War 2?
Great Britain, or more correctly The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was involved in both World War 1 and World War 2.
When did the World War 2 invade Britain?
Britain wasn't invaded during World War 2
What proof do you have that the Revolutionary War was a world war?
It involved countries over the whole world. The empire of Great Britain alone included countries in Asia, Africa Europe and North America. France also was in Europe
What lesson Britain learn after the Great Britain war?
world war 1
What was Britain called in World War 1?
Britain.
Did Britain forgive Germany in World War 2?
Britain forgave Germany after the war
What made them have World War 2?
The Britain and the French declared war on the German when the German were at war with Poland. They all did not have a peace treating so they could not have peace.
Could Britain win World War 2 without help from other nations but from the commonwealth?
No. By 1941, Britain was on its knees and if the US had not entered the war in December of that year, Britain would eventually have been overrun by Nazi Germany.
