They did not have enough money to fight the war from the beginning. They had to get monetary help from the US and other countries. They were fighting the war in South East Asia, the Pacific, The Atlantic Ocean, Africa, and Europe. They had to get evacuees to other places. They did not have enough natural resources so they had to get ships and many other war implements from the US and elsewhere. The had to transport troops around the world. This was very expensive. So the US and other places gave them many decades to pay them back. They did it too. This is amazing for a an Island that is smaller than the US state of California and part of Nevada.
Britain had been at war with Germany since September 3, 1939, when it declared war following Germany's invasion of Poland. This means that, as of October 2023, Britain would have been in the war for over 84 years.
The specific reason was that German forces invaded Belgium on their way to France. Britain, France and Prussia (the key forerunner of Germany) had guaranteed Belgian neutrality in 1839 (and again in 1875). Moreover, Britain was an ally of France and was not willing to let a substantial part of the coast opposite Britain fall into unfriendly hands.
The Seven Years War, aka The French and Indian War (1756-63)
A man named William Pitt led Great Britain to victory in the Seven Year War. The Seven Year War happened from 1756 to 1763.
The fall of France in 1940 was significant for Britain as it marked a major shift in the power dynamics of World War II, leaving Britain as the primary adversary against Nazi Germany in Western Europe. The loss of France eliminated a crucial ally and strategic buffer, forcing Britain to fend for itself against a formidable enemy. This event also underscored the urgency for Britain to bolster its defenses, leading to increased military preparations and the eventual formation of alliances, notably with the United States and the Soviet Union. The fall heightened the stakes for Britain, solidifying its resolve to resist and ultimately contributing to the Allied strategy that would be pivotal in the defeat of the Axis powers.
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they were in dept and at war
The War of 1812
Because Britain owed a large dept from the French and Indian War
france and britain declared war on Germany
Great Britain did not.
France and Britain
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2,000,000 years
King George was not in a colony. He was the ruler of Great Britain at the time. He was taxing the colonists to pay off his dept for the French and Indian War.
The Battle of Britain happened AFTER most of Europe had already been conquered by Germany.
Burgundy sided with Britain in the war