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Britain in WW2
Questions regarding British participation in World War 2, in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war.
7,126 Questions
Why did people go in to air raid shelters?
People went to air-raid shelters to shelter from bombings during the Blitz.
What did Germany have to do before it could invade Britain?
They did, actually, occupy a few tiny islands in the English Channel during the Second World War.
But for a large scale invasion, they would have needed to make it past coastal defenses, and the airman that defended the skies above. That was a daunting task for Hitler, since he needed to dedicate his planes to invasions of other countries.
Long story short? Hitler was just spread too thin, and he couldn't muster enough aircraft for a large scale invasion.
He did, however, carry out many bombings on the city, both with bombers and with V2 Rockets ("Bouncing Bombs").
Was Winston Churchill a bricklayer?
He was a qualified bricklayer, however he did not take it up as a profession (ie a job).
What were Neville Chamberlain's main features in policy of appeasement?
Chamberlain thought that by appeasing Germany and Hitler, he could prevent war. Chamberlain, and many in Britan, thought that the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh and by giving back the land taken from Germany (and more) they would make Germany/Hitler happy and war would never come.
Dimitri Mendeleev is best known for what?
Best known for creating the periodic table of elements. The periodic may also be used now.
Why did the German's think Britain was going to attack calais?
Because it was closest to Britain, so a Channel crossing there would the easiest for the Allies. Another reason was that the Allies did not want the Germans to find out what the real intended invasion location for D-Day was, and they had set up an elaborate misinformation campaign. They succeeded in making the Germans think that the invasion would indeed take place much farther north, in the Calais region.
By singing the Munich Pact Britain and France agreed to take this policy toward German aggression?
Appeasement.
In which year did Winston Churchill retire as British Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill was British Prime Minister from May 1940 until July 1945 and again from 1951 until 1945
Who did Britain buy their oil from during World War 2?
Romania and the Soviet Union right up until the invasion. I believe there might have been some small wells in Austria, to the north-east of Vienna. For much of the war Germany relied on synthetic oil made from low grade coal (by hydrogenation). By far the biggest factory was the Leuna-Werke, which claimed to be the biggest single industrial plant in the world at the time. Making oil from coal is an extremely expensive process and requires a very large investment. The construction of the large synthetic oil plants was one of the clearest early signs that Germany was preparing for war. Joncey
nobody cares where the hellthey went only that they're safe, brotha
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War 2?
Britain had three Prime Ministers during World War 2. The first was Neville Chamberlain who attempted initially to appease Hitler to prevent a second world war. However Hitler invaded Poland in September, 1939 which prompted Chamberlain to declare war on Germany.
Following the failed Norwegian campaign against Germany, Chamberlain resigned as Prime Minister, and was replaced on the 10th of May, 1940 by Winston Churchill. The European war finished on the 8th of May 1945 when the allies declared VE day (the surrender itself having been signed on the previous day).
Churchill remained Prime Minister until the 27th of July, 1945, when he was replaced by Clement Attlee after Labour won a landslide election victory.
On the 14th of August 1945, Japan agreed to surrender and ultimately signed the surrender papers on the 2nd of September 1945, marking V-J Day and the end of World War 2.
Clement Attlee remained as Prime Minister until the 26th of October 1951 when he was replaced by a re-elected Conservative party led by Winston Churchill.
The priminster from ww2 is , Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain , Neville Chamberlain came out of office 2 weeks after England commit ed war on Germany , then Winston Churchill came in .
What is a Morrison shelter and when was it used in world war 2?
A Morrison Shelter was issued to people who didn't have a garden and therefore couldn't use an Anderson shelter. It was a protective cage that could be assembled inside a house and would protect from falling masonry etc. but not from a direct hit.
Who was the prime minister of great Britain when war started?
Winston Churchill was the prime minister of great Britain during WW2
Neville Chamberlain until May 1940, then Winston Churchill until July 1945 and then Clement Attlee.
Neville Chamberlain was the prime minister of great Britain at the start of wwii, that began in 1939.
How did the wartime posters help mobilize the Home Front for world war 2?
Byinfluencing women and people to win the war.
What did England do to prepare for the blitz?
Britain did a number of things to prepare for the German attacks. e.g. Rationing Blackouts Took down signs and directions Gas Masks Anderson + Morrison Shelter Used the underground as protection when attacks occured etc... andrew 10n
Who worked Bletchley Park-ww2?
Bletchley Park was a top secret code breaking facility during World War II. The people working there were top mathematicians and computer pioneers who were able to break the 'unbreakable' German Enigma Code thereby shortening the war and saving many lives. Because of the total secrecy at the facility, most of the early computers which were developed there were destroyed at the end of the war including the Enigma code breaker.
An end to impressment.
How did the British react when they found out about the Holocaust?
Britains response was of anger and disgust. The camps were kept a secret from the outside world until 1944 when some of the first were found and in 1945 Belsen was discovered. My grandad was an engineer in WW2 and he was one of the first to walk into Belsen. When he walked out he never talked about what he saw. we only found this out when he died and we were reading his military records. The feeling would of been the same for all soldiers and civilians who entered these "camps". The governments reaction was to put all Nazi leaders on trial when the war was won. The Nuremburg trials.
What is the retirement age of the British Prime Minister?
The current British Prime Minister, David Cameron, is only 45 years old, having been born in 1966.
He is the second youngest ever British PM, second only to Pitt the Younger in the early 19the Century.
the destruction and bitterness left behind by world war 1
Why did people in World War 2 tape their windows?
The glass would be less likely to shatter from the concussion of bomb blasts nearby.
