第1104章 少年心志当凌云（37）（1 / 1）

(1)Duringthe1930s,aggressivemovesmadebyGermany,ItalyandJapanmetwithambiguousreactionsfromtheWest,HitlercametotheChancellorshipinGermanyin1934,hegraduallyunveiledhisambitioninbuildinganewmilitaryforcedespitetheprohibitionsetbythetermsofVersaillestreaty

(2)FacingMussoliniandHitler'sprovocationfrom1934to1939,DauntedbythefearfulmemoryoftheFirstWorldWar,bothBritishandFrenchgovernmentsfirsttriedtoappeasetheirhunger,doinglittlemorethanverbalprotest.

(3)Munichconferencewasheldin1938.TheConservativerulersofBritainpursedapoliceofconnivancewiththeaggressiveactionsofthefascistcountries.

(4)BritainandFrancedeclaredwaronGermanyaftertwodays'ofHitler'sblitz-warinvasionofPolandonSeptember1st,1939,whichmarkedtheformalbeginningoftheSecondWorldWar.WithatoleratingUSSRandunderpreparedFranceandBritain,GermantroopssweptthroughmanyEuropeancountriesatalmostunbelievablespeed,leavingBritainthesolesurvivor.BIqupai.c0m

(5)In1940WinstonChurchillsucceededChamberlainasPrimeMinister,andtheBritishAirForcethwartedHitler'sambitiontomakeBritainafinishingtouchtohisconquest.In1941,HitlerturnedhislegionstowardstheSovietUnion.

(6)In1941,theUnitedStatesofficiallyenteredthewarafterJapanesesurpriseattackofPearlHarbor.IntheAsian-Pacificbattlefield,ChinaperformedasthebiggestforceofresistanceagainstJapaneseambitionsinAsia.

(7)ThesecondWorldWarlastforsixyears,InFebruary,1943,GermanforcessurroundedatStalingradandthefinalsurrenderwasonMay7,1945.ThewaragainstJapanconcludedonAugust14,1945,

(8)Afterthewar,thenewgovernmentworkedoutnewpoliciestoorganizethecountry'smassivepostwarreconstructionandtheproposalofakindof"from-cradle-to-grave"socialsecuritysystemwasadopted.Atthesametime,"theMarshallPlan"didhelpBritain,especiallyBritishindustryandforeigntrade,torecover.

(9)The1960switnessedthesexualliberationandthetremendouspopularityoftheBeatles.