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The Instrumental Role Of Great Britain Essay

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Brian Printz Period B British Lit 4/13/16 The Instrumental Role of Great Britain in WWII Due to Great Britain 's leadership, army, and revolutionary inventions, it was the most important country of the allied powers victory during WWII World War II took place during 1939 through 1945 and was filled with bloodshed, inventions of new battle tactics, strong leadership, and many other things that has had an impact on our world today. To many historians, the British played the biggest factor in the war and without them, the Allied Powers would not have been victorious. The British declared war on September 1, 1939 and were somewhat considered the underdogs of the war due to the size and strength of the German forces. Although Germany was larger and maybe even stronger, the British stuck it out and with their key leaders, new weaponry, and their extremely brave and courageous army gave the Axis powers a very difficult time throughout the war. Many people believe that the reasoning behind Britain declaring war on Germany was because they though Germany attacked Britain first, but this is not the case. The reason Britain joined the war was because Germany attacked Britain 's closest ally, Poland. Poland and Britain had a treaty which said that if either country was being attacked, the other would help. Britain held their word and when Germany looked to expand their empire in Poland, almost immediately Britain was at Poland 's side and wasn 't

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