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Edwards VII becomes King
He finally became King Edward VII on the death of his mother in 1901, he frequently made trips to Europe including France where he contributed to the Anglo-French ‘Entente Cordiale’ signed in 1904, to Russia and the Triple Entente between Britain, Russia and France which a few years later would play an important role in affairs on the outbreak of World War I. -
Britain Enters World War I
Britain declared war on Germany in 1914 in response to the German invasion of Belgium. Belgium had been regarded as a neutral state under international law since 1839. On 1st August Germany declared war on Russia. The same day Britain asked the ambassadors of both France and Germany if they intended to honour Belgian neutrality in the event of war between themselves. -
Britain enters World War II
Britain and France declared war on the Nazi Third Reich on September 3, 1939. Seven days later, on September 11, 1939, the Parliament of Canada likewise declared war on Germany, the country's first independent declaration of war[2] and the beginning of Canada's participation in the largest combined national effort in its history. -
Japan Bombs United States
The base was attacked by 353[10] Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers.[10] All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk. Of the eight damaged, six were raised, repaired and returned to service later in the war. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship,[nb 2] and one minelayer. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,402 Americans were killed[12] and 1,282 wounded -
Japan drops a bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Within the first two to four months of the bombings, the acute effects killed 90,000–166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000–80,000 in Nagasaki, with roughly half of the deaths in each city occurring on the first day. The Hiroshima prefecture health department estimated that, of the people who died on the day of the explosion, 60% died from flash or flame burns, 30% from falling debris and 10% from other causes.
