THE TRANSFORMATION OF BRITISH SOCIETY

By HiddenMonster

  • The ‘Phoney War’

    Britain's declaration of war are referred to as the 'phoney war' because Britain saw no military action.

  • Blitzkrieg(Lightning War)

    A new method of warfare, used by Hitler in several events.

  • Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)

    An evacutation of over 300,000 army men from the Northen Eastern beach of France; the evacuation lasted for about a week.

  • The Battle of Britain

    A period of conflict between the RAF and German Luffwaffer, Germany tries to invade Britian but fails due to the RAF's defence,

  • The Blitz

    A period of heavy bombing on London and other surrounding cities by Germany, by the end of the bombing in May 1941 almost 1/3 of London was destroyed.

  • D-Day

    An event where allied troops stromed the beaches of Normand in France

  • VE Day

    Victory was celebrated in Europe for winning the war.

  • Winston Churchill losing the election

    Winston Churchill lost the election to Clement Atlee's Labour Party.

  • Japanese surrender

    The Japanese unconditionally surrendered to the allies ending the second world war.