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Morale, Propaganda, and the U.S.A.
The Battle of the Atlantic raged on into1941 but at home people were relying on the arts to keep their spirits up. Noel Coward's Blythe Spirit opened in London. Tommy Handley's show It's That Man Again was broadcast by the 91热爆 and a musical programme to boost Forces' morale was heard for the first time - it was called Sincerely Yours
In December 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour. America could no longer stay out of World War II. The following day Britain declared war on Japan in support of the United States.
Vera Lynn |
Vera Lynn (born 1917) 'The Forces' Sweetheart'- A singer who did much to boost the morale of troops during World War Two
- Among her songs were We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs Of Dover
- Made Dame of the British Empire in 1975
In 1941 A Ration-Time Cookery Book was published called A Kitchen Goes To War. The war-time diet is considered healthier than many followed in the Nineties.
 
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| 1936 | George V dies
Edward VIII becomes King
Edward VIII abdicates
George VI becomes King
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| 1937 | Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister
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| 1938 | The Munich Agreement is signed
Germany annexes Austria
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| 1939 | World War II begins
Conscription is introduced
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| 1940 | Churchill becomes Prime Minister
Rationing is introduced
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| 1941 | The Atlantic Charter is formed
Anglo-Soviet Treaty is signed
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| 1942 | The Beveridge Report is published
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| 1944 | Butler's Education Act
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| 1945 | Attlee becomes Prime Minister
World War II ends
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| 1946 | National Insurance Act is passed
National Health Act is passed
The United Nations is founded
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| War Diary 1941 | | • | January 22 Australian and British troops capture Tobruk |
| • | January 14 Afrika Korps lands in Tripoli |
| • | March 11 Lease Lend Agreement signed with US, Bulgaria joins Axis |
| • | April 6 Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece |
| • | April 17 Yugoslavia surrenders |
| • | April 26 Germans march into Athens |
| • | May 10 Commons destroyed by bombing |
| • | May 10 Rudolf Hess flies to Scotland |
| • | May 20 Germans bomb Crete |
| • | May24 HMS Hood sunk by Bismarck. More than 1300 dead |
| • | May 27 Bismarck sunk. 1000 dead |
| • | June 1 British and NZ troops evacuate Crete |
| • | June 22 Germans invade USSR |
| • | December 7 Pearl Harbour attacked by Japanese |
| • | December 8 Britain declares war on Japan |
| • | December 25 Japanese take Hong Kong |
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