WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Winston Churchill
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Woodrow Churchill
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Neville Chamberlain
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Winston Cordial
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Detailed explanation-1: -Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister following the latter’s resignation after losing a confidence vote in the House of Commons.
Detailed explanation-2: -Here are the two last paragraphs from a famous speech delivered by Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the House of Commons on 4 June, 1940. In the speech, Churchill vows that Britain will never surrender to an invasion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Manchester Guardian, 5 June 1940.
Detailed explanation-4: -On May 10, 1940, with the Germans attacking western Europe, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and King George VI asked Churchill to become Prime Minister and form a government. Churchill formed a coalition with the Labour, Liberal and Conservative parties.