(1)duringthe1930s,aggressivemovesmadebygermany,italyandjapanmetwithambiguousreactionsfromthewest,hitlercametothechancellorshipingermanyin1934,hegraduallyunveiledhisambitioninbuildinganewmilitaryforcedespitetheprohibitionsetbythetermsofversaillestreaty
(2)facingmussoliniandhitler'sprovocationfrom1934to1939,dauntedbythefearfulmemoryofthefirstworldwar,bothbritishandfrenchgovernmentsfirsttriedtoappeasetheirhunger,doinglittlemorethanverbalprotest.
(3)munichconferencewasheldin1938.ressiveactionsofthefascistcountries.
(4)britainandfrancedeclaredwarongermanyaftertwodays'ofhitler'sblitz-warinvasionofpolandonseptember1st,1939,whichmarkedtheformalbeginningofthesecondworldwar.withatoleratingussrandunderpreparedfranceandbritain,germantroopssweptthroughmanyeuropeancountriesatalmostunbelievablespeed,leavingbritainthesolesurvivor.
(5)eededchamberlainasprimeminister,andthebritishairforcethwartedhitler'sambitiontomakebritainafinishingtouchtohisconquest.in1941,hitlerturnedhislegionstowardsthesovietunion.
(6)in1941,theunitedstatesofficiallyenteredthewarafterjapanesesurpriseattackofpearlharbor.intheasian-pacificbattlefield,estforceofresistanceagainstjapaneseambitionsinasia.
(7)thesecondworldwarlastforsixyears,infebruary,1943,germanforcessurroundedatstalingradandthefinalsurrenderwasonmay7,1945.thewaragainstjapanconcludedonaugust14,1945,
(8)afterthewar,thenewgovernmentworkedoutnewpoliciestoorganizethecountry'smassivepostwarreconstructionandtheproposalofakindof"from-cradle-to-grave"socialsecuritysystemwasadopted.atthesametime,"themarshallplan"didhelpbritain,especiallybritishindustryandforeigntrade,torecover.
(9)the1960switnessedthesexualliberationandthetremendouspopularityofthebeatles.