1. Great Britain's allies in WWII: - The US - both joined the Atlantic Charter (August 14, 1941), provided financial and military support(Lend Lease - 30 Billion$) to Britain, and together founded the United Nations, were two dominant powers. Disagreement: President F. Roosevelt was not supportive of the imperialistic ambitions of GB and encouraged letting the countries under the British Empire the right to self-determinate, but eventually held back from this point of view, as the British colonies (like India) were a significant source of military power.
2. Ally 2: The USSR Although GB and the USSR barely shared common views, they had a common interest in defeating Germany and other Axis power. Additionally, the Soviet Union was a powerful state, and it was better to be on the same side and it was a good way to assure security on the Eastern front. USSR joined the Atlantic Charter on September 24th, 1941.
3. Goals of Great Britain during WWII: 1. Defeating the Germany's threat 2. Maintain GB's role in Central and Eastern Europe 3. Preserve the British Empire
4. Ally 3: Colonies Except for Ireland, which proclaimed neutrality for this war, the other colonies sided with Great Britain (Canada, Australia, New Zealand and others)
5. In 1939 Great Britain signed an Anglo-Polish pact, which meant that GB had to defend Poland in case of being invaded. However, Great Britain did not step up for Poland while it was invaded by Germany, an act that was later described as the "Phony war", where GB and France refrained from taking actions and instead appeased to Germany. It then started looking for allies to confront the Axis power and defeat fascism.
6. W. Churchill was the Prime Minister of Great Britain (1940-1945), he was part of the Liberal party up 1924, then joined the Conservatism party and was a supporter of imperialism. He took part in all major conferences during the war along with Roosevelt and Stalin, a
7. Conferences: Tehran conference: opening a second front Yalta(February 1945) - spheres of influence, post-war order
8. Used resources: www.ww2.history.com www.history.com www.bbc.co.uk www.britannica.com
