Items tagged "Britain": 5

Seems like France and Italy are going to continue toying with England! 1937 was a year in which England was beginning to face serious fighting with Germany. When they looked to France and Italy for possible aid they found that there would be much consideration on theri part, but end up making no serious commitment. History Learning Site, Italy…

Looks like Britain is very thankful for what America is giving them in this World War II cartoon! The artist Charles Kuhn illustrates what the United States gave Britain as a result of FDR’s Lend-Lease act of 1941. Britain, who was struggling in their fight with Germany, appreciated all that the United States had to give them in terms of…

The year is 1915. It is the beginning of World War II and Britain is not doing well fighting the German alone. German submarines are stealthy raking up British death tolls in the Atlantic. The fighting is fierce and will continue to be so throughout the war. This cartoon is showing how Germany is gaining the upper hand over Britain blockading them…

President Franklin D. Roosevelt sure looks happy. Here he is providing American battleships to England as part of the Lend-Lease Bill of 1941. This bill allowed the United States to lease ships to the British under the understanding that this would protect the United States from being drawn into World War II. Roosevelt would have wanted to avoid…

Who’s right here? Both can’t be true. During World War II, both the British and the Germans were providing misinformation about their naval battles. Both sides wanted to appear strong to possible allies and as a result, the international community saw disagreeing statements. Instead of influencing other nation’s opinions in the…