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Mandatory military service continued, as despite the end of World War II, Britain continued to wage numerous small colonial conflicts around the globe: the Malayan Emergency, 1948–1960, [35] in Kenya against the Mau Mau Uprising (1952–60) and against Egypt in the 1956 Suez Crisis.
Spectator sports became increasingly fashionable in post-war Britain, as attendance soared across the board. [146] Despite the omnipresent austerity, the government were very proud to host the 1948 Olympics , even though Britain's athletes won only three gold medals compared to 38 for the Americans. [ 147 ]
This is a Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II covering Britain 1939–45. For a narrative history and bibliography of the home front see United Kingdom home front during World War II, as well as history of Scotland § Second World War 1939–45 and history of Northern Ireland § Second World War. [1]
Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations ...
British entry into World War II. 1940 10 May Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister. 1945 8 May World War II ends in Europe. 26 July Clement Attlee becomes Prime Minister. 24 October Britain becomes a founding member of the United Nations. 1947 15 August India gains independence from Britain. 1948 1 January British Rail is established. 5 July
This article lists successive British governments, also referred to as ministries, from the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, continuing through the duration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922, and since then dealing with those of the present-day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
This is a timeline of the events that stretched over the period of late World War II, its conclusion, legal aftermath, with the inclusion of the Cold War, from January 1945 to December 1991. January 1945
British victory: Klang War (1867–1874) Selangor Civil War. Forces of Raja Abdullah of Klang. British Straits Settlements. Forces of Raja Mahadi British Allied victory: Nukapu Expedition (1871–1872) United Kingdom: Nukapu natives British victory: Bombardment of Omoa (1873) United Kingdom Honduras: British victory: Third Ashanti War (1873 ...