Book Chapter

ENGLISH HISTORY. SUMMARY: CHAPTER III.—BRITAIN'S NEW ALLY

1941

Overview

Britain and the next German Move (pg. 50-51). Government's Expectation of Russo-German War (pg. 51). Prime Minister's Broadcast (pg. 51-52). Foreign Secretary's Statement (pg. 52). General Approval (pg. 52). British Raiding of Germany Intensified (pg. 52-53). Air Raids in June (pg. 53). Anglo-Russian Agreement (pg. 53). Withdrawal of British Troops from Iceland (pg. 53). The Campaign in Syria (pg. 53-54). The Armistice (pg. 54). New Vote of Credit (pg. 54-55). Ministerial Changes (pg. 55). Ministry of Information and the Press (pg. 55-56). Resignation of Mr. Duff Cooper (pg. 56). Debate on War Production (pg. 56-57). Premier's Concern (pg. 57). His Statement (pg. 57-58). Effect on the House (pg. 58). Registration of New Age-groups (pg. 58). Review of Civil Defence Workers (pg. 58-59). Recommendations of Reconstruction Committee (pg. 59). Lord Reith's Statement (pg. 59-60). Minister of Food on Food Situation (pg. 60). Agricultural Production (pg. 60). U.S. Loan to Great Britain (pg. 60-61). New Move in India (pg. 61). Demands for Wage Increases (pg. 61). Government's Plea to Workers (pg. 61). Rejection by Trade Unions (pg. 61-62). Air Activity in July (pg. 62). Warnings to Japan (pg. 62-63). Mr. Attlee's Survey of the Situation (pg. 63). Premier's Visit to President Roosevelt (pg. 63-64). The “Atlantic Charter” (pg. 64-65). Mr. Churchill's Comments (pg. 65). Trade Agreement with Russia (pg. 65). Dearth of Coal-miners (pg. 65-66). Repair Work in Damaged Areas (pg. 66). Government Takes Over Railways (pg. 66-67). Need of Skilled Men for the Forces (pg. 67). New Fire Service Organisation (pg. 67). Amendments to Fire Prevention Order (pg. 67-68). Air Activity in August (pg. 68). Losses at Sea (pg. 68). Operations in Mediterranean (pg. 68-69). Trades Union Congress (pg. 69-70). British Protests to Iran (pg. 70). Invasion of Iran (pg. 70-71). Mr. Churchill on the Battle of the Atlantic (pg. 71). On Aid to Russia (pg. 71-72). Record Tank Output (pg. 72). Lord Beaverbrook in Moscow (pg. 72). Demand for an Invasion of the Continent (pg. 72-73). Premier's Reasons for Refusal (pg. 73). Public Disappointment (pg. 73). Second Inter-Allied Conference (pg. 73-74). Air Activity in September (pg. 74). Operations in Mediterranean (pg. 74-75). British Warning to Finland (pg. 75).

• Subject: Addison, Lord / AIR raids / Air raids, enemy / Amery, Rt. Hon. L. S / Anderson, Rt. Hon. Sir John / ANGLO-JAPANESE relations / ANGLO-RUSSIAN relations / ANGLO-RUSSIAN trade relations / Army / Atlantic Charter / Atlantic, Battle of the / Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R / Auchinleck, General Sir Claude / Beaverbrook, Lord / Beveridge, Sir W / Bevin, Rt. Hon. Ernest, M.P / Bomber Command / Bracken, Mr. Brendan / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Butler, Hon. R. A / Catroux, General (France) / Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S / Citrine, Sir Walter / Civil defence / Coal industry / Communist Party / Crete / Cripps, Sir Stafford / Davies, Lord / Dentz, General (Syria) / Duncan, Sir Andrew / Eden, Rt. Hon. Anthony, M.P / Finland / Food situation / France / Germany / Gibson, Mr. George / Grenfell, Mr. D. R / Halifax, Lord / Harriman, Averell (U.S.A.) / Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S / Iceland / INDO-CHINA / Iran / Iraq / Italy / Japan / LAW, Mr. R. K / London Passenger Transport Board / Lyttelton, Captain Oliver / Macmillan, Mr. Harold / Maisky, M. (Russia) / Mediterranean warfare / Ministerial changes / Morrison, Rt. Hon. Herbert / Reith, Lord / Ribbentrop, Herr (Germany) / Roosevelt, President (U.S.A.) / Samuel, Lord / Shipping losses / Soviet Russia / Thailand / United States of America (USA) / VAN Kleffens, Dr. E. N. (Netherlands) / War Damage Act / WAR expenditure / Wavell, General Sir Archibald / Wilson, General Sir Henry Maitland / Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley / Woolton, Rt. Hon. Lord