Great Britain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...ceased the repayment of war debts, and supplanted...prior to the outbreak of World War II were characterized...German pact of Aug., 1939, war was recognized as inevitable. World War II and the Welfare State On Sept. 1, 1939, Germany...Ireland followed suit (see World War II ). Chamberlain...representatives, but after German victories in Scandinavia...a supreme war effort; American aid (see lend-lease...the USSR (June) and the United States entered the war...defeat of Germany (May, 1945) and Japan (Sept...modernization. Leadership in world trade, shipping, and...