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The Revolt Against Bevin
A British Labor rebel reveals the inside story of the political fight over Britain’s foreign policy February 1 1947 RICHARD CROSSMAN, M.P.
The Revolt Against Bevin
RICHARD CROSSMAN, M.P.
A British Labor rebel reveals the inside story of the political fight over Britain’s foreign policy
During a debate in the British House of Commons last November, Richard H. Crossman, Labor Member of Parliament for East Coventry, proposed an amendment in which he called on the Labor Government to review and recast its foreign policy and “provide a democratic and constructive Socialist alternative to an otherwise inevitable conflict between American capitalism and Soviet communism.”
Why The Alliance between Stalin and Churchill Was Based on Pragmatism
Churchill may not have thought highly of the Soviet leader, but he viewed them as an essential ally to help Britain deal with Nazi Germany.
Here s What You Need to Remember: Churchill was driven by one overwhelming motive: he needed Russia to continue fighting until the historically notorious winter months started, since a separate peace between Stalin and Hitler would only enable the Nazis to turn back on the British Isles again.
Though British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premiere Josef Stalin were suspicious of one another, they were compelled to cooperate early in World War II.
The Allies eventually prevailed over the Axis powers.
Here s What You Need to Know: The Allies agreed to mobilize all their resources against the Axis powers and to make no separate peace.
A British battleship and an American cruiser converged secretly in a remote bay on the Newfoundland coast early in August 1941. There, during a few days, one of the most momentous meetings of the 20th century would bring forth a historic resolution that would guide the Allies to victory in World War II and would seek to pave the way for eventual global unity.
On Saturday, August 2, President Franklin D. Roosevelt jauntily informed hovering reporters that he was going on a fishing trip. He boarded the presidential train at Union Station in Washington, D.C., and rode northward. The following day, at the Navy Submarine Base in New London, Conn., Roosevelt was lifted aboard the 165-foot presidential yacht,