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Learn about and revise the experience of Commonwealth immigrants coming to Britain from 1948 with this BBC Bitesize GCSE History (OCR B) study guide.
- Empire and citizenship - Caribbean migration - Post-war ...
The British Caribbean after World War Two. Around 10,000...
- Troops from the British Empire - World War Two and total ...
When World War Two broke out in September 1939, Britain...
- Empire and citizenship - Caribbean migration - Post-war ...
- The Battle of Britain
- The Unsinkable Ship
- The North African Campaign
- British Intelligence
- The British Empire
- The Royal Navy
Between June and October 1940, the RAF engaged in a deadly battle over the skies of southern Englandwith wave after wave of Luftwaffe bombers and fighter planes. At stake was the supremacy of the air and, in turn, the survival of the United Kingdom. Following the fall of France, the only country still standing in the way of Hitler’s total dominance...
Free from occupying forces, Britain became an unsinkable ship, able to launch constant bombing raids against German industrial, military, and civilian targets. This hampered the Germans’ ability to fight the war effectively and severely lowered enemy morale. As well as being a base for both British raids on the German homeland and its military inte...
Unable to fight in continental Europe, the British instead turned their attention to North Africa, fighting several battles against the Italians and the Germans to drive them from the continent. The battles fought between General Bernard Montgomery and his opposite number, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, culminated in Rommel’s defeat in the Battle of E...
The British knew they hadn’t much hope of taking the fight directly to the Germans at the start of the war, but what they did have was an intelligence network that was second to none. The full weight of British intelligence was thrown into the war effort and produced astonishing results that proved vital. The Special Operations Executive (SOE), for...
With an empire stretching from Canada to Australia, Britain was able to raise a fighting force the Germans and the Japanese could never hope to match. In India alone, Britain raised an army of 1.4 million troops who went on to play vital roles in both the European and Pacific theatres. While many people see the Pacific as primarily a war between Ja...
Of course, it wasn’t just on land that Britain made an invaluable contribution to the war. At sea, the gigantic Royal Navyplayed a pivotal role in defeating the Axis powers from day one of the conflict to the very end of the war. In Europe and the Middle East, Royal Navy blockades confined the Italian and German navies to port due to a chronic shor...
The British Caribbean after World War Two. Around 10,000 soldiers from the British Caribbean fought for the British Army, and another 6,000 in the Royal Air Force in World War Two. Over 100...
Where did some of the migrants travelling on the Empire Windrush find work? What does this report tell us about the skills of these passengers? How does the report explain why these people...
When World War Two broke out in September 1939, Britain called upon countries from across the British Empire for help. The contribution from people across the empire was crucial in helping...
May 13, 2015 · They fought against Hitler and helped rebuild Britain - yet the contributions of thousands of men and women from Caribbean colonies during World War Two have been largely forgotten.
Aug 29, 2018 · The stories of the thousands who came to Britain from the colonies and the occupied nations of Europe during World War II have often been marginalised and forgotten.
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