(1)duringthe1930s,aggressivemovesmadebygermany,italyandjapanmetwithambiguousreactionsfromthewest,hitlercametothechancellorshipingermanyin1934,hegraduallyunveiledhisambitioninbuildinganewmilitaryforcedespitetheprohibitionsetbythetermsofversaillestreaty

　　(2)facingmussoliniandhitlersprovocationfrom1934to1939,dauntedbythefearfulmemoryofthefirstworldwar,bothbritishandfrenchgovernmentsfirsttriedtoappeasetheirhunger,doinglittlemorethanverbalprotest.

　　(3)munichconferencewasheldin1938.theconservativerulersofbritainpursedapoliceofconnivancewiththeaggressiveactionsofthefascistcountries.

　　(4)britainandfrance 　　declaredwarongermanyaftertwodaysofhitlersblitz-warinvasionofpolandonseptember1st,1939,whichmarkedtheformalbeginningofthesecondworldwar.withatoleratingussrandunderpreparedfranceandbritain,germantroopssweptthroughmanyeuropeancountriesatalmostunbelievablespeed,leavingbritainthesolesurvivor.

　　(5)in1940winstonchurchillsucceededchamberlainasprimeminister,andthebritishairforcethwartedhitlersambitiontomakebritainafinishingtouchtohisconquest.in1941,hitlerturnedhislegionstowardsthesovietunion.

　　(6)in1941,theunitedstatesofficiallyenteredthewarafterjapanesesurpriseattackofpearlharbor.intheasian-pacificbat 　　tlefield,chinaperfor

　　(8)afterthewar,thenewgovernmentworkedoutnewpoliciestoorganizethecountrysmassivepostwarreconstructionandtheproposalofakindof"from-cradle-to-grave"socialsecuritysystemwasadopted.atthesametime,"themarshallplan"didhelpbritain,especiallybritishindustryandforeigntrade,torecover.

　　(9)the1960switnessedthesexualliberationandthetremendouspopularityofthebeatles.