1940 British war cabinet crisis
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title:
1940 British war cabinet crisis
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In May 1940, during the Second World War, the British war cabinet was split over whether to discuss peace terms with Germany or to continue fighting. Opinion on the side of continuing with the war was led by the prime minister, Winston Churchill, while the side preferring negotiation was led by the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax. The disagreement escalated to crisis point and threatened to bring down the Churchill government. With the British Expeditionary Force in retreat to Dunkirk and the fa
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Dispute within British government about whether to negotiate with Nazi Germany
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_British_war_cabinet_crisis
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2005-10-06T00:50:51Z
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2024-09-11T14:04:00Z
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