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| 1939, March 31 |
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| British-French pledge to Poland (See March 31), marking the end of the policy of appeasement. After the Italian conquest of Albania, guarantees were given to Greece and Romania, a mutual assistance pact was concluded with Turkey, and the British government finally embarked on the arduous task of bringing Russia into the “peace front.” | 1 |
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| April 27 |
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| The British government introduced conscription for men 20–21 years old, in order to increase the forces by 300,000 men. | 2 |
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| May 17 |
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| The British published a new plan for Palestine (See 1939, Feb.–March), after abortive negotiations with both Arabs and Jews. | 3 |
| King George and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Canada for an extended visit, followed (June 8–11) by a visit to the U.S. obviously intended to strengthen Anglo-Saxon ties in the face of threatening war in Europe. | 4 |
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| Aug. 20–Sept. 1 |
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| The Danzig-Polish crisis. | 5 |
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| Aug. 24 |
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| Parliament approved the Emergency Powers Bill. | 6 |
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| Sept. 3 |
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| OUTBREAK OF WAR BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY. | 7 |
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| Nov. 17 |
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| Britain and France agreed to coordinate their economic efforts. | 8 |
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