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| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > C. Europe, 1919–1945 > 5. The British Isles > a. Great Britain > 1940, Jan | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1940, Jan | |
| Food rationing began. | 1 |
| Feb. 21 | |
| Women were granted old-age pensions at 60 years of age. | 2 |
| May 13 | |
| Churchill's “blood and toil” speech rallied the British war effort and won confidence in his government. | 3 |
| May 22 | |
| Parliament granted the government wide emergency powers. | 4 |
| Aug. 23 | |
| The first all-night raid on London began the “blitz.” By Sept. 7 intensified bombing of London raised the casualties to 300–600 a day killed and 1,000–3,000 injured. | 5 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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