britain came out the war very lacking. in 1939 they sought to preserve the european status quo, sustaining the franco-british imperial hegemony made during versailles. by the war's end, the soviet union had become a superpower while britain had hinged on american material and economic support to stay afloat. this bit them in the ass, as washington dc was not to make support unconditional and would move to undermine and shatter the british empire. some may say churchill was really just an american agent.
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