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The outbreak of the Second World War
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war. This ended the British government's appeasement policy. Includes Neville Chamberlain鈥檚 radio broadcast from 3 September 1939, announcing that a state of war existed between Britain and Germany.
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