British government during World War II

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The British government during World War II was the wartime administration led primarily by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, coordinating the United Kingdom’s military, political, and economic efforts against the Axis powers from 1939 to 1945.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national government
wartime government
alliedWith Dominion governments of the British Commonwealth
Free French government
Soviet government during World War II
United States government during World War II
appliesToPeriod World War II
capital London
linked to: London, England
codebreakingCenter Bletchley Park
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
createdOffice Minister of Defence (UK)
linked to: Minister of Defence
economicMeasure war loans and borrowing
endTime 1945
executiveBody Cabinet of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Cabinet

War Cabinet
followedBy British post-war government
foreignIntelligenceService MI6
foreignPolicyGoal defeat of the Axis powers
formedCoalitionWith Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Party (UK)
headOfGovernment Clement Attlee
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
ideology liberal democracy
implementedPolicy civil defence measures
conscription in the United Kingdom
rationing in the United Kingdom
war economy controls
influencedBy Winston Churchill's leadership
linked to: Winston Churchill
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
location 10 Downing Street
monarch George VI
notableMember Anthony Eden
Clement Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Herbert Morrison
Hugh Dalton
Lord Halifax
Neville Chamberlain
Stafford Cripps
Winston Churchill
opponent Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

Kingdom of Italy
Nazi Germany
oversawEvent Battle of Britain
D-Day landings
linked to: D-Day

Dunkirk evacuation
linked to: Battle of Dunkirk

The Blitz
politicalSystem constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
precededBy British government in the interwar period
propagandaOutlet BBC wartime broadcasting
responsibleFor coordination of British armed forces
strategic bombing campaign against Germany
securityService MI5
signedDocument Atlantic Charter
Declaration by United Nations
socialPolicy planning for post-war welfare state
startTime 1939
usedBody Chiefs of Staff Committee
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Ministry of Food
Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)
Ministry of Labour and National Service
Ministry of Supply

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Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso partOf British government during World War II
subject linked to: 1st Viscount Thurso
Baron Wilson associatedWith World War II British high command
linked to: British government during World War II
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport usedBy British government during World War II
Draža Mihailović supportedBy United Kingdom (early in World War II)
linked to: British government during World War II
Lloyd George family politicalInfluence United Kingdom wartime leadership
linked to: British government during World War II
John Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin partOf British government during the Second World War
linked to: British government during World War II