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2 days ago · The United Kingdom was a leading Allied Power during the First World War of 1914–1918. They fought against the Central Powers, mainly Germany. The armed forces were greatly expanded and reorganised—the war marked the founding of the Royal Air Force.
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In the United Kingdom, the interwar period (1918–1939)...
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The First World War (1914–1918), with Britain in alliance...
- Interwar Britain
3 days ago · First World War; Interwar period; Second World War; Postwar Britain. Social history; Political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) Social history of the United Kingdom (1979–present)
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3 days ago · July 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918. Participants: Bulgaria. France. Germany. Italy. Japan. Ottoman Empire. Portugal. Russia. United Kingdom. United States. (Show more) Major Events: Gallipoli Campaign. First Battle of the Somme. Battle of Verdun. Christmas Truce.
1 day ago · Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill [a] (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
1 day ago · In 1917, the next monarch, George V, changed "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" to "Windsor" in response to the anti-German sympathies aroused by the First World War. George V's reign was marked by the separation of Ireland into Northern Ireland, which remained a part of the United Kingdom, and the Irish Free State, an independent nation, in 1922.
1 day ago · During the First World War, production of the sovereign and half-sovereign was suspended, and although the gold standard was later restored, the coins saw little circulation thereafter. In 1920, the silver standard, maintained at .925 since 1552, was reduced to .500.
