(5)in1940winstonchurchillsucceededchamberlainasprimeminister,andthebritishairforcethwartedhitlersambitiontomakebritainafinishingtouchtohisconquest.in1941,hitlerturnedhislegionstowardsthesovietunion.

　　(6)in1941,theunitedstatesofficiallyenteredthewarafterjapanesesurpriseattackofpearlharbor.intheasian-pacificbat

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　　(8)afterthewar,thenewgovernmentworkedoutnewpoliciestoorganizethecountrysmassivepostwarreconstructionandtheproposalofakindof"from-cradle-to-grave"socialsecuritysystemwasadopted.atthesametime,"themarshallplan"didhelpbritain,especiallybritishindustryandforeigntrade,torecover.

　　(9)the1960switnessedthesexualliberationandthetremendouspopularityofthebeatles.