commonwealth allies
which this planning
but also armoured united prepare the
way cross attention
independence Churchill was already 1
the future. His aims, as he had said, were not only to defend
Britain 2 to set Europe free. While the
German army waited to 3 the Channel, he
sent Britain’s only 4 division round
the south of Africa to the Suez Canal. Its duty was to
5 for those armies 6 one day attacked Hitler’s empire from the south. The next year Hitler
attacked Russia, and Japan attacked America; 7
gave Churchill two strong 8 to help him finish the struggle. When the war was over,
Britain had to turn her 9 to problems
inside the Empire. Many of the peoples who had helped to win the war, now
demanded their 10 . Britain accepted
their right to make this demand. She was already planning to turn the Empire
into a 11 of free and equal members.
The word commonwealth explains itself, for its members are
12 for their common profit.