Why was Churchill facing problems in 1940
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- Why was Churchill facing problems in 1940
- Gold reserves were running out so they couldn't afford to stay in the war
- Danger of Italian entry into the war
- Block off the Suez Canal due to threat to Egypt and Suez Canal
- Japan was a threat to GB possessions in South Asia
- Fear of large-scale German bombing following their bombing of Poland and the Low countries
- Lord Halifax was still in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary
- He made discreet attempts to try and work out what Germany's terms for peace with GB would be
- GB forces had been cut off from French forces due to Dunkirk
- Unlikely they would
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