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Four Freedoms
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Historical Context and Genesis
Roosevelt delivered the address amidst the Battle of Britain, when the threat of Axis expansion loomed large over the Atlantic democracies. The speech, formally titled the "Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union," was a strategic pivot point, aiming to shift American focus from isolationism toward active support for nations resisting [totalitarian aggression](/… -
World War Two
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The European Theatre
The European theatre began with the German doctrine of Blitzkrieg (Lightning War), which relied on highly mobile armoured divisions supported by close air support. After the rapid conquest of Poland and France, the conflict escalated with the Battle of Britain (1940), an air campaign where the Royal Air Force successfully deterred a planned German amphibious invasion (Operation Sea Lion). Crucially, the German [Luftwaff…