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1947: Great Britain And Colonies
The year 1947 was the second complete year of peace for Great Britain since the close of World War II. During the year the nation endeavored to adjust itself to the social and economic pattern that the Labor government, elected in the summer of 1945, has superimposed on the aftermath of war.
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