The hinge of fate.

NAZI Germany, 1933-1945 -- Foreign relations; CHURCHILL, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965; GERMANY-Great Britain relations; DUNKIRK (Film : 2017); DARKEST Hour (Film : 2017); APPEASEMENT (Diplomacy); CONSERVATIVE Party (Great Britain); BRITISH withdrawal from the European Union, 2016-2020; TWENTIETH century; HISTORY

The article chronicles Great Britain's resistance to Nazi Germany under the leadership of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the 1940s. The film "Dunkirk" and "Darkest Hour" feature the end of the British policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany. The stance of the Conservative Party on Nazism during period is discussed, as well as the implications of the issue for the Brexit process.