ABSTRACT
BritishattackedFrenchfleetatOtanandMers-el-Kebir. BattleofBritainbegan. ItaliansoccupiedBritishSomaliland. USPresidentRooseveltannouncedintentionto'lend' Britain50destroyersinreturnforleaseonnavalbases. ItaliansinvadedEgypt. BritishandFreeFrenchattemptedtotakeDakar (Senegal).
