WinstonChurchill

Winston Churchill lead Great Britain for most of World War Two and Churchills bulldog spirit seemed to summarise the mood of the British people even during the bad times, such as Dunkirk, and the inspirational victories, such as the Battle of Britain

Winston Churchill was born in !"#$ into a wealth% and famous famil% &is father was 'ord (andolph Churchill and he was the grandson of the #th Duke of )arlborough Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim *alace in +,fordshire &e was schooled at &arrow where it is said that he onl% put his name on the e,am entrance paper to get in Churchill went to the (o%al )ilitar% -cadem% at .andhurst and gained a commission in the /ourth &ussars &e saw some militar% action and took part in the Battle of +mdurman in !"0" During the Boer War, he was a war correspondent Winston Churchill was captured, held a prisoner, escaped and took part in the relief of 'ad%smith -fter this, Winston Churchill went into politics &e had a che1uered career up to World WarTwo and was seen as something of a maverick 2n !033, he was elected Conservative )* for +ldham but in !03$, he left the Conservative *art% and 4oined the 'iberal *art%, which, he believed, better represented his economic views on free trade /rom !035 to !03", he was a 'iberal )* for northwest )anchester and from !03" to !066, he was )* for Dundee Between !03" and !0!3, Winston Churchill held a cabinet post when &erbert -s1uith, leader of the 'iberal *art%, appointed him *resident of the Board of Trade Winston Churchills ma4or achievement in this post was to establish labour e,changes 2n !0!3, he was promoted to &ome .ecretar% -s &ome .ecretar%, Winston Churchill used troops to maintain law and order during a miners strike in .outh Wales &e also used a detachment of .cots Guards to assist police during a house siege in .idne% .treet in 7ast 'ondon in 8anuar% !0!! Whilst such actions ma% have marked him down as a man who would do his utmost to maintain law and order, there were those who criticised his use of the militar% for issues that the police usuall% dealt with /rom +ctober !0!! to )a% !0!9, Winston Churchill was made /irst 'ord of the -dmiralt% 2n this post, he did a great deal to ensure that the nav% was in a state to fight a

war Winston Churchill put a strong emphasis on modernisation and he was an earl% supporter of using planes in combat &owever, Churchill was to pa% the price for the blood% failure of the Dardanelles campaign in !0!9 : it was Winston Churchill who proposed the e,pedition to the War Council and, as a result, he was held responsible for its failure &e was dismissed from his post at the -dmiralt% and he was made Chancellor of the Duch% of 'ancaster &aving been &ome .ecretar% and /irst 'ord at the -dmiralt%, this was seen b% man%, including Winston Churchill, to be a demotion and he left the post after 4ust si, months Churchill re4oined the arm% &ere he commanded a battalion of the (o%al .cots /usiliers on the Western /ront until )a% !0!5 &owever, Winston Churchill 1uickl% returned to government 2n !0!# he was appointed )inister for )unitions : a post he held until !0!" 2n !0!0, Winston Churchill was appointed )inister for War and -ir : a post he held until !063 2n !06!, he was appointed Colonial .ecretar% : a post he held until he lost his seat for Dundee in the !066 election -fter his electoral defeat in !066, Winston Churchill left the 'iberal *art% and became the )* for 7pping in !06$ standing as a constitutional anti;socialist .tanle% Baldwin, leader of the Conservative *art%, appointed him as Chancellor of the 7,che1uer <a post he held from !06$ to !060= and Winston Churchill officiall% re4oined the Conservative *art% in !069 Churchill remained outside of government from !060 to !0>0 &e had spoken out against the governments polic% towards 2ndia and as &itler became more and more aggressive in 7urope, Winston Churchill became more and more concerned about the stance taken b% the then leader of the government, ?eville Chamberlain /rom !0>" to the outbreak of war in .eptember !0>0, Churchill urged the government to be more pro;active against &itler, including for an earl% call for conscription +n .eptember >rd, !0>0, Winston Churchill was back in the government when Chamberlain appointed him /irst 'ord of the -dmiralt% The seeming failure of the government, including the militar% failure in ?orwa% in !0$3, meant that criticism of Chamberlain became more and more robust +n )a% !3th, !0$3, Winston Churchill became *rime )inister and during the war, he was the most dominant figure in British politics : a role that received huge praise once the war was over To man% people in Britain, Churchills stand against ?a@ism and all it stood for, summarised wh% the war was being fought &is speeches have become part of legend : be it fighting on the beaches or his salute to the men from /ighter Command who took on the 'uftwaffe in the Battle of BritainA
"Never in the field of human conflict, was so much owed to so few."

Churchill also remained in 'ondon during the Blit@ and regularl% visited areas bombed out b% the 'uftwaffe To the people of 'ondon, he was one of them and a man who could have removed himself from the dangers of German bombers, but refused to ; sta%ing in bombed out 'ondon along with those who suffered

Churchill also took a role in militar% issues 2t was he who was the political force behind the creation of commando units that would be sent in to disrupt the German militar% &e was also scathing about militar% defeats, calling the defeat at Tobruk a BdisgraceB During the war, Winston Churchill also held a number of meetings with other wartime leaders &e met / D (oosevelt, the -merican president, on nine occasions between !0$!and !0$9C he had five meetings with the (ussian leader .talin between !0$6 and !0$9
"If Hitler invaded Hell I would at least make a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons." "Any man or state who fights on against Na idom will have our aid." "!he "ussian danger is our danger.....#ust as the cause of any "ussian fighting for his hearth and home is the cause of free men and free $eo$les in every %uarter of the globe." "&e have but one aim and one irrevocable $ur$ose. &e are resolved to destroy Hitler and every vestige of the Na i regime. 'rom this nothing will turn us ( nothing. &e will never $arley, we will never negotiate with Hitler or any of his gang."

/or all his popularit% as a war leader, Winston Churchill lost the !0$9 general election to 'abours Clement -tlee &is wife told him that it might be a blessing in disguise Winston Churchill is said to have replied that it was ver% well disguised 2n +ctober !09!, he became *rime )inister once again &owever, Churchill had suffered a stroke in -ugust !0$0 that had been kept secret from the public and his health was now a concern -ged ## in !09!, Winston Churchill was not in a fit enough state to involve himself in da%;to;da% politics as re1uired from a *rime )inister 2n -pril !09>, he was made a Dnight of the Garter and he resigned from politics in !099 &owever, few people could match his international status &aving won a ?obel *ri@e for 'iterature in !09>, he became an honorar% -merican citi@en in !05> : an honour confirmed b% Congress Winston Churchill died in !059 and was buried less than one mile from where he was born at Blenheim *alace /or man% people, his stubborn refusal to admit defeat or a lost cause during World War Two has given him a reputation few other politicians have ever achieved
)ir &inston *eonard )$encer(Churchill, DG, +), C&, TD, *C, D', /(., &on (- <>3 ?ovember !"#$ : 6$ 8anuar% !059= was a British Conservative politician and statesmanknown for his leadership of the Enited Dingdom during the .econd World War Widel% regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the centur%, he served as *rime )inister twice <!0$3: $9 and !09!:99= - noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British -rm%, a historian, a writer, and an artist &e is the onl% British prime minister to have received the ?obel *ri@e in 'iterature, and was the first person to be made an &onorar% Citi@en of the Enited .tates Churchill was born into the aristocratic famil% of the Dukes of )arlborough &is father,'ord (andolph Churchill, was a charismatic politician who served as Chancellor of the 7,che1uerC his mother, 8enn% 8erome, was an -merican socialite -s a %oung arm% officer, he saw action

in British 2ndia, the .udan, and the .econd Boer War &e gained fame as a war correspondent and wrote books about his campaigns -t the forefront of politics for fift% %ears, he held man% political and cabinet positions Before the /irst World War, he served as *resident of the Board of Trade, &ome .ecretar%, and /irst 'ord of the -dmiralt% as part of the -s1uith 'iberal government During the war, he continued as /irst 'ord of the -dmiralt% until the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign, which he had sponsored, caused his departure from government Fneutrality is disputedG &e then briefl% resumed active arm% service on theWestern /ront as commander of the 5th Battalion of the (o%al .cots /usiliers &e returned to government as )inister of )unitions, .ecretar% of .tate for War, and.ecretar% of .tate for -ir -fter the War, Churchill served as Chancellor of the 7,che1uerin the Conservative <Baldwin= government of !06$:60, controversiall% returning the pound sterling in !069 to the gold standard at its pre;war parit%, a move widel% seen as creating deflationar% pressure on the ED econom% -lso controversial were ChurchillHs opposition to increased home rule for 2ndia and his resistance to the !0>5 abdication of 7dward I222 +ut of office and politicall% Bin the wildernessB during the !0>3s, Churchill took the lead in warning about ?a@i German% and in campaigning for rearmament +n the outbreak of the .econd World War, he was again appointed /irst 'ord of the -dmiralt% /ollowing the resignation of ?eville Chamberlain on !3 )a% !0$3, Churchill became *rime )inister &is steadfast refusal to consider defeat, surrender, or a compromise peace helped inspire British resistance, especiall% during the difficult earl% da%s of the War when Britain stood alone in its active opposition to &itler Churchill was particularl% noted for his speeches and radio broadcasts, which helped inspire the British people &e led Britain as *rime )inister until victor% over ?a@i German% had been secured -fter the Conservative *art% lost the !0$9 election, he became 'eader of the +pposition 2n !09!, he again became *rime )inister, before retiring in !099 Epon his death,7li@abeth 22 granted him the honour of a state funeral, which saw one of the largest assemblies of world statesmen in histor% F!G ?amed the Greatest Briton of all time in a 6336 poll, Churchill is widel% regarded as being among the most influential persons in British histor%