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WINSTON CHURCHILL

WINSTON CHURCHILL. Background Information. Born on 30 Nov 1874 Father was a prominent Tory [Conservative Party, Great Britain ] politician , Mother was an American Educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College. Blenheim Palace. Background Information.

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WINSTON CHURCHILL

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  1. WINSTON CHURCHILL

  2. Background Information • Born on 30 Nov 1874 • Fatherwas a prominent Tory [Conservative Party, Great Britain] politician, Motherwas an American • Educatedat Harrow and the Royal MilitaryCollege Blenheim Palace

  3. Background Information • Churchill wascloser to hismother and idolisedherwhereashehad an estrangedrelationshipwithhisfather • Sensitive and sufferedfrom a minor speech impediment • Failed the entrance tests for Royal MilitaryCollegethricebeforefinally passing

  4. Background Information • Soldier-journalist, went to Cuba and the North-WestFrontier in India • Penned books of militarycampaigns, includingthosehepartook in [Reconquest of Sudan/Boer War] • Courageous and loved action, escapedfrom a South African prison

  5. First Term as Prime Minister • Lost in his first attempt to enter the House of Commons in 1894 but succeeded in 1900 • Focus on radical reforms of societal issues • Staunchliberal, stressing civil rights and utilisinggovernmentalpolicies to promote social progress

  6. First Term as Prime Minister • Became Prime Ministerafter Chamberlain resigned • Refused to anypeace agreement with Germany • LedBritain to successduring WW2 • Anti-communist • HatedNazism more

  7. Defeat • Despite the success in WW2, Churchill had many opponents. • He expressed contempt for several popular ideas, eg creating a system of national public health care; improving public education. • Working class felt that the Conservative Party had failed them in pre-war days. • Defeated in 1945 general elections by Clement Attlee and the Labour Party.

  8. Defeat • After his defeat, he devoted himself to painting and writing. • By spring 1946 Churchill was once again involved in politics. • Spoke out against the threat of communism in his famous "Iron Curtain Speech" in Missouri. • Spelled out his vision for a United States of Europe at Zurich University. • In February 1949, he spoke of the need for a European Court of Human Rights.

  9. Second Term As Prime Minister • Churchill was once again elected Prime Minister in the 1951 general election. • During his second term as PM, there is a continued decline of British military and imperial prestige. • His domestic priorities were overshadowed by a series of foreign policy crises.

  10. Second Term As Prime Minister(Anglo-American relations) • Churchill devoted much of his time in office to international relations • President Eisenhower elected in 1952 • Churchill made haste in arranging a meeting in hopes of establishing a stronger relationship with US. • Eisenhower was rather aggressive and confrontational, did not get on well with him • Made four official visits to America during his second term as PM.

  11. Second Term As Prime Minister(British-Soviet relations) • Stalin died in 1953 • Churchill tried to establish better relations with the Soviet Union • The death of Stalin meant that the Soviet Union would be under better leadership than before • Seized the opportunity to establish better British-Soviet relations.

  12. Second Term As Prime Minister(The Malayan Emergency) • In Malaya, a rebellion against British rule had been in progress since 1948. • Churchill chose to use direct military action against those in rebellion. • Over 40,000 British troops were stationed in Malaya. • As the rebellion was slowly being defeated, it was equally clear that Britain’s colonial rule was no longer plausible. • Malaya became independent in 1957.

  13. Second Term As Prime Minister(Mau Mau Rebellion) • In 1951, Kenya African Union demanded greater representation and land reform. • When these demands were rejected, Mau Mau Rebellion was launched in 1952. • British troops flown to Kenya to deal with rebellion. • As both sides increased the ferocity of their attacks, a full-scale civil war broke out. • Churchill appointed General Sir George Erskine, who implemented Operation Anvil in 1954 that defeated the rebellion in the city of Nairobi.

  14. Later Life • In summer 1949, Churchill suffered a mild stroke while on holiday in the south of France. • In June 1953, when he was 78, he suffered a more severe stroke after meeting the Italian PM. • Churchill was beginning to show signs of aging. • Refused to wear his hearing aid in meetings, conversations had to be done at a screaming volume. 

  15. Retirement and Death • Churchill retired as Prime Minister in 1955 because he was slowing down both physically and mentally. • On 15 January 1965, Churchill suffered from a severe stroke that left him gravely ill. • He died at his home nine days later, at age 90, on the morning of 24 January 1965. • A state funeral service was held at St Paul's Cathedral. The Queen attended the funeral. • He was buried in the family plot at St Martin's Church, Bladon, not far from Blenheim Palace.

  16. Traits

  17. Traits

  18. Analysis of Leadership

  19. Analysis of Leadership Is Churchill a good or great leader? “Great and good are seldom the same man.”

  20. Analysis of Leadership BOTH!

  21. References http://www.winstonchurchill.org/ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRchurchill.htm http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1953/churchill-bio.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/winston_churchill http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/Winston_Churchill/Characteristics.asp

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