WINSTON LEONARD SPENCER-CHURCHILL

BACKGROUND

• Born near Oxford on November 30th, 1874
• 1893 - Went to military school in Sanhurst
• Graduated from military college with honors
• Went into an army career
• And was a journalist during the Boer War

BACKGROUND

• In May 1940, Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain
• He then became prime minister of Great Britain
• In his first month of prime ministry, France fell to the Nazis

HIS SIGNIFICANCE

• Was prime minister of Britian from May 1940 - July 1945
• France collapsed in his first month of being prime minister
• Refused to make peace with Germany
• Britain was the only European democracy still fighting Hitler
• Often got in arguments with Hitler

ALLIES

• Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt came together to discuss their alliance
• Churchill convinced the United States to get involved in the war
• He thought that getting the United States involved was the best decision
• The United States and Great Britain stopped the Nazis

“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.” -Winston Churchill

ACHIEVEMENT OF WAR

• Had the idea of attacking Germany through Italy
• In the war, he tried to save democracy
• Tried to also save western Europe
• Greastest achievement was keeping Britain in the war

SPEECHES

• Encouraged the British people to support him
• Wanted the support of the United States
• Ordered the planning of the attack on Germany
• Churchill was very good at getting the people to see from his point of view

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." -Winston Churchill

WORK CITED
"Biography of Winston Churchill" 3 April, 2014 .
"Winston Churchill" 3 April, 2014 .
Forster, Matt. "Winston Churchill." (2009): 1-3. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Database. 11 Apr 2014.
"Achievements of War" 3 April, 2014 .

WORK CITED (primary sources)
"Winston Churchill" 3 April, 2014 .
"Winston Churchill" 11 April, 2014 .
"Winston S. Churchill" .
"Churchill Speech" 12 April, 2014 .