Winston Churchill Amelia Kuntz Mr. Thompson Contemporary Studies December 15, 2016 Amelia Kuntz Mr. Thompson Contemporary Studies December 15, 2016 Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on November 30th, 1874. He was known as many things in the positions he served, but he was most remembered as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Winston Churchill had many successes in his lifetime, but
courage to continue that counts.” (Brainyquote) This famous quote is from the even more famous Sir Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill was one of the greatest leaders this world has ever seen. He turned the tides against Hitler and Nazis in World War II, using the power of his words. He stood up for what was right and led others to do the same, by helping to bring the Allies to victory. Winston Churchill, a single political leader of Great Britain, made a choice that greatly impacted the destiny of
Sir Winston Churchill is well known for being the Prime Minister of England who led the country through World War II and played a major role in ending the war. However, it is his internal battles that give us far more insight into who Churchill really was. His personal struggle, possibly with bipolar disorder, helped shape history and gave Churchill the strength to win the war. The periods of highs and lows seen throughout Churchill’s life indicate the he may have been struggling with Bipolar Disorder
Hooten Mr. Severs English 9 28 January 2016 Winston Churchill The world was at war. Germany quickly invaded Poland and France with brute force, appearing to be pushing westward toward Great Britain. Without Winston Churchill, Britain and the rest of the Allied world would have been unprepared for the power of Germany. Through his brilliant mind, military experience, and leadership capabilities, Winston Churchill changed the tide of World War II. Winston Churchill’s powerful mind began developing at
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” –Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill ended up doing just as he said he would. He wrote history. He modernized the British military, was a leading supporter for the rearmament of Britain, and put many social and domestic reforms in place. Winston Churchill’s immovable attitude against the Nazi’s lead to the eventual defeat of the Germans during WWII. He forged key alliances with the US and Russia in order to defeat the Nazis and helped to sculpt
Winston Churchill is one of the most influential people of all time. He was best known for standing up to the Germans during the Second World War. Ultimately, the British and the allied powers defeated the Germans and the axis powers with an American atomic bomb towards the Japanese. The Second World War was supposed to change everything. It changed nothing, yet it changed the world forever. Churchill cemented his legacy during World War Two where he served his country as the British Prime Minister
Churchill was born into an aristocratic family on November 30, 1874. Winston, as his life unfolded, displayed the traits of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill who was a British statesman from an established English family. Winston's mother, Jeanette Jerome, was an independent-minded New York socialite. Dublin Ireland is where Winston grew up while his father was employed by his grandfather, the 7th Duke of Marlborough, John Spencer Churchill. Upon entering formal school Churchill showed himself
until one man stepped up, Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill pronounced his “We Shall Never Surrender” speech on June 4, 1940 at the House of Commons, in the United Kingdom. He delivered his speech in the aftermath of a successful evacuation of the British forces at Dunkirk, following the German Army attack. Churchill’s uplifting words gave the nation hope and a sense of pride, which had been lost during the brutal war. Through imagery and repetition, Winston Churchill delivered his theme in his
We all know who the Winston Churchill, we know him as the arguably the greatest Prime Minister of England and the man that helped bring down one of the greatest evils of all time, the Nazi’s. But what do we know about Winston Churchill before he became prime minister? What do we know about what molded a young boy into the hardened? unshakable, cigar smoking man that he was during World War two. This is what thrilling narrative Hero of the Empire, by Candice Millard, published in September of 2016
March 5, 1946, Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill uttered a phrase that will put two of the most militarized countries in the world at that time against each other. "The Iron Curtain," Winston is quoted as saying (Olsen). Churchill says these words in reference to The Soviet Union and their hunger for empirical growth after their victory, as a part of The Allies, over the Axis Powers in WWII. Many historians speculate that it is this phrase, included in his "The Sinews of Peace" speech, that started