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Nicki 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 a young age. He enjoyed learning, but only what interested him (Vander Hook 20). According to a teacher at Harrow, he had “a brilliant brain, but he would only work when he chose to, and for the matters he approved of” (Vander Hook 24). He …show more content…

Being able to study the subjects of tactics, defense, and military administration, Churchill loved his time at Sandhurst (Vander Hook 27). He put effort into every subject and worked hard. By the time he graduated, Churchill was ranked 8th out of the 150 students in his class (Vander Hook 29). Churchill joined the cavalry, and years rushed by as he rose in rank and popularity (Vander Hook 27). In late 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed to end World War I (Vander Hook 54). However, Churchill saw another war on the horizon in Europe (Vander Hook 62). Churchill became worried about Adolf Hitler and warned Parliament (Vander Hook 62-63). No one believed Churchill’s claims until Hitler took control of Czechoslovakia in 1939 (Vander Hook 62-66). Undoubtedly, Winston Churchill’s mind played a major role in the victory of World War II.
Along with Winston Churchill’s mind, his military accomplishments helped him transform into a capable leader. As a child, his parents were often too busy for him, so he would remake historical battles with his 1,500 toy soldiers (Vander Hook 23). Churchill’s father found him playing with the perfectly placed pieces and realized his son’s interest in the military (Vander Hook …show more content…

Strong leadership is called upon most during a crisis.” Churchill began working with Joseph Stalin, head of the Soviet Union, and convinced Franklin Roosevelt to do the same (Vander Hook 77). At the Yalta conference in 1945, Churchill told FDR that any government in Poland was better than a Soviet puppet government (Kimball). He later asked FDR to confront Stalin about the situation (Kimball).
“Churchill had immense determination, exuding passion as well as purpose… Passion is infectious; if a leader has passion and shows determination, so will those who follow him,” Longstaffe also says in her article. Churchill’s greatest attribute was that he approached everything in his life with courage, even his death (Vander Hook 90).
Against all odds, the little boy who struggled in school transformed into the strong-willed leader that Great Britain needed to win World War II. Winston Churchill saved potentially the whole world from the hands of Adolf Hitler. His brilliant mind, military experience, and leadership skills were the solution to the havoc caused by Germany in World War

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