Becoming chancellor

Britain was a major force in the First and Second World Wars. It’s strong political and military presence in the world was one to be envied by other countries. During the war, Britain used its resources and resources from other countries to fight against Hitler’s Nazi regime. With a lot of aid from the United States, Hitler was defeated. It was a short-lived victory for Britain and other countries because due to the brutality of World War 2, Britain’s economy was badly hurt and so was their morale

In a small southwestern Ontario town of Clinton, Canada, associating with Royal Canadian Air Force base where everyone lived close around the section - including a young, 14-year-old boy named Steven Murray Truscott, a popular, athletic teenager who lived with his parents on the RCAF base. His father, Daniel Truscott, was an RCAF warrant officer and his mother, Doris Truscott, who did not have a job, she only devoted her time looking after their family of 6. In June 1959 after a fellow classmate

‘The main reason for conservative dominance in the years 1951 to 1964 was labour disunity’ Assess the validity of this view. (June 2011) Labour disunity was a huge contributing factor as to why the conservatives were able to dominate from 1951 to 1964. However, there are also other factors that assisted conservative dominance. Whether that be conservative strengths, good timing, the end of austerity or their handle on public opinion, all factors contributed to the dominant years. However, how long

a mediator and balancing factor.” From this statement I feel as though Merkel is very direct and to the point- there is no point in arguing, let’s do something about it. At the same time Merkel puts emphasis on leader-member relations. Previous chancellor Schroeder was known for his extravagant sleigh rides with

Liberals' Victory in the 1906 Election There are various reasons given as to why the Liberals succeeded in winning the 1906 elections, decline in support towards the Conservative party, a new Liberal attitude which enabled its members to reunite instead of seeing their seperate ways which is what lead to their initial collapse. The Conservative Party like the Liberal Party split over the issue of Free Trade and failed to reunite, unlike the Liberals which did

How successful was Edward Heath as leader of the Conservative Party between 1965 and 1974? Edward Heath led the conservative party through a difficult and revolutionary period in British politics from the years 1965 to 1974, punctuated by the joining of the ECC in 1973, prolonged damaging strikes, high levels of inflation, and many monumental U-turns through the period of his office. The concept of change is most notably seen right from the offset of his leadership as he was the first conservative

Labour Party in Britain in the Years 1924-31 Historians have debated just how competent the two Labour administrations were between 1924 and 1931. Governments are normally only considered “competent” if they have managed the economy efficiently, prevented widespread corruption and maintained law and order. Labour came to power at the end of 1923, a time when the Conservatives and other right-wing groups were spreading vicious rumours about Socialism. MacDonald was

William Pitt was born in the United Kingdom in 1708 to a distinguished and wealthy family. After returning from school Pitt joined the military, he was stationed in Northampton during a time of peace. During this time Pitt was frustrated due to the lack of British involvement in the War of the Polish Succession. He blamed the current prime minister, Robert Walpole, for Britain’s lack of involvement and this is when Pitt was first starting to develop his harsh ideas on the current British government

authors of this article are never clearly identified on the webpage. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls believes that “tighter control of Europe’s external borders would determine the fate of the European Union”. This in is stark contrast to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s almost celebratory welcoming of the refugees into Germany back in September. Despite this initial enthusiasm towards the refugees, Merkel has received an increasing amount of criticism at their continuous flow into the country. In

For the last seven years, we have worked hard to restore prosperity and security to our once crippled country. Together, we have successfully transformed and strengthened our economy. Together, we are putting more people back on their feet and back in the workplace. Together, we are building a better, bigger, and brighter future for ourselves and all our posterity. I believe that we can continue this reign of progress, but only if we do so together. Just seven short years ago, our country was on