Although Churchill's appointment as prime minister was not initially welcomed by many of his political colleagues, he did enjoy widespread public support.
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Churchill called his depression 'the black dog'. His good friend Lord Beaverbrook said Churchill was always either 'at the top of the wheel of confidence or at the bottom of an intense depression. Some of things that Churchill said seem controversial today and there are many debates about some of the things he did. Some experts say he believed that some countries and races were naturally superior to others. In he said "I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia.
I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place.
Others say that it's unfair to judge him by attitudes and beliefs we hold today and that many of his views were held by many other people at the time. He had very strong views about the British relationship with India and was opposed to self-rule.
He also considered Ghandi a threat to the British Empire. He is accused of not doing enough to prevent during a famine in the region of Bengal, in south east Asia in which millions of people are thought to have died. You May Also Like. Most Read Most Recent. Are these the prettiest streets Are these the prettiest streets in Britain, get the cameras ready b Surprising nicknames The Royals The Royals are just like any other family, which means they all hav Five Victorian buildings in Lond Here are five of London's most beautiful buildings built during the Queen Emma of Normandy found bur Are the remains of Queen Emma of Normandy among the 1, bones fou The history of Queen Victoria's It was Queen Victora's summer home, but what else do we need to kno Armistice Day - remembering thos The "war to end all wars" ended on the "eleventh hour of the eleven The fast-food that Queen Elizabe On June 18, , Churchill made one of his iconic speeches to the House of Commons, warning that "the Battle of Britain " was about to begin.
Churchill kept resistance to Nazi dominance alive and created the foundation for an alliance with the United States and the Soviet Union.
Churchill had previously cultivated a relationship with U. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the s, and by March , he was able to secure vital U. In the months that followed, Churchill worked closely with Roosevelt and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to forge an Allied war strategy and postwar world. In a meeting in Tehran , at the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference , Churchill collaborated with the two leaders to develop a united strategy against the Axis Powers and helped craft the postwar world with the United Nations as its centerpiece.
As the war wound down, Churchill proposed plans for social reforms in Britain but was unable to convince the public. Despite Germany's surrender on May 7, , Churchill was defeated in the general election in July He also advocated that Britain remain independent from European coalitions. With the general election of , Churchill returned to government. He became prime minister for the second time in October and served as minister of defense between October and March Churchill went on to introduce reforms such as the Mines and Quarries Act of , which improved working conditions in mines, and the Housing Repairs and Rent Act of , which established standards for housing.
These domestic reforms were overshadowed by a series of foreign policy crises in the colonies of Kenya and Malaya, where Churchill ordered direct military action.
While successful in putting down the rebellions, it became clear that Britain was no longer able to sustain its colonial rule. The same year, he was named the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature for "his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values," according to the Nobel Prize committee. Churchill died on January 24, , at age 90, in his London home nine days after suffering a severe stroke.
Britain mourned for more than a week. Churchill had shown signs of fragile health as early as when he suffered a heart attack while visiting the White House. Two years later, he had a similar attack while battling a bout of pneumonia. In June , at age 78, he endured a series of strokes at his office.
That particular news was kept from the public and Parliament, with the official announcement stating that he had suffered from exhaustion. Churchill recuperated at home and returned to his work as prime minister in October. However, it was apparent even to the great statesman that he was physically and mentally slowing down, and he retired as prime minister in Churchill remained a member of Parliament until the general election of when he did not seek reelection.
There was speculation that Churchill suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his final years, though medical experts pointed to his earlier strokes as the likely cause of reduced mental capacity. Despite his poor health, Churchill was able to remain active in public life, albeit mostly from the comfort of his homes in Kent and Hyde Park Gate in London.
Honored by his countrymen for defeating the dark regime of Hitler and the Nazi Party , he topped the list of greatest Britons of all time in a BBC poll, outlasting other luminaries like Charles Darwin and William Shakespeare. To critics, his steadfast commitment to British imperialism and his withering opposition to independence for India underscored his disdain for other races and cultures.
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