Winston+Churchill

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Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874 and died at the age of 90 on January 24, 1965. He was a descent of the Spencer family but used the surname "Churchill" in public and his full name, Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, in private. He grew up in Dublin with a politician as a father and an American socialite as a mother. With very little contact with his parents, Winston grew very fond of his nanny who played a big part in his childhood and took very good care of him. He rarely contacted his mother and a fter his father died at the age of only 45, Churchill was convinced that he would die young as well and needed to make his mark on the world before so. He generally had poor academic skills but was educated through three independent schools. He eventually married and had a total of five children, one not surviving to adulthood. Churchill was famous for many different things such as being a historian, a writer, and an artist. He was also known as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, While he was an officer in the British Army, Winston was most famous for being a British politician and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for eleven years. He was in office from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. =====

In Winston's first term as Prime Minister, Britain declared war against Germany. He was soon elected and became a member of the war cabinet. After the Prime minister Chamberlain resigned, Churchill was invited to form an all-party government. In his premiership, he maintained a good relationship with Franklin Roosevelt, who was the president of the U.S. at the time. This ensured a regular supply of food, arms, and oil for Britain. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Churchill fully supported Roosevelt on the counter attack on Germany and Japan. So, both leaders signed the Morgenthau Plan which stated they vowed to renovate Germany after its certain defeat in the war. Being an anti-communist, Winston supported the Soviet Union against German invasion and sided with communism against Nazis. In his second term, World War II had ended with a victory of British and allied countries. Even through his successes in his first and second term, it was clear that colonial rule from Britain had eventually come to a downfall.

Winston Churchill had a large affect to the people of the United Kingdom. He kept them together during World War II and most people liked him for his strategies and the way he ruled. On January 16, 1965, he had a stroke and died nine days later. His funeral was held at St. Paul's Cathedral. His death was mourned upon thousands of people and the funeral service witnessed the largest Royal gathering of Statesmen from across the world. Churchill will always be remembered for the impact he made on England and it's people.

By: Skye Pinnick