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His Birth
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace , Woodstock England 1874. He was born from a father who was a British statesmen and a mother who was an aristocratic american.Churchill was the decedent from a very powerful duke.(Epstein pg 5) -
The First Cars
Life before the automobile was very different then it is now. Back then if you wanted to travel you had to either go by horse, train, or boat. The problem with trains was that they didn't go everywhere and boats took months to get across the oceans. Then Carl Benz made a machine that was a vehicle powered by a gas engine. This was the birth of cars.((daimler 1) -
His Youth and Schooling
From a young age Churchill was a very rebellious young boy by hiding from the maids at the palace. To set him straight his parents sent him to boarding school in 1888. That did straighten him out and Churchill actually loved his time at school.When he came back home he decided that he wanted to join the army so in 1895 Churchill joined the Military School at Sandhurst. He learned many new things there like how to use a rifle.(Epstein 20) -
His Time in South Africa.
Soon after his training at Military School Churchill was sent to India. Then after a few months their he was moved to Cape Colony in South Africa to report on the ongoing Boer Wars that were happening. He left in 1899 for Africa. Once during the Boer Wars Churchill was captured by the Boers and was put into prison. Then after weeks of confinement Churchill decided to escape which he did by crawling under the fences and not turning back. When he came back home he became very famous.(Epstein 44) -
Australia
Australia the land down under was once a penal colony of the British. They followed British rule their and was an extension of the British empire. Then the people of Australia wanted independent and one January 1 1901 the British parliament passed a legislation that allowed the 6 Australian territory to rule themselves as the Australian Commonwealth.(Hill 2) -
The Birth of Flight
At the turn of the century people were trying to break bounds one of those bounds is flight. The two men who think they can conquer it are Wilbur and Orville Wright. One day in North Carolina they took their machine that they made and took off. They began to hoover above the ground. It lasted 59 seconds and they went 852 feet. They had achieved flight and the world changed.(libby 2) -
Leadership of His Troops
After many years of staying at home world war 1 broke out and Churchill wanted to help. When he signed up because of his fame from the Boer Wars he was put in charge of a battalion of troops. Wounce Churchill reached his troops he ordered them to move where their clean water to clean locations. He also had them take daily showers. These tasks help save the lives of these men. In almost every other camp there was a cholera ,but not in churchills due to his actions.(Esptein 57) -
He Commands
After the British victory in world war 1. Churchill went back to family life caring for his wife Ogiluy Hozier and his four kids.Even though he was a family man he still was in politics. During the 1930s and the rise of Adolf Hitler he warned Britain against this new power, but they did nothing then on September 1 1939 Hitler invaded Poland and world war 2 started. On September 3 1939 in London Winston Churchill was made Firstlord of the Admiralty and commanded Britain's ships.(Epstein 65) -
Leader of His Nation
A Few months went after Churchill became Firstlord of the Admiralty and then he became prime minister. He became prime minister when the previous prime minister Arthur Chamberlain resigned. As prime minister he could control how to execute the war. Now Churchill had to save his trapped men.The Germans had surrounded most the the British army fighting in France as they were on the beaches at Dunkirk. Then Churchill sent peoples ships to get their men home. The saved 339,000 men. (Epstein 80) -
The Finest Hour
During this time Britain stood along against the Nazis in Europe. They had made a successful rescue of many of their soldiers at Dunkirk. Also The German air force(Luftwaffe) is bombing British cities and people fearful of an immanent attack. Many of the citizens are losing hope and then the prime minister winston churchill speaks to the house of commons. He Compels the people listing to keep fights and to never surrender.(Epstein 103) -
The Finest Hour Continued
"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour."(Churchill 100). His speech worked and the British moral held firm. -
The War Is Over
After Many long years of bloody conflict all across Europe the allies beat the Nazis and win world war 2 in Europe. The war cost Britain 383,000 casualties. A few months after the victory Churchill conservative party lost the election and he didn't become prime minister.(Epstein pg 115) -
India
India was Britain's most valuable and oldest colony in the world. In India people wanted Independence led by Mahatma Gandhi they went on hunger strikes to gain support for independence, Finally in 1947 India got its Independence.(Perkins 100) -
Becomes Prime Minister Again
After spending a few years away from politics he goes back with his conservative party and tries to get reelected prime minister. His party did win out and in 1951 Churchill became prime minister for the second time. During his second time as prime minister he tried unsuccessful to try to help heal the ties with the democratic west and communist east. After this he retired from office in 1955. Also during that time he was knighted by the Queen and he also received a Nobel Prize.(Epstein pg 130) -
JFK Assination
On a warm November day in Texas during 1963 the current
was president John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He was in a parade with the mayor of Texas. After a few moments of him sitting in his it happened an assassin( later found out that it was Lee Harvey Oswald) had shot him in the neck and head. He also shot the mayor of Texas in the back. Kennedy was rushed to the hospital but it was to late at 1:00 pm the president was dead. The mayor did survive but he was gravely wounded.(Johnson 2) -
Civil Rights
This was a very important day for many african americans in america. after many years of being segrated from whites congress has passed the Civil Rights act which prohiddied white people from discriminating against black people in public places. It also made employment discrimination illegal. This day many blacks celebrated their equality -
His Death
Winston Churchill beloved by many died on January 24 1965 of a stroke. He was 91 years old. Over 350 million people( which was a tenth of the worlds population at the time) Watch his funeral perception. Churchill was a man who encouraged people though his speeches and he will always be remembered.(Epstein pg 170)
