Winston Churchill's Early Life

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  • Winston is born

  • Winston goes to boarding school

  • Graduation from college

  • Winston's father dies

  • Winston's first taste of war

  • Winston's many accomplishments

    Winston dabbles in polo, becoming a champion polo player for his regiment, an excellent horseback rider. He also dabbled in journalism as he sends regular reports to a London newspaper, The Daily Graphic.

  • Churchill as an officer in India

    Churchill found this position boring, but spent his time doing useful things like reading and learning.

  • Conservative Candidate for the town of Oldham

    Winston was given a chance to run for this position, but, unfortunately, did not receive the position. His spirits were not defeated.

  • Churchill imprisoned

    After helping to get an armored train past derailed cars, Winston was caught and imprisoned by Boers, where he was sent to Pretoria.

  • 25 and a member of the parliament

    After returning from the war, Churchill ran again in the election for Oldham, and won.

  • Churchill declares independence from his family's beliefs

  • Churchill marries Clementine Hozier

  • Diana, Churchill's first child is born

  • Home Secretary job held

    Churchill now has control over the British prison system.

  • First Lord of the Admiralty

    Churchill now is control of the navy and is preparing them for the possibility of war.

  • Churchill blamed for the sinking of 3 British ships

    Churchill was out of the country, in control, when German sank 3 British ships. Everyone blamed him.

  • Churchill's second big turn in his life

    In Chile, a British admiral ignored orders to keep all of his ships together. Because of this, German squadron attacked and killed 1,500 men including the admiral. This was again blamed on Churchill.

  • Churchill's forced resignation

    Churchill is forced to resign the admiralty. This was because of the Dardanelles's campaign.

  • Begins painting

  • Lloyd George appoints Churchill Minister of Munitions

  • In charge of War Office

  • Election in Dundee

  • Lost election at Dundee.

    Churchill says ta\hat he has no office, no seat in parliament, no party, and no appendix.

  • Churchill's Tank

    Churchill suggested the idea of tanks, others made it happen.

  • Lloyd George offers the posion of the Colonial Secretary

  • Winston's mother dies

  • Marigold dies

  • House of Commons and Chancellor of the Exchequor

    Churchill back in House of Commons as a Conservative...But not a fully devoted one He was later given the job in the cabinet, Chancellor of the Exchequor

  • Miners general strike

  • First Lord of the Admiralty..again

  • Franklin Roosevelt's Death

  • The Big Three

    The Big Three meet and agree that the Russians would participate in the war against Japan.

  • Elections

    Nationally, the labor party won. Winston received re-election in Epping.

  • Japan Surrenders

    After the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atom bombs.

  • Elections

    Churchill is Prime Minister once again at 77.

  • Knight of the Garter

    Churchill is awarded this from Queen Elizabeth II. This is one of the oldest honors in England.

  • Stroke

    Sir Winston has a stroke before the Bermuda meeting. He miraculously recovers though!

  • Nobel Prize for Literature

  • Churchill resigns at over 80 years old

  • Croix de la Liberation

    Highest honor for service to the Free French Forces in WWII.

  • Churchilll becomes honorary U.S. citizen

  • Winston dies of a stroke at age 90