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There were three Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom during the 1930's:
- Ramsay MacDonald (1929-1935)
- Stanley Baldwin (1935-1937)
- and Neville Chamberlain (1937-1940)
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∙ 10y agoStanley Baldwin was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the beginning of 1937. He was replaced on May 28 by Arthur Neville Chamberlain.
Stanley Baldwin was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland three times, first from 1923 May 23 to 1924 January 16, from 1924 November 4 to 1929 June 5 and again from 1935 June 7 to 1937 May 28 as a leader of the Conservative Party.
Due to Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald's declining stature, Macdonald was forced to resign in 1935, designating Baldwin as the preferred successor. An election was called for October of that year, but due to the public's general support for peace, Baldwin chose to campaign on support for the League of Nations, decrying 'great armaments', and instead making housing, unemployment, and economic depression the issues of the day. The Conservative Party would win another majority.
King George V died on 1936 January 20 making Edward VIII his successor. Meanwhile, rearmament was quietly increased. In late 1936, Churchill and others attacked the party for moving too slowly with rearmament, pointing out Germany's numerical superiority, Baldwin argued that it was as much could be done, given the political climate. The Labour party led by Attlee continued to oppose armament.
Meanwhile, King Edward's affair with Wallis Simpson had reached a breaking point, with Baldwin and all others refusing to support the monarchy if the two were wed. Edward abdicated the throne, with Baldwin giving the announcing speech on December 10, making Edward's brother George VI king. After George VI was coronated, Baldwin stated his intention to step down. Baldwin died in 1947, at the age of 80.
Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1937 May 28 to 1940 May 10 as leader of the Conservative Party. Chamberlain is most well known for his policy of appeasement, a policy which would attempt to avoid another great war, but not succeed. As a result, Britain was eventually forced to declare war on Germany in 1939. Domestically, Chamberlain also oversaw the nationalization of coal, gave workers paid holidays, and improved housing. However, domestic issues took a back seat to the war. Due to the need for national unity in the government, Chamberlain eventually resigned in 1940. Winston Churchill would lead after him.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers.
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∙ 11y agoAt the beginning of 1940 it was Neville Chamberlain, but he resigned on 10th May following Britain's disastrous retreat from Dunkirk in the face of the German occupation of France.
He was replaced by Winston Churchill, who led a Coalition Government throughout WW2. At the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, a general election was called and Churchill was voted out in favour of the Labour Government of Clement Attlee. He was in office at the end of WW2 in the Far East; he also saw Britain join NATO and secure a seat on the UN Security Council, introduced the Welfare State and the National Health Service, and oversaw britain's contribution to the Berlin Airlift of '47.
Attlee was in power until the elction of '51, which saw Churchill returned to office as a peacetime leader.
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∙ 11y agoThe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, before 28th of may 1937 was Stanley Baldwin, after that date it was Neville Chamberlain.
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∙ 12y agoNeville Chamberlain
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∙ 10y agoClement Attlee from 1945 until 1951
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Who ruled Britain in WWII?
Winston Churchill, who was Prime Minister of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.England is a part of but not the same as The United Kingdom and there has never been a Prime Minister of England.Winston Churchill
Who was Prime Minister in England in world war 2?
The British Prime Minister at the start of WWII was Neville Chamberlain. Along with the Prime Ministers of France and Italy, he attepted to appease Adolf Hitler at the Munich Conference in1938 by allowing the German Reich to annex parts of Czechoslovakia which were occupied by ethnic Germans (Sudetenland). Chamberlain's naivity became apparent when he returned from the conference and was filmed waving his copy of the agreement and pronouncing that the conference had secured peace in our timeThe Sudetenland was occupied by Germany between October 1 and October 10. Germany then broke the agreement by subsequently invading and annexing the whole of Czechoslovakia in March 1939.When Hitler continued his aggression, Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, and Chamberlain led Britain through the first eight months of WWII. Following the failed Allied invasion of Norway in 1940, Chamberlain resigned to make way for a Prime Minister who could be supported by all the political parties. He was succeeded by Sir Winston Churchill, who served as Prime Minister until the end of the war.
What is prime minister of Britain Neville Chamberlain known for?
Neville Chamberlain served as British prime minister from 1937 to 1940 and is best known for his policy of "appeasement" toward Adolf Hitler 's Germany.
By the end of 1940 which two major European powers were not under German control?
Britain and the Soviet Union.
What was Winstons churchills' role in world war 2?
On 3 September 1939 Neville Chamberlain declared war on Germany following the German invasion of Poland. Contrary to a widespread misconception, the British prime minister who actually took Britain into World War 2 was not Churchill. His greatest contribution was continuing the war against Germany when the outlook for Britain was bleak. Winston Churchill was prime minister of Britain (England, Scotland, Wales and British controlled Northen Ireland) from May 1940-July 1945. When France collapsed in May-June 1940 Churchill, who had only recently become prime minister staunchly refused to consider making peace with Germany. Britain declared war on Nazi Germany when they invaded Poland, for Britain had promised Poland they would come to their aid should Poland be invaded. The Soviet Union invaded Poland at the same time as part of a partition of Poland deal with Nazi Germany, but Britain did not declare war on the Soviet Union: one major enemy was quite enough! Indeed, Britain sent warnings from intelligence to Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union about the impending invasion of the USSR by Nazi Germany, but Stalin dismissed this as a ploy from Churchill to drag the Soviet Union into a war with Nazi Germany for Britain's benefit, and thus the warning went unheeded. As it turned out, the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany occurred, and benefited Britain greatly in terms of acquiring a powerful ally in open conflict with the Nazi Germany, a benefit that Britain could not acquire in America with America's refusal to engage in open war with Nazi Germany, for it was seen by the US as Europe's War, Europe's problem, another European war that would lead to much bloodshed as did occur with World War One. == == Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain soon after the war started because Chamberlain was not suited to be pm in wartime. == == Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of England during WWII -- thus he was the "in charge" guy when it came to making war decisions. == == In 1939 he spoke out against the government's policy towards India and as Hitler became more and more aggressive in Europe, Winston Churchill became more and more concerned about the stance taken by the then leader of the government Neville Chamberlain. From 1938 to the outbreak of war in September 1939 Churchill urged the government to be more pro-active against Hitler, including for an early call for conscription. On Sept. 3, 1939, Winston Churchill was back in the gov't when Chamberlain appointed him First Lord of the Admiralty. The seeming failure of the gov't, including the military failure in Norway in 1940, meant that criticism of Chamberlain became more robust. On May 10th, 1940, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister and during the war, he was the most dominant figure in British politics -- a role that received huge praise once the war was over. To many people in Britain, Churchill's stand against Nazism and all it stood for, summarized why the war was being fought. His speeches have become part of legend .. be it "fight on the beaches" or his salute to the men from Fighter Command who took on the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Churchill was also in London during the Blitz and regularly visited areas bombed out by the Luftwaffe. To the people of London, he was one of them and a man who could have removed himself from dangers of German bombers, but refused to -- staying in bombed out London along with those who suffered. He also took a role in military issues. It was he who was political force behind the creation of commando units that would be sent in to disrupt the German military. He was also scathing about military defeats, call the defeat of Tobruk a "disgrace." During the war, Churchill also held a number of meetings with other wartime leaders. He met F.D. Roosevelt, the American President, on 9 occasions between 1941 and 1945; he had 5 meetings with the Russian leader Stalin between 1942-1945. For all his popularity as war leader, Churchill lost the 1945 general election to Labour's Clement Atlee. His wife told him that it might be a "blessing in disguise." Winston Churchill is said to have replied, "very well disguised." == == After holding many posts in and out of Parliament and government since WW 1 he became the Prime Minister (leader) of Parliament in Great Britain at the beginning of WW 2. At the end of the war with the first elections he as a conservative lost his position to the Labour party's leader.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1937 to 1940 who attended the Munich Conference?
Neville Chamberlain.
Who was the prime ministers in world war 2?
Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister from May 1937 to May 1940. Winston Churchill was Prime Minister from May 1940 to July 1945.
What was chamberlain president of in World War 2?
He was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1937 to 1940 and was succeeded by Winston Churchill
Who became prime minister in May 1940?
On May 13, 1940 Winstion Churchill became prime minister of Britain.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940?
Neville Chamberlain
What was Neville chamberlain leadership style?
Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 28 May 1937 until 10 May 1940.
Who was the prime minister of Britain before 1940?
Neville Chamberlain
Who succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister?
Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of Britain between 28th May 1937 and 10th May 1940, he was succeeded by Sir Winston Churchill, Churchill was Prime Minster between 10th May 1940 and 26th July 1945.
Who was the Prime Minister of the UK during World War 2?
1937 - 1940 Neville Chamberlain 1940 - 1945 Winston Churchillthe prime minister was winston churchill from the conservative party
How long did Winston Churchill rule Britain for?
Winston Churchill was prime minister since 1940 to 1945
When did Neville chamberlain retire?
Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister from May 1937 until May 1940.
Was the prime minister of Great Britain during World War 2?
Winston Churchill served as Prime Minister from 1940-45 .
