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Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was a British statesman and politician known for his wartime leadership during World War II. He was the only British prime minister who received the Nobel Prize in Literature and the first person created as an honorary citizen of the US.
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What year did japan forms in alliance with Germany?
1940. The Tripartite Pact was signed by Adolf Hitler (Germany), Saburo Kurusu (Japan), and Galeazza Ciano (Italy) on September 27 of that year.
How many years did Winston Churchill serve in the army?
About five years from when he left Sandhurst. Then briefly in World War 1, after he had been sacked as First Lord of the Admiralty, and before he was soon brought back as Minister of Munitions.
What effect did churchill and stalins speechs have on the 1946 public amrivan opinikn?
Stalin's speech at the Bolshoi Ballet in February 1946 praised his country and suggested that Soviet citizens should be prepared for years of hardship because the future, as he saw it, would produce conflicts for the claim of world resources. This sounded alarms in Washington and London. A month after Stalin's words, Winston Churchill coined the phrase, "The iron curtain," regarding the aggressive land expansion of the Soviet Union. While this was not a bombshell speech in the West, Soviet historians universally date the start of the cold war from the date of Churchill's speech.
What is Winston churchills nationality?
Winston Churchill was English, he was born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
When did Winston churchill say you have enemies?
he only had one friend his name was Pete that's what my history book said
Why was Winston Churchill a bad leader?
Churchills' handling of the issue of the return to the Gold Standard (1925 I think) leaves a lot to be desired. Politically before WW2 he endured a period known as the wilderness years: Despite his magnificent oratory in the war Churchill was not always popular, especially within his own party. Although one might regard Churchill as a great leader in Wartime his peacetime policies have been called into question.
What were the dates of World War 2?
01 Sept 1939 to 02 Sept 1945
1931-32 Manchuria
Japan invades China because they need resources. They ask USA for help; they deny it. {This action gets Hitlers attention.}
1935 Ethiopia
Mussolini (dictator of Italy) invades Ethiopia (a barren desert) just to establish his dominance.
1935-36 Rhineland is Materialized
Hitler began building up an army (which he wasn't supposed to do because of WWI) to get Germany out of the depression (no one stopped him).
1936 Spanish Civil War
Hitler provides them with whatever they need.
1937 China
Japan invades the rest of China.
1938 Czechoslovakia-Sudetenland
The Munich Conference -- France and Britain agree to give Hitler these lands without "fuss".
1939 Poland-Danzik and Polish Corridor
Russo-German Non-Aggression Pact -- Stalin (dictator of Russia) agrees to "be nice" to Germany while Hitler invades Poland (he gives him "permission")
*Hitler invades Poland*1940 Blitzkrieg
lightning fast offensive warfare Germany used to sweep through Poland
1940-41 Battle of Britain
Germany vs. Britain
07 Dec 1941The Japanese bomb pearl harbor (remember -- we didn't help them invade China and we also created the Emergency Quota Act which limited the number of people who could enter the USA from any given country in a year. Not to mention that we cut off all trade with them -- that ticked them off (also part of the reason the had to invade China for resources))From Sept 1st 1939 to May 8 in Europe & Aug 12 1945 in the Far East
1939-1945
Long term causes of World War 2?
The end of World War I was rather ambivalent. Most Germans had the impression that the German Army had never been beaten on the battlefield, which was not true. This was because the German government deceived the population concerning battle results, and censored mail from the front intended for soldiers' families.
The terms dictated to the Germans for ending the war were very harsh. France and England owed millons of dollars to the United States for the costs of the war, so they made Germany accept blame for the war in the peace treaty (the Treaty of Versailles) even though the war was started when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany was also forced to pay enormous war reparations (money) to reimburse the allies for those costs. This caused the German economy to collapse in the 1920s, when the rest of the world was enjoying a boom period.
Many in Germany held the opinion that Germany could have won the war, except that they were "stabbed in the back" by certain elements on the homefront. The "elements" who were most often blamed were intellectuals and communists (ironic since it was the Germans who helped Lenin get back to Russia to spark the Revolution of 1917, which took Russia out of the war). In their opinion, these people were traitors to Germany.
As in most countries at that time, anti-Semitism ran rampant in Germany. It was perceived that Jews were the bulk of "intellectuals" and "communists". Thus, the thinking of those Germans who subscribed to the "stab in the back" theory was that Jews were responsible for losing the First World War. This is why Jews were persecuted and committed to genocide by the Nazis.
So, with so many Germans believing that they should have won WWI, that they were never defeated in battle, that they were "stabbed in the back" by intellectuals, communists, and Jews, and with their economy struggling, the Nazis had the perfect opportunity to take over the country. By promising to return the country to prosperity and to avenge the injustice of the Treaty of Versailles, they convinced enough people to believe in them.
Hitler took power in 1933, and later disregard the Treaty. He stopped paying reparations, then annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia (England and France just let him do it) under the theory of "Liebensbram" (living space). All the while he was re-building the military for the next war, again violating the Treaty, but helping the German economy by putting people to work.
He aided Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War to promote Facism in Europe and gain experience for his army and air force. Finally, he invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 to start World War II.
So the long-term causes are, in my opinon: 1- Anti-Semitism, 2- Misinformation given to the German people during WWI causing many Germans to feel that they hadn't really lost that war, 3 - A belief that Germany needed to expand its borders, 4- economic hardship caused by the Treaty of Versailles.
He served as Prime Minister for Britain during World War II
What were Winston Churchill's favorite subjects at school?
Churchill was not very happy at school. His favourite subject was history.
Where did Winston Churchill grow up?
Winston Churchill did not grow up in Great Britain in Chatwell House.
Nor did he grow up in Chartwell House - that was his adult home.
He was born - by accident - in Blenheim Palace. But that was not his childhood home.
Where did Winston Churchill tell the speech called never give in?
You are referring to one of three speeches made by Mr Churchill to the British House of Commons during the Battle of France, a speech that is given a variety of monikers such as "We shall never surrender...", "We shall fight on the beeches...", and so on. These speeches were instrumental in rallying the British people - and a good part of the rest of the world - to defeat Adolph Hitler and his warmongering Nazi party.
Winston Churchill advocated the pre-emptive occupation of the neutral Norwegian iron-ore port of Narvik and the iron mines in Kiruna, Sweden, early in the war. However, Chamberlain and the rest of the War Cabinet disagreed, and the operation was delayed until the successful German invasion of Norway.
Why was Winston Churchill so important in Britain during World War 2?
It was Churchill's sheer force of will that saw Britain through the dark days of 1940. After the loss of the BEF in Europe, and then Dunkirk, Churchill would still not think about treating with Hitler. He realized that Hitler was evil incarnate. Furthermore, Churchill also knew that to maintain the British Empire, it had to be from a position of strength. If Britain had sued for peace, then India would surely have rebelled and left. Other elements of the British Empire would have followed. Churchill also fostered a very close friendship with FDR. This would turn out to be very advantageous throughout the war
Why is Winston Churchill an important person?
Rather than giving in to the fear and terror Hitler was spreading in Europe, Winston Churchill took action and fought. As an inspirational as well as military leader, Churchill could probably be considered the key factor in Britain's success in the war.
Who was the next Prime Minister after Winston Churchill?
Winston Churchill served as Prime Minister twice. 1940 - 1945 and 1951 - 1955. In between those two reigns was Clement Attlee. After Winston's last reign it was Anthony Eden.
A sovereign (king, queen, emperor, empress, czar, czarina) reigns.
A prime minister holds office.
Who is to blame for World War 1?
Before WW1, there was alot of tension in Europe, and the outbreak of war was probably inevitable. Pre-1914, alot of European countries were coloniusing distant nations and in 1914 one of the countries that they were most interested in was Africa, causing friction and competetiveness between them.
And when Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, it was not Germany who retaliated, but Austria-Hungary, Germany's allies. You could blame a few countries for joining the war, unnecessarily, but there is really no correct answer.
AnswerDuring the beginning of the 20th century, the strongest country in Europe was Britain. Her empire was the largest, industries the richest and navy the biggest. When Germany's empire grew it challenged Britain's position. At that time, Germany also conquered two French provinces. This made France a rival of Germany too.The murder of the Archduke triggered the start of the war. The Archduke was the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne. He and his wife visited Bosnia on 28 June 1914. In Bosnia, some Serbia's shot the couple to death. The Serbia's plotted against the Archduke because they hated Austria-Hungary for taking Bosnia away from Serbia.
Besides these two rivalries, other European countries were also unhappy with one another. Soon they took sides and two opposing groups emerged. The atmosphere was tense. Allies:
Britain France Russia America Central Powers:
Germany Italy Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary then accused the Serbian government of murder. Soon Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, with German support. Russia, which was friendly with Serbia, came to her help.
Soon other European nations began to take sides. World War I thus started with two opposing parties, the Central Powers and the Allies. The wear soon spread from Europe to the other parts of the globe, thus earning the name, "The First World War".
AnswerWW1 was Germany's fault. They started the first allies which ended up dragging other countries into the war. after Bismark had completed his life long goal of uniting Germany, he wanted to keep them united, and to do this he formed alliances. He had too many enemies and that is why these alliances were a neccesity to Bismark and his country of Germany. Other countries then formed alliances in fear of being attacked by Germany and one of its alliances. So when Archduke Francis Ferdinand was murdered Austria Hungary went to war with Serbia. It was Germany though that supported Austria Hungary's opinion for there own benefit. They feared a future war with Russia, so they favored Austria Hungary going to war with Serbia and even told them to take an offensive stance. Austria-Hungary then went to war and because of Bismarks start of alliances, a little war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia turned into a World War. If Otto Von Bismark hadn't started alliances, then it would have been a small war and World War 1 would have never started.English prime minister before churchill?
The Prime Minister of the UK preceding Winston Churchill was Neville Chamberlain (Conservative), who came from a very unfortunate political family. Neville's relative Austin Chamberlain was the first Conservative leader to not be Prime Minister and Neville himself became the first Prime Minister to not fight a general election as he took over from Stanley Baldwin in 1936.
Were did Churchill NOT serve during his military career?
if you are playing the doctor who game, America
What were some important long-term and short-term causes of the cold war?
economical, religous,socialcauses etc.
Churchill was a murderous monster, responsible for Bengal famine (6 million deaths), racist, eugenic, who admired Mussolini and Hitler up to late 30s, and should be remembered as a racist fanatic he was.
This is Churchill in his own words:
"I do not understand the squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes." House of Commons, 1919, on use of mustard gas against Iraqi women and children
"I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right. 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."
Churchill to Palestine Royal Commission, 1937 (both American Indians and Aborgines of Australia were brutally exterminated in genocide by British Imperialists)
"One may dislike Hitler's system and yet admire his patriotic achievement. If our country were defeated, I hope we should find a champion as admirable to restore our courage and lead us back to our place among the nations."
Churchill in Great Contemporaries, 1937
"This movement among the Jews is not new. From the days of Spartacus-Weishaupt to those of Karl Marx, and down to Trotsky (Russia), Bela Kun (Hungary), Rosa Luxembourg (Germany), and Emma Goldman (United States)... this worldwide conspiracy for the overthrow of civilization and for the reconstitution of society on the basis of arrested development, of envious malevolence, and impossible equality, has been steadily growing. It has been the mainspring of every subversive movement during the 19th century; and now at last this band of extraordinary personalities from the underworld of the great cities of Europe and America have gripped the Russian people by the hair of their heads and have become practically the undisputed masters of that enormous empire."
Writing on 'Zionism versus Bolshevism' in the Illustrated Sunday Herald, February 1920
Hitler was responsible for deaths of 6 million Jews, 20 million Russians, and millions of other people.
Also, he had concentration camps and was a racist, but he modeled his policies on another abominable racist, who inspired him and his crimes - on Churchill, and British rule of India (that Hitler intended as a model in his brutal oppression of the Slavs and Jews).
Churchill was responsible for starvation of 7 millions of Indian people, while British rule is responsible for genocide that resulted one 1.8 billion of Indian lives lost - yearly death toll was 3.4% during 200 years of brutal rule of India, that Hitler wanted to model (and indeed has "modeled") his rule of Russia on. That's about 8-10 million excess deaths per year. Many famines killed 10s of millions of Indians in span of few months. Churchill was unashamed racist, was in favor of use of poison gas on "uncivilized tribes" (Hitler used Zyklon B on Jews, and British used mustard gas on Iraqi women and children in the 1920s). British invented concentration camps of the sort Hitler would later emulate in the Boer war, killing 28,000 women and children. Hitler imitated British in every way, but racist theories and policies, implemented by Churchill in during and after WWI, and in WWII are of British origin. Hitler spared what he hoped to be his potential allies in Dunkirk, but Churchill believed higher race are British, not all Germanic people. He killed millions in firebombing of Dresden, Hamburg, Berlin and many other cities. Both Churchill and Hitler were in favor of eugenics.
Hitler was a kindly man, who never forgot employee birthday, vegetarian who didn't drink or smoke. Churchill was an ill tempered alcoholic, who smoked fat cigars and held his meetings in nude. His "nude club" was well known as ring of his closest confidents, most of them racists and Imperialists.
Death toll:
Hitler and Nazi Germany : 30 million (6 million in direct genocide)
Churchill and British Empire: 1.8 billion (7 million Indians in one genocidal incident alone, rarely mentioned today). Brutal genocide of "Red Indians" (as they called them), Indians (1.8 billion excess deaths), Australian Aborigines (in Tasmania they went extinct, and in rest of Australia, 90% were exterminated).
Both Churchill and Hitler were racists, for eugenics, use of poison gas and concentration camps, Hitler in fact emulated Churchill.
Yet due to propaganda, their images are distorted. The brainwashing is done so extremely, that with religious fanaticism moderators here block content from published books by respected scholars (Guggenheim fellowship winner), and quotes that were even published in british press and are not controversial at all.
Both Hitler and Churchill were clearly criminals.
Clearly, both were racist, Churchill even to greater extent than Hitler, but Churchill managed to get his record cleared from history textbooks. Does that censorship make him a better man?
Why is it OK here to ask who was worse - Stalin or Hitler, and not to compare Hitler and Churchill, who had much more in common. Clearly, western propaganda can make Stalin look bad, while he alone with Russian people is responsible for beating the Nazis, citing Ukrainian famine as his greatest crime (by death toll), same is done with Mao, while Churchill is responsible for far greater famine in India (7 million deaths).
Here is a link for some of the Churchill crimes
Hitler was referred to as kindly man by those who worked with him - his secretaries and technical staff. This was quoted in media recently a lot. He never forgot an employee birthday, for instance.
That he was responsible for some of the worst crimes that happened in History, is not in contradiction with him being a kind man. He followed extreme ideology (of racism), but so were rulers of Britain (who had many gentlemen in their ranks of criminal racist governors of Britain, though Churchill was a crude man, not among those gentlemen).
Hitler is in a way a perfect exemplar of Victorian Imperial British gentlemen. That we do not think of Victorian gentlemen in terms of Hitlerian crimes and their deeply racist legacy (that inspired Hitler), is a proof of power of western propaganda (that owes much to dr Goebbels and lady (oops, i mean Leni) Riefenstahl, admired in the West for their technical skill).
http://www.countercurrents.org/polya230109.htm
As for the total of 1 billion, in fact it is 1.8 billion, according to this quote:
1. British Indian Holocaust (1.8 billion excess deaths, 1757-1947; 10 million killed in post-1857 Indian Mutiny reprisals; 1 million starved, 1895-1897 Indian Famine; 6-9 million starved, 1899-1900 Indian Famine; 6-7 million starved under Churchill, Bengali Holocaust 1943-1945].
Not all of these deaths were under Churchill (1.8 billion is total of EXCESS deaths, that includes demographic losses etc), the total of 1.8 billion is under 200 years of British rule of India. It is comparable to the 40 million EXCESS deaths (demographic losses etc) frequently mentioned for Stalin, or 60 million EXCESS deaths (demographic losses etc) for Mao. Stalin is in fact responsible for around 1 million deaths in Gulag and during the 30s, and for Ukraininan famine (5-6 million), deaths).
Churchill said about Indians to an advisor in 1943, "I hate Indians. They are beastly people with a beastly religion." He considered assassinating Gandhi in the 30s, but was stopped, just like he was stopped from implementing Eugenics in 1910, when he said:
"The unnatural and increasingly rapid growth of the feeble-minded and insane classes, coupled as it is with a steady restriction among all the thrifty, energetic and superior stocks, constitutes a national and race danger which it is impossible to exaggerate... I feel that the source from which the stream of madness is fed should be cut off and sealed up before another year has passed."
Recently, President Obama returned Churchill bust from the White House. Obama's father was tortured in Africa during British Imperial rule, and Churchill. That's why he has thrown bust of this criminal out of White House.
Churchill said: "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." And it was, up to recently. As the once oppressed world develops, truth about this brutal criminal, in many ways worse than Hitler, is coming out.
I recommend reading book by an Indian author Madhusree Mukerjee, a Guggenheim fellowship winner, called "CHURCHILL'S SECRET WAR: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II"
from 2010, ISBN: 9780465002016
He knew about Pearl Harbor, but did not report to Americans. In fact, he ordered all those few British soldiers who knew about it (as information leaked) to be strangled by MI6. Licence to kill, indeed!
Hitler and Churchill. Well, when Hitler came into power, Churchill wasn't prime minister att all. He was the maritime minister during WW I. A post he had to abandon after the dreadful defeat at Gallipoli.
His predecesson Neville Chamberlain went to Germany to meet Hitler in a peace mission. Neville that hated to fly, flew over the channel. There he met a Hitler that told Neville that Germany had no expansion plans.
Neville went home and broadcasted the good news, only to soon find out that Poland had been invaded by the Germans...
When Churchill came into power, he was a rather lazy prime minister. He lay in bed until 11-12 and he drank alot of watered down wiskey. However, he soon found himself with the 'Hitler problem'.
He was all for that the US should embark on the same waggon as himselves against the Germans. The English Channel beeing his great fortune towards the German empire. The Germans had a hard time crossing it, and to begin with Germany launched air-strikes.
After Pearl Harbour, the US entered (reluctantly) the war, and stared to send even bigger shipments to the ally England.
Hitler now saw a formidable enemy in Churchill, however he's main focus was on the eastern front where he fought the Russians. Like Goering once ansewerd a question about the fact that there lived over 40 million people in Russia: "Ah, those we will sweep away"he answered.
Well the sweeping did not occur, and towards the end of the WW II many German generals said it was a better deal to surrender to the Brittish/US troups than to the Russians.
So, in the end Germany collapsed, mainly to the destruction brought by Stalin than anything else. The allied liberated Holland and France, though.
After that, Churchill's role diminished, and he was awarded The greatest Britt in all times by a vote cast by the BBC.
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What caused the Battle of Britain 1940?
Germany did not want the Allies to receive armament, food, goods and supplies that were shipped to them. They sunk many merchant ships. War was waged by the naval forces of both sides. Eventually the Germans had to give up and the Allies were able to get their troops and supplies sent to all the necessary places, especially the United Kingdom.
Who is the worlds most famous man?
It is by far Donald Trump. No matter how you measure it he has more tv and media time than even the President of the United States.
Why was the Pearl Harbor monument built?
THE PEARL HARBOR MONUMENT WAS BUILT IN MEMORY OF THE 1,177 AMIRICAN SERICEMEN KILLED ON THE USS ARIZONA
