Sir Winston Leonard "The British Bulldog" Spencer-Churchill, or just Winston Churchill was a British Aristocrat who lived between 1874 to 1965. In his lifetime, he was among many things, a writer, non-academic historian, artist, politician, and British Army Officer. Winston became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940, to 1945, and again in 1951 to 1955. His sphere of influence ranged throughout the entire British Empire during the two times he was prime minister. It included places such as the United Kingdom, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and numerous other territories. Though he retained majority of the power when he was Prime Minister, he did definitely share his authority with other influential figures
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The Blitzkrieg in Britain soon began. The Germans started attacking shipping bound for the British Isles. This forced the British into setting up temporary rationing, to prevent starvation. Children living in the cities were also evacuated into the countryside, due to the Blitz. Local television stopped, and listening to the radio was more common too. But, the people of the United Kingdom had a newfound hope for their new Prime Minister. An American visitor reported that the general population said they wouldn't know what to do without him. He also said that he was the right person at the right time. Though, most people felt he wouldn't become prime minister after the war. In other words, Sir Winston had lots of luck, and united the British people in the most desperate of times. Had he not been Prime Minister, things may have ended up worse for the British …show more content…
A symbol of both leadership and resistance to a foe that seemed much greater. Some also remember him as a good writer, as a good soldier, artist, and/or maybe even a historian. His speeches that made out to be iconic are also obviously still remembered. He had received many military medals and even had a few statues, plus a memorial erected and engraved in his name. His funeral was the largest state funeral in his time. 350 Million watched it on the television, including 25 million in the United Kingdom. And 112 Nations sent representatives to attend the said gathering. Though he is almost always portrayed as good, he did have a darker side. A letter he wrote to someone in the Peel Commission, a Jewish Homeland in Palestine, read: "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. ". Leo Amery, Secretary State of India, from 1940 to 1945, also reported that he said during a conversation with him "I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a
The Blitzkrieg in Britain soon began. The Germans started attacking shipping bound for the British Isles. This forced the British into setting up temporary rationing, to prevent starvation. Children living in the cities were also evacuated into the countryside, due to the Blitz. Local television stopped, and listening to the radio was more common too. But, the people of the United Kingdom had a newfound hope for their new Prime Minister. An American visitor reported that the general population said they wouldn't know what to do without him. He also said that he was the right person at the right time. Though, most people felt he wouldn't become prime minister after the war. In other words, Sir Winston had lots of luck, and united the British people in the most desperate of times. Had he not been Prime Minister, things may have ended up worse for the British …show more content…
A symbol of both leadership and resistance to a foe that seemed much greater. Some also remember him as a good writer, as a good soldier, artist, and/or maybe even a historian. His speeches that made out to be iconic are also obviously still remembered. He had received many military medals and even had a few statues, plus a memorial erected and engraved in his name. His funeral was the largest state funeral in his time. 350 Million watched it on the television, including 25 million in the United Kingdom. And 112 Nations sent representatives to attend the said gathering. Though he is almost always portrayed as good, he did have a darker side. A letter he wrote to someone in the Peel Commission, a Jewish Homeland in Palestine, read: "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. ". Leo Amery, Secretary State of India, from 1940 to 1945, also reported that he said during a conversation with him "I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a