Winston Churchill's Leadership During The Second World War

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Throughout the second world war, the United Kingdom was kept stable due to their Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill used powerful speeches a medium for encouraging his people. Despite being born into aristocracy, Churchill was still a self-made man. He portrayed leadership not only in governing his country, but in himself by overcoming obstacles including a speech impediment to not being particularly courageous.

Churchill has gone down in history as a figurehead of hope, and is still remembered as highly as he was during the war. His leadership shines brightly in the hope that he was able to give to the people of the United Kingdom. He showed leadership not only in the executive decisions that he made, but also in his words,

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