Winston Churchill's Role In Ww2

Winston Churchill was very popular and highly admired in England for what he did in World War 2 that the British gave him the Nickname “The British Bulldog”. Winston Churchill was born on November 30th, 1874 in Blenheim Palace, United Kingdom and grew up in Woodstock, England. Growing up Churchill was rather lonely and unhappy and struggled academically throughout his years at school. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill was a Politician and his mother, Jennie Jerome was the daughter of a rich American and was too busy getting involved in English affairs to care for her son. Churchill grew up being mostly raised by a devoted nurse. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War 2 was one of the greatest and most respected Prime Ministers in Britain, he made some of the most influential speeches in history and the decisions he made led Britain from the brink of collapse to victory in World War 2. …show more content…
On his first night as Prime Minister he said, “All my past life had been all but preparation for this house and this trial”(“Historic World Leaders”). After his first few months as Prime Minister, Churchill constantly tried to warn Great Britain about ambitions from Nazi Germany and how their military was not prepared. These predictions came to pass and Britain gave Churchill direct control over formulation of policy, and conduct of any military operations. During World War 2 Churchill gave the people of England hope where many other Prime Minister’s may not have been able to. Churchills work and interventions exasperated almost beyond endurance. (Colville, Pg