Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill „History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.“ by Tereza Lišková

History Check I Queen: Victoria ( ) Prime Ministers: Gladstone, Disraeli No. of Men in army: GB: , RUS: , GER: , FRA: Victoria's coronation in India Britain gains Cyprus End of Mahdi revolt in Sudan Second Boer War

Early life Born in Blenheim Palace in Woodstockon 30th November 1874 Famous family ancestry Boarding school Ascot Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst First book, The Story of the Malakand Field Force War correspondent for the Morning Post India, Sudan, South Africa

History Check II King: Edward VII, George V Prime Ministers: Balfour, Cambell-Bannerman, Asqith Edward's coronation in India Autonomy for Transvaal, Orange Olympic Games in London Titanic sinks World War One begins Britain conquers Iraq

Parliament Writer, journalist, soldier First seat in the Parliament in the 1900 general election Conservative Party -> Liberal Party Constant criticism of the Parliament In 1905, Churchill became Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies In 1910, Churchill was promoted to Home Secretary In 1911, Churchill became First Lord of the Admiralty Second book, biography of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill

History Check III King: George V Prime Ministers: Lloyd George, A.B. Law, Stanley Baldwin, Ramsey McDonald Versailles piece conference Division of Ireland Black Friday Hitler becomes Fuhrer Munich World War Two begins

Between the wars Dismissed form War Cabinet in 1915 Minister of Munition in July 1917 Secretary of State Colonies in 1921 Against worker's rights Opposed the Indian Home rule Declared Mahatma Gandhi to be a half-naked fair Started to pain, traveled with his family Began his most famous book, Marlborough: His Life and Times Critical towards Chamberlain's appeasement

History Check IV King: George VI, Elisabeth II Prime Ministers: Winston Churchill – USA: F.D.Roosevelt See Lowe- attack on GB Teheran conference End of war birth of Izrael NATO, RVHP

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

“Winston is back!” First Lord of the Admiralty On May 30, 1939, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister “In the name of God, go!” Opposed any negotiation with the Germans Strong relations with US President Roosevelt Meetings with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at Teheran and Yalta „I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.“

„This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning“

Greatest Briton Beating out such worthy Britons as Darwin, Shakespeare, Newton, Nelson and Elizabeth I, Churchill was voted the Greatest Briton of all time in a poll conducted by the BBC. Over 1.3 million people voted by telephone and on the web. Churchill garnered over 400,000 votes.

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