Research day for our video pictures. Winston Churchill:
- Became prime minister on May 10, 1940
- He came to power after Neville Chamberlain resigned
- He refused to consider to defeat, surrender, or compromise peace
- Compromise peace helped inspire British resistance
- He held many political and cabinet positions.
- Before WW1, president of the Board of Trade, Home secretary, and first lord of the admiralty as part of the Asquith Liberal government
- Continued as First Lord of the Admiralty until the Gallipoli Campaign
- Caused his departure from government
- Still resumed active army service as commander of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers
- returned to government as Minister of Munitions, Secretary of Sate for Air
- After WW1 served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the conservative government in 1924-29
- During 1930's, he took the lead in warning about Nazi Germany and in campaigning for rearmament
- In the beginning of WW2, he became the First Lord of the Admiralty
Role in WW2
- Lead Great Britain through most of WW2
- Helped British people get into a good mood about the war
- Noted for his speeches and radio broadcasts which helped inspire the British people
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