SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL

FORM OF GOVERNMENT:
Parliamentary Democracy
POLITICAL TITLE:
Prime Minister
(Red book)

POLITICAL PARTY

• Conservative (1900-04, 1924-64)
• Liberal (1904-24)

HOW DID HE RISE TO POWER?
When Neville Chamberlain had lost the confidence of the Conservative Party, he had to resign. The candidates for the next prime minister were Lord Halifax and Winston Churchill, but Halifax turned down the offer.

HOW DID HE MAINTAIN CONTROL?

• Resisted Nazi forces and domination, leading Britan through war
• Made a coalation cabinet with Labor, Liberal, and Conservative leaders
• Worked with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin
• Since he was seen as a war-time leader, he was defeated in 1945 election
• Became prime minister in Oct. 1951, and made reforms, stopping rebellions

PERSONAL INFORMATION

He was born November 30, 1874, and died January 24, 1965 of stroke

WAS EDUCATED AT

• St. George's School
• Brunswick School
• Harrow School

FAMILY:

• Lady Randolph Churchill (Mother)
• Lord Randolph Churchill (Father)
• John Strange Spencer-Churchill (Brother)
• Clementine Churchill (Wife)
• 5 Children- Diana, Mary, Sarah, Randolph, and Marigold

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

• Painting
• Reading
• Bricklaying
• Loved animals

FUN FACTS

• Escaped from a prison camp
• Was an award-winning author
• Accident prone
• Had a lateral lisp
• Disliked Gandhi

"COURAGE IS WHAT IT TAKES TO STAND UP AND SPEAK; COURAGE IS ALSO WHAT IT TAKES TO SIT DOWN AND LISTEN."

SOURCES

• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/winston_churchill.html
• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
• http://whowaswinstonchurchill.com/winston-churchill-hobbies/463/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/churchill_becomes_prime_minister
• http://amac.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Winston-Churchill.jpg

MORE SOURCES

• http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-winston-church...
• http://www.biography.com/people/winston-churchill-9248164
• Red and Yellow Books