...Political Carrer Winston Churchill | | | 11/22/2011 11/22/2011 The Life and Career of Sir Winston Churchill Churchill was involved in every important event of England’s from the Boer War to World War II. He served six British monarchs, from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II. Through his life he was a statesman, soldier, author, journalist and twice prime minister, Churchill’s career has no parallel in modern history. The Early Years Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, on November 30, 1874. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a brilliant politician, even though he was one of the most hated. His mother was the American Jennie Jerome. One of his ancestors was John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, a great military hero. Winston Churchill himself showed no early signs of greatness. He was in fact a stubborn, unruly, manipulative, and often difficult red-haired boy and a poor student. He was also given to unpredictable behavior. Before he was even seven years old, it was already clear that he was headstrong, highly opinionated, and virtually impossible to control. He spent four years at Harrow School at the very bottom of his class. However during this time he showed that he had a remarkable memory similar to his father's. He particularly enjoyed English. From early childhood soldiers and warfare fascinated Churchill and he often played with a large collection of lead soldiers in his nursery. His later years at...
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...Britain and World War II [pic] In this module you will study: • The Phoney War • Evacuation • Dunkirk • The Battle of Britain • The Blitz • Conscription • The Battle of the Atlantic • D-Day • Censorship and Propaganda • Internment • The role of Women in the War • Rationing |The Phoney War |Source A | | |3 Sept: 827,000 children and 535,000 | |Dawn: This Phoney war gets on my nerves. If we’re going to have a war, I wish |pregnant mothers have been evacuated from| |they’d get it started. |the towns to the country. | |Mum: Just ignore her. |4 Sept: a Nazi U-boat sinks the SS Athena| |Hope and Glory |– 112 passengers died. | | |9 Sept: RAF drops 12 million propaganda | |By the end of September, Germany and Russia had defeated Poland. Everyone expected |leaflets on Germany. | |Hitler to attack western Europe with his ‘blitzkrieg’ tactics, but nothing happened |15...
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...THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TELEVISION In today modern world television is the most popular and recognized from of media and most homes in the western and developed worlds own one. That small (in some cases rather large) box sitting in your lounge is your connection to the outside world. It is an indispensable item and many of us cannot imagine life without it. As with everything there are advantages and disadvantages with the television. The main advantage is televisions ability to bring you news as it happens. A second advantage is the fact we are using more than one sense when viewing. The final advantage in this essay is the vast amount of information and documentaries available for viewing. However the first disadvantage is the amount of time spent watching television is often considered a waste of time. The second disadvantage is the fact that families may be in the same room but with the television on may not even acknowledge each other. The final disadvantage illustrated in this essay is that young children are often being exposed to sex scenes and scenes of violence. Firstly, for many of us the television is our first or only source of news and current events. Most channels have news updates up to four times a day and current affairs programmes which take a deeper look at the news that has affected the world that day or week. Theses programmes are often family friendly and are sometimes the only form of media available or easy to understand for children or...
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...Joint Command and Staff Programme 38 Distance Learning Rank & Name: Major Lynne Chaloux Syndicate No: 1 Directing Staff: BGen (ret’d) Gagnon Course: JCSP 38 DL Assignment Code: D1/DS 542/ENV/RP-01 Assignment Name: Command Research Paper Unshakeable Faith: The Flawed Command of Bomber Harris ASSESSMENT Assessor: Richard Martin Mark: Comments: UNSHAKEABLE FAITH: THE FLAWED COMMAND OF BOMBER HARRIS INTRODUCTION This research paper will focus on Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris’ wartime command of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Bomber Command from 1942-1945. This analysis will utilize Dr. Ross Pigeau and Carol McCann’s model to evaluate the dimensions relating to Harris’ Competency, Authority and Responsibility (CAR) and to assess the overall balance and effectiveness of Harris’ command. The CAR model was deemed most suitable to dissect pertinent aspects of this complex and controversial commander, allowing for the necessary depth of analysis into his abilities, responsibilities, beliefs, actions and reactions over a specific timeframe. This paper will illustrate that Harris, although highly skilled in many areas and having demonstrated impressive successes at the helm of Bomber Command, had a singular and seemingly intractable approach to war – to obliterate Germany’s war production capacity by area bombing its cities. This inflexible approach inhibited his...
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...Britain, 1906-1914 The reasons for the ‘Liberal landslide’ in 1906 Debate: The 1906 general election has encouraged debate about whether the result was due primarily to Conservative weaknesses or to Liberal strengths. The Boer War: 1. It was far more costly in lives and money than had been expected and some of the methods used to defeat the Boers caused moral outcry in Britain. 2. It had revealed the effect of poverty in the cities, reflected in the findings by Booth and Rowntree that 10% of people in major cities lived below the poverty line. 3. It revealed the low national efficiency at that time and the need for social reforms. The Liberals had also gained support by claiming that the Conservatives had neglected this. 4. The war also had the effect of encouraging Joseph Chamberlain to push his campaign for tariff reform, which was argued as the Conservatives’ biggest policy misjudgement. The 1902 Education Act: 1. It provided for all schools to be funded from local rates. It was an unpopular reform with many amongst the electorate. 2. It had also helped to reunite the Liberal Party after the Boer War and restore Nonconformist support for the Liberals. A campaign was launched against the act led by the Liberal MP David Lloyd George. The 1904 Licensing Act: 1. Another issue annoyed nonconformist voters. Nonconformists denounced the 1904 Act as a ‘brewers’ bill’. The Chinese labour issue between 1902 and 1904: 1. It annoyed...
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...Images Analysis Paper HR 587: Managing Organizational Change Introduction Winston Churchill, (British Orator, Author, and Prime Minister during World War II) stated, “There is nothing wrong with change, if it’s in the right direction.” I have unfortunately found that some of the “change” I have experienced within my current and previous employment, has often led the organization in a direction that was not beneficial to the organization and its’ employees. This concept, however, is what we experience as being a strategic change initiative. A change initiative is something that will occur within an organization when a particular situation and/or routine needs to be improved. It requires cross-functional support, and the results can negatively or positively affect the organization. The planning and results of change are often determined by the six key images concepts. These images include the director, navigator, caretaker, coach, interpreter, and nurturer, and the role of these images are crucial when implementing change. The director tends to be in control and is viewed as one who had the idea of acquiring a particular result. They are the visionaries and driving force behind the change that is needed to occur. The navigator is one who can steer a particular change in a direction when occurrences happen that are unforeseen, and produce a result. The caretaker image is one that will continue to lead and support their organization, despite the uncontrollable factors...
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...How far do you agree that the ability of the conservatives to remain in office between 1951 and 1964 was because of the Labour party’s weakness? Conservative governments between 1951 and 1964 have managed to achieve a lot and therefore gain the populations trust. But were the conservative candidates elected thanks to their achievements or due to the weakness of their main contender: the Labour party? We will therefore see in this essay what were their different achievements and weaknesses and their contenders own weaknesses. During the thirteen years the Conservatives were in power after 1951, there were four leaders who held office as prime minister. The first one was Winston Churchill (1951-1955). During his time, there were many developments. First, rationing was ended: British finances were disastrously poor after World War 2 and a lot of Britain’s food was imported and Britain didn’t have any foreign currency to pay for the imports. Britain simply couldn’t afford food from abroad and had to ration the little food they had. The rationing ended in 1954. Nationalisation continued during these years, only steel and iron were denationalised because of many serious problems at the time such as obsolescent plants, outdated technology, lack of capital investment funds and plants operating under capacity and therefore at low efficiency. Denationalisation was the best solution for the industries. The Conservative Party also committed itself to building 300.000 houses a year...
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...Many historic events took place by themselves, they were the result of improving the human mind, and not dependent on specific individuals. Many of them may have been accidental. In my opinion, to evaluate the significance of such phenomena is difficult, because they are too much influenced by subjective factors. In my opinion, is much more important to understand the role of personality in history. Often, one person can change an entire era, and even humanity as a whole. So my choice fell on the three great men, totally different, but made a huge contribution to the history of Western civilization and the world. This is great theologian, commander and politician. Martin Luther, Alexander the Great and Winston Churchill. Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 - February 18, 1546) - Christian theologian, the initiator of the Reformation, the translator of the Bible into German. His name is one very important in Protestantism. Martin Luther was the son of Hans Luther (1459-1530) - a farmer who moved to Eisleben (Saxony) in the hope of a better life. There he changed his profession, having been engaged in mining in the copper mines. After the birth of Martin, family moved to the mountain town Mansfeld, where his father became a prosperous burgher. In 1501, by decision of the parents Luther entered the University of Erfurt. In 1505, against the wishes of his father he entered the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt. Luther took his monastic vows in 1506 and in 1507 was ordained a priest...
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...decisions society, the world will be mess up. Leaders are usually respect by youth, people in same age, and elders, they may make some bad choice sometimes, but they still deserve these respect. By being a leader, a person can have many different options to take. People are not born like a leader, but the options they got through the growth make them became leaders. If people have quality to know what are freedom, equality, justice and power, they must became a good and effective leader soon or after. Freedom is to live without any shackles. People are born free; they have free to speech, write and think. “Freedom is not a matter of choice, it is a destined path, an undying yearning for the peace of one's soul until attainment.” (Churchill, 2003) Good leaders can give another people freedom while give themselves freedom. Free is the easy word to say but is not easy word to do. For example, it is hard for some people to say ‘no’, but you are free to say ‘no’. Feeling the freedom of “no” allows you to focus on what’s most important for you and your organization to be successful. “Into their place stepped free competition, accompanied by a social and political constitution adapted in it, and the economic and political sway of the bourgeois...
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...Revolution in India Gandhi and the Quit India Movement In 1942 the people of India found themselves in an extremely serious situation. On December 8, 1941, the government of the United Kingdom declared war on the Empire of Japan. This came following the Japanese attacks on Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong as well as the Japanese attack on the United States on Pearl Harbor. World War II was clearly inevitable and India was still under British rule. Britain was going to need help from India to take on the Japanese. The people of India knew they were going to be forced into the war with the rest of The United Kingdom. India, however, had lost their trust in the British. The Congress in India did not support the war and wanted independence. In August of 1942 Mahatma Gandhi, along with several other key member, urged The British Empire to “Quit India.” Gandhi wanted the British out and to leave the fate of India in the hands of God. In 1942 the pressure on India from the British to join the war was mounting. The Japanese were approaching the border of India and seemed poised to make an attack at any time. The British desperately tried to unite all parties in defense of the country. They needed to mobilize Indian troops and resolve the deadlock. They sent Sir Stafford Cripps to India in March of 1942. He had a proposal for Gandhi and the Indian Congress that included an interim British Government and a final constitutional settlement after the war ended. ...
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...Posthumous Bharat Ratna for Malviyaji – A moment of pride! Posthumous Bharat Ratna conferred upon Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya (Malviyaji) – a pioneering educationist, lawyer, social worker, philanthropist, freedom fighter, journalist and patriot! Super excited to read about it as a proud BHU alumnus! I noticed two funny coincidences though – First, Malviyaji is the third person associated with the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to receive a Bharat Ratna. The first recipient of Bharat Ratna (1954), Dr. Radhakrishnan was the second vice-chancellor of BHU (he took over from Malviyaji in 1939). The last recipient of Bharat Ratna (2013), Prof. CNR Rao was a former student of BHU (MSc Chemistry, 1953). And ironically, the latest recipient of the Bharat Ratna (2014) Malviyaji is the founder of the University! A student of BHU receives the Bharat Ratna, a year ahead of the founder! Funny, isn’t it? But therein lies the greatness of the Malviyaji and the institution he carefully nurtured. Second, both the recipients of the award in 2014 – Malviyaji and Atal Bihari Vajpayee share their birthdays on the 25th of December. Meticulous Capricorns, aren’t they? There have been a lot of tweets, messages and articles all over the internet, mentioning about Vajpayee being an all encompassing statesman, the ideal parliamentarian, the moderate centrist, an extraordinary orator and a gifted poet. While most people write in glowing terms about Vajpayee, which he thoroughly deserves, I take this opportunity...
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...Welfare State, establishments which arguably meant that, despite the long run of Conservative dominance in the years following Atlee’s departure, both society and politics would remain in the Labour mould; Conservative party members proved far less hostile to the concept of a Welfare State due to its popular success, and they were well aware that to revoke the NHS would be to put their popularity on the line, particularly so as their majority in the House of commons was only of a small proportion. Despite this, it cannot be ignored that Right Wing conservative were not averse to challenging some of the past Labour policies, particularly those regarding nationalisation, industries such as steel and road transport soon denationalised under Winston...
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...life Churchill exhibited great personal bravery - much of it bordering on a death wish. His was not however pure unthinking courage - his physical acts of bravery: whether to inspire his troops on the Western Front on 1916, seeking to further his reputation in the Malakand valley in 1897 or by Victoria Cross hunting at Diamond Hill in 1900 - where all designed to achieve something. ------------------------------------------------- Rarer than physical bravery is moral courage. Churchill's determination to do the right thing and his belief that he was doing the right thing was unbreakable. As a young man he always believed that he would die young (his father died age 43) and this may explain his near recklessness and physical bravery in early years. After passing the age his father reached, Churchill's in built self-belief that he was destined for great things continued to fuel his moral determination. This meant he was able to take the tough (if still painful) decisions necessary to win the war - for example his order to sink the French fleet at Oran after the French sued for peace with the Nazis and refused alternative options to scuttle or sail to neutral waters. War is painful and tough - the leader has to be able to cope with this reality. ------------------------------------------------- Examples ------------------------------------------------- Conscientiousness ------------------------------------------------- By the time he became Prime Minister, Winston Churchill...
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...The Battle of Britain I. DEFINE THE SUBJECT The Battle of Britain began shortly after the fall of France was emanate and would eventually sign an armistice with Germany. This would allow Germany to focus squarely on Great Britain. In late May, 1941 Prime Minister Winston Churchill disregarded calls for peace talks with Hitler and said that Britain “would fight on” (“Churchill decides toll,” 2012). The Battle of Britain was during the time period of June, 1940 to May, 1941 with the heaviest fighting occurring from June to October, 1940. The Battle of Britain was a fierce air battle between the Germans and the British over Great Britain’s airspace which was important as Germany wished to invade by land. As a precursor to the invasion of England, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) would attack the British coastal defenses, radar stations and shipping ports. This caused almost all of Britain’s Expeditionary Force to become penned in a tiny pocket around the French Channel port of Dunkirk along with a large number of the French Army as well. This caused the British to attempt to rescue over 330,000 men from the Dunkirk coastal line in attempt to fight another day. Of that 330,000+ number approximately 224,000 of them were Britain’s Expeditionary Force which represented about 85 percent Britain’s Army (Macdonal, 1997). After the fall of France, Germany was very confident and planned very little for this battle. They believed they would first take over airspace and...
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...May 13, 1940 Winston Churchill "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" First Speech as Prime Minister to the House of Commons I beg to move, That this House welcomes the formation of a Government representing the united and inflexible resolve of the nation to prosecute the war with Germany to a victorious conclusion. On Friday evening last I received His Majesty's commission to form a new Administration. It as the evident wish and will of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties, both those who supported the late Government and also the parties of the Opposition. I have completed the most important part of this task. A War Cabinet has been formed of five Members, representing, with the Opposition Liberals, the unity of the nation. The three party Leaders have agreed to serve, either in the War Cabinet or in high executive office. The three Fighting Services have been filled. It was necessary that this should be done in one single day, on account of the extreme urgency and rigour of events. A number of other positions, key positions, were filled yesterday, and I am submitting a further list to His Majesty to-night. I hope to complete the appointment of the principal Ministers during to-morrow. the appointment of the other Ministers usually takes a little longer, but I trust that, when Parliament meets again, this part of my task will be completed, and that the administration will be complete...
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