Winston+Churchill

=__Winston Churchill__= toc Winston Churchill was born on November 30 1874 and died January 24 1965. He was a British politician in the United Kingdom during World War ll. He was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and in 1951 to 1955. He was also a artist, historian,a Nobal Prize writer, and he served has a officer in the British army.

__Early Life__
Winston Churchill was born on November 30 1874. He did poorly in school and was rebellious and independent.He had a small realationship with his mother. He would write letters to his mother begging her to visit him or if he could come see her. He barely talked to his father. Winston had a strong bond with his nanny, Elizabeth Anne Everest, due to having little contact with his parents. On September 12 1908 Winston married Clementine Hozier. They had 5 kids Diana, Randolph, Sarah, Marigold, and Mary.

__Churchill becomes Prime Minister__
At the start of WWll Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He became a member of the War cabinet which he was on during WWl. On May 10, 1940 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and suggested that Churchill became the next Prime Minister. Later King George Vl asked Winston Churchill to be Prime Minister. The first thing Churchill did as prime Minister was writing a letter to Chamberlain thanking him for his support. He also created and appointed himself as Minister of Defence.

__World War ll__
Winston Churchill's realationship with Franklin D. Roosevelt was very helpful during the war.With the help of FDR Britian was able to get vital supplies such as oil, food, and munitions. Roosevelt and Churchill had 12 meetings together to disscuss the war. During these meetings they discussed topics like the Atlantic Charter, The Europe Strategy, and other things about the war. On December 26 1941 Churchill had a meeting with the U.S. Congress and while talking about Germany and Japan Churchill said, "What kind of people do they think we are?" Churchill while being strong anti-communist also helped the Soviet Union after Germany invaded Russia. He famously stated,"If Hitler were to invade Hell, I should find occasion to make a favorable reference to the Devil."

__End of World War ll__
On May 7, 1945 the Allies accepted Germany's surrender. May 8th was annouinced to become Victory in Europe Day. On Victory in Europe Day Churchill made a national broadcast saying that Germany has surrendered and that a cease will come in effect one minute past midnight. On the same day he told a giant crowd of people at Whitehall,"This is your victory." The crowd then shouted back,"No this is yours"

__Later in Life__
Winston Churchill became the Prime Minister again in 1951. He served for 4 years until he resigned due to lowering health. Churchill resigned from politics completly in 1964. He died later in 1965. He was given a state funeral and was buried at St. Martin's Church, Bladon at Winston's request. This was the first state funeral for a non-royal family member since 1914 and their has not been another one yet.

=__References__= __Winston Churchill Quotes__ Brainy quote http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/winston_churchill.html accessed on 2/1/09

Garraty, John A.__The Story of America__. Austin, TX:Holt, Rinehart and Winston,1994

__Winston Churchill The Nobel Prize in Liturature 1953__ http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1953/churchill-bio.htmlBobel nobelprize.org accessed on 2/1/09