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British statesman, soldier and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
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Neville Chamberlain
32 linksBritish politician of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940.
British politician of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940.
Although he still led the Conservative Party, he was succeeded as prime minister by his colleague Winston Churchill.
Stanley Baldwin
26 linksBritish Conservative Party politician who dominated the government of the United Kingdom between the world wars, serving as Prime Minister on three occasions, from May 1923 to January 1924, from November 1924 to June 1929, and from June 1935 to May 1937.
British Conservative Party politician who dominated the government of the United Kingdom between the world wars, serving as Prime Minister on three occasions, from May 1923 to January 1924, from November 1924 to June 1929, and from June 1935 to May 1937.
After winning the 1924 general election, Baldwin formed his second government, which saw important tenures of office by Sir Austen Chamberlain (Foreign Secretary), Winston Churchill (at the Exchequer) and Neville Chamberlain (Health).
Allies of World War II
27 linksInternational military coalition formed during the Second World War to oppose the Axis powers, led by Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy.
International military coalition formed during the Second World War to oppose the Axis powers, led by Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy.
The following August saw the Atlantic Conference between American President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which defined a common Anglo-American vision of the postwar world, as formalized by the Atlantic Charter.
Clement Attlee
31 linksBritish politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955.
British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955.
He was Deputy Prime Minister during the wartime coalition government under Winston Churchill, and served twice as Leader of the Opposition from 1935 to 1940 and from 1951 to 1955.
Liberal Party (UK)
21 linksOne of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
One of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Winston Churchill authored Liberalism and the Social Problem (1909), praised by Henry William Massingham as "an impressive and convincing argument" and widely considered as the movement’s bible.
David Lloyd George
28 linksPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.
Removing the First Sea Lord Admiral Jellicoe earlier in 1917, as Lloyd George wanted, would have been politically impossible given Conservative anger at the return of Churchill (still blamed for the Dardanelles) to office as Minister of Munitions in July, and Lloyd George's preoccupations with Passchendaele, Caporetto and the Supreme War Council from July onward.
Cold War
21 linksPeriod of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, which began following World War II.
Period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, which began following World War II.
This policy was spearheaded by Minister of War Winston Churchill, a committed British imperialist and anti-communist.
H. H. Asquith
21 linksBritish statesman and Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
British statesman and Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
Winston Churchill succeeded Lloyd George as President of the Board of Trade, entering the Cabinet despite his youth (aged 33) and the fact that he had crossed the floor to become a Liberal only four years previously.
Conservative Party (UK)
17 linksOne of two main political parties in the United Kingdom, alongside its primary rival since the 1930s, the Labour Party.
One of two main political parties in the United Kingdom, alongside its primary rival since the 1930s, the Labour Party.
In May 1940, a more balanced coalition was formed, the National Government, which, under the leadership of Winston Churchill, saw the United Kingdom through World War II.
Labour Party (UK)
23 linksPolitical party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists.
Political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists.
When Neville Chamberlain resigned in the spring of 1940, incoming Prime Minister Winston Churchill decided to bring the other main parties into a coalition similar to that of the First World War.