Churchill 1930-45
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- Created on: 28-05-19 15:23
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- Churchill's View of Events (1929-1940)
- Out of Office
- India
- 'Jewel in the crown' of the Empire
- Had to be protected to maintain the Empire
- British rule alone prevented domination of Hindu elites
- Strongly believed in racial superiority of Anglo-Saxons
- Bitterly opposed the independence movement of 1918
- His views became increasingly public and extreme
- 'Jewel in the crown' of the Empire
- Abdication Crisis
- Edward VIII wanted to marry a previously divorced American, Wallis Simpson
- As Head of Church, divorce should be frowned upon
- Public Opinion and the cabinet were against the marriage
- Churchill was part of a group called the 'King's Friends'
- Devotion to the monarchy
- Moved by the love story
- Unsympathetic to those who were opposed to the King's happiness
- As Head of Church, divorce should be frowned upon
- Edward VIII wanted to marry a previously divorced American, Wallis Simpson
- Rearmament and Appeasement
- Churchill was for British rearmament and against the appeasement of Germany
- India
- Becoming Prime Minister
- No confidence vote against Chamberlain
- Man of Peace
- Norway mining campaign
- Halifax would not stand
- Experienced, powerful orator, sense of destiny
- Sense of urgency due to German invasion of Holland and Belgium
- No confidence vote against Chamberlain
- Out of Office
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