17.2 Churchill as wartime leader

Question 1

Which conservative was seen as a potential leader but let Churchill take the job and why?

Answer 1

Halifax let Churchill have PM as he didn’t have the same self-confidence

Question 2

What phrase did Churchill use to describe ‘all that he had to offer’ as leader?

Answer 2

‘blood, toil, tears and sweat’, ‘we will fight them on the beaches’ - this gained much praise by historians like Roy Jenkins

Question 3

What did Churchill persuade the cabinet and the US to do?

Answer 3

Churchill was able to convince the cabinet to fight instead of compromise and maximised US support

Question 4

What did cabinet Under-Secretary remember Churchill as?

Answer 4

Cabinet Under-Secretary remembered him as ‘not at all kind and considerate’ with little regard for economics of agriculture.

Question 5

Why was Atlee so effective as Churchill’s deputy PM?

Answer 5

• Effective organiser

- Well-prepared and helped to compensate for Churchill’s tendency not to read reports

Question 6

Which historian praised Churchill for his famous speech ‘blood, toil, tears and sweat’, ‘we will fight them on the beaches’ ?

Answer 6

Roy Jenkins

Question 7

Who was deputy PM under Churchill?

Answer 7

Atlee