Churchill Flashcards
When Churchill was MP for the Labour Party, which acts did he pass?
Old Age Pensions Act and the National Insurance(?) Act
When was Churchill the MP for the Labour Party?
1904 to 1914
Which unsuccessful campaign in the first world war did Churchill come up with?
Gallipoli
How many people were killed in the battle of Gallipoli?
160,000
What did Churchill do after the events of the unsuccessful campaign he came up with?
He became a battalion commander
What was Churchill the Chancellor of?
The Exchequer
What were the “wilderness years”
the years when Churchill was not as important
Who did Churchill oppose in the wilderness years?
Ghandi
What did Churchill think of communism?
He disliked it
Who were Churchill’s biggest allies in WW2?
the USA and Russia
Who was the leader of Russia when Churchill was in power?
Stalin
Who was Churchill’s predecessor?
Neville Chamberlain
When did Churchill die and what kind of funeral did he get?
In 1965 he was given a full state funeral
When did Churchill become the Minister for War?
June 1940
Did Churchill have a good relationship with Roosevelt?
Yes
How did Churchill persuade Roosevelt to join the war effort?
After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour
After the war, what party was Churchill in?
Conservative
After the war, which party won the general election?
Labour
When did Churchill become PM again?
1951
When did Churchill order a series of bombing raids on German cities?
1945
When Churchill ordered a series of bombing raids on German cities, how many people were killed? (2 details)
25,000 people, many civilians
When did the Allies start to win the war?
1943
When was the Enigma code cracked?
1942
When was Churchill voted the Greatest Briton?
2002
Which Churchill quote has been used as evidence tha t he is a racist and white supremamcist?
“I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place.”
Why was Churchill responsible for the Bengal famine?
The war cabinet ordered a stockpile of wheat for feeding european civilians after they’d been liberated. Despite the fact that people in India were starving, he insisted they continued to stockpile rice to fuel the war effort.
What Churchill say about Ghandi?
“It is alarming and nauseating to see Mr Gandhi, a seditious Middle Temple lawyer, now posing as a fakir… striding half-naked up the steps of the Vice-regal Palace,”
