Overview - Mr Reekes Test Flashcards
Which decision by Lloyd George in November 1920 did Churchill nearly resign over?
The British government recognised the revolutionary Bolshevik government as the legitimate regime by establishing trade deals
How many Irish counties were put under martial law by Churchill in 1920?
6 out of 9
What was Churchill’s ministerial position from 1921-22?
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Where did Churchill suffer an election defeat in 1922?
Dundee
Who was the main Republican opposition to Churchill and the GB government during Irish negotiations from 1921-22?
Eamon de Valera
What did Churchill do during his first year as Chancellor of the Exchequer that caused opposition from the Admiralty?
Cut spending on the Navy’s Cruiser Building Programme
In which year did Churchill ‘re-rat’ from the Liberals, back to the Conservatives?
1925
Approximately how many miners went on strike in 1926?
2,000,000
Which financial policy, related to war, did Churchill extend in July 1928?
The 10 Year Rule – no war for at least 10 years
How many years was Churchill ‘in the wilderness’?
10 years
When did the Round table conferences, concerning Indian independence, begin?
November 1930
What was the name of the political, imperialist committee that wanted to prevent the loss of British control over India and how many Tory backbenchers were part of this committee?
India Defence Committee
50 backbenchers
When was the Simon Note announced?
September 1932
What was the name of Churchill’s opposition group to the Conservatives, during the Abdication Crisis?
The King’s Party
Which action by Germany, in 1936, caused Churchill to realise that Austria would be the dictator’s next invasion?
The re-militarisation of the Rhineland
Name two of Churchill’s Conservative allies in the ‘All-Party Government’, set up in March 1939 to prevent war?
Eden, Beaverbrook
When did Chamberlain militarily guarantee Poland?
March 1939
When did Chamberlain declare war on Germany?
3 September 1939
What was the ‘Phoney War’?
A period of no fighting after the declaration of war from 3 September 1939 till April 1940
On what date was Churchill made wartime PM?
10 May 1940
Why was Norway so important to the allies?
Norway was a stop-off between Sweden and Germany in transporting iron ore which was vital for the war effort
When did Churchill make the decision to destroy the French fleet at Mers-al-Kebir to prevent it falling into German hands?
June 1940
Name two generals who Churchill removed during his time as PM?
Dill and Wavell
Name a Labour member of Churchill’s Cabinet during WWII?
Attlee
Approximately what percentage of Hamburg was destroyed by British raids in 1943?
75%
How many miles did Churchill travel to meetings and negotiations during WWII?
110,000
How many formal meetings did just FDR and Churchill have during WWII?
10
When was the Atlantic Charter agreed?
August 1941
Which massacre did Churchill ignore in order to aid relations between him and Stalin?
Katyn Massacre
When did the D day landings in Northern France begin?
6 June 1944
When did the US become the senior partner in the Grand Alliance?
May 1943
For what reasons did Churchill and Stalin disagree at Yalta in February 1945?
The post-war division of Germany, Berlin and Europe
What was decided in the ‘naughty document’ in 1944?
Division of Eastern Europe between the USSR and GB and the dominance of GB in Greece
What was the name of the US Chief of Staff, who Alanbrooke called “a great man…but not a strategist” and who often challenged GB policy in the Mediterranean?
George Marshall
