Wiston Churchill
Ashley Cross
Mr. Haynes
World War II Leader Essay
World History
Period 4
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill known by the name Winston Churchill. He was born November 30, 1874; he then died January 24, 1965. Winston was born into the aristocratic family of the Dukes of Marlborough. From the age two to the age six he lived in Dublin where his grandfather had been appointed Viceroy.
Winston’s earliest exposure to education was in Dublin, where a governess tried teaching him reading, writing, and arithmetic. Independent and rebellious by nature Winston normally did poorly in school, he was punished for doing so. He was educated at three independent schools: St. George’s School, Brunswick School, and at Harrow School, from April 17, 1888. After weeks of arriving at Harrow Winston had joined the Harrow Rifle Corps. He had earned high marks in English and History and he was the school’s fencing champion.
After Winston left Harrow in 1893 he applied to attend the Royal Military College. It took Winston three tries to pass the college’s entrance exam. After getting in Winston then applied for cavalry rather than applying for infantry. Winston did this because the grade requirement was lower. In December of 1894 Winston graduated eighth out of a class of hundred and fifty. Unlike doing what his father wanted him to do Winston stayed in cavalry and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the fourth Queen’s Own Hussars on February 20, 1895. In 1941 he received the honor of being appointed Colonel of the Hussars. In 1900 he retired from the regular army and in the 1902 he joined the Imperial Yeomanry, where he was commissioned as a Captain in the Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars on January 4, 1902.
On May 10, 1940 George IV asked Winston Churchill to be prime minister. The first thing Winston did was wrote a letter to Chamberlain to thank him for all of his support. Winston was the first to recognize the growing threat of Hitler long before
Mr. Haynes
World War II Leader Essay
World History
Period 4
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill known by the name Winston Churchill. He was born November 30, 1874; he then died January 24, 1965. Winston was born into the aristocratic family of the Dukes of Marlborough. From the age two to the age six he lived in Dublin where his grandfather had been appointed Viceroy.
Winston’s earliest exposure to education was in Dublin, where a governess tried teaching him reading, writing, and arithmetic. Independent and rebellious by nature Winston normally did poorly in school, he was punished for doing so. He was educated at three independent schools: St. George’s School, Brunswick School, and at Harrow School, from April 17, 1888. After weeks of arriving at Harrow Winston had joined the Harrow Rifle Corps. He had earned high marks in English and History and he was the school’s fencing champion.
After Winston left Harrow in 1893 he applied to attend the Royal Military College. It took Winston three tries to pass the college’s entrance exam. After getting in Winston then applied for cavalry rather than applying for infantry. Winston did this because the grade requirement was lower. In December of 1894 Winston graduated eighth out of a class of hundred and fifty. Unlike doing what his father wanted him to do Winston stayed in cavalry and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the fourth Queen’s Own Hussars on February 20, 1895. In 1941 he received the honor of being appointed Colonel of the Hussars. In 1900 he retired from the regular army and in the 1902 he joined the Imperial Yeomanry, where he was commissioned as a Captain in the Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars on January 4, 1902.
On May 10, 1940 George IV asked Winston Churchill to be prime minister. The first thing Winston did was wrote a letter to Chamberlain to thank him for all of his support. Winston was the first to recognize the growing threat of Hitler long before
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