in Grantham‚ England‚ Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s Conservative Party leader and in 1979 was elected prime minister‚ the first woman to hold the position. During her three terms‚ she cut social welfare programs‚ reduced trade union power and privatized certain industries. Thatcher resigned in 1991 due to unpopular policy and power struggles in her party. She died on April 8‚ 2013‚ at age 87. Politician and former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was born as Margaret Hilda Roberts
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| Margaret Thatcher | “The Untold Story” | | Alvin Ehiriodo | 1/17/2010 | Western Civilization II (Hist 102) | Alvin Ehiriodo January 4‚ 2010 Research Paper-Margaret Thatcher Professor Richard Gibbons Margaret Thatcher: The untold story. Seemingly disenchanted on the future of women in politics‚ Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying “I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime‚” during a 1973 television appearance. Since the inception of the British
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Thatcher‚ Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher‚ Baroness Thatcher‚ Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher‚ Baroness‚ 1925‚ British political leader. Great Britain’s first woman prime minister‚ Thatcher served longer than any other British prime minister in the 20th cent. In office she initiated what became known as the "Thatcher Revolution‚" a series of social and economic changes that dismantled many aspects of Britain’s postwar welfare state. Thatcher studied chemistry at Oxford and later became a lawyer
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Hillary Holt Leadership assignment Monday‚ October 23‚ 2006 "Grolier Online"-Winston Churchill In this article‚ the author is describing Winston Churchill as a strong leader who took a leading part in laying the foundations of the welfare state in Britain‚ prepared British troops for World War I‚ and eventually emerged as one of the world’s greatest leaders in World War II. Because Churchill was half-English half-American‚ he became an indispensable link between the two countries during World
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FDR and Churchill I have found some interesting facts about FDR and Churchill. Well would you like to know how they are different? If so‚ you would like this little short report about‚ How different and similar these two men are. First‚ let’s talk about FDR. His real name is Franklin D. Roosevelt. If you don’t know that much about him‚ it’s ok. Here are some things that are about him. He represented the New Deal‚ the New Deal produced a political realignment‚ making the Democratic Party the majority
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Winston Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born on November 30‚ 1874 ("Winston Churchill Biography"). He grew up in Dublin‚ Ireland where his father was employed by his grandfather ("Winston Churchill Biography"). Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955 (Draper‚ Ben‚ and Jak Brown). He was the Prime Minister during WWII. He is most recognized for his speeches and his persistence (“Winston Churchill”). He has made a strong impact
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Winston Churchill once said‚ “Come than‚ let us go forward with our united strength”. Churchill‚ throughout his life‚ not just successfully completed each task that faced him‚ but flourished at it. Including being leader of Great Britain. He was‚ and is‚ the symbol of strength. By using the sources “Sir Winston Churchill Biography: A British Minister’s Life”‚ “Blood‚ Toil‚ Tears‚ and Sweat: Address to Parliament on May 13th‚ 1940”‚ “Excerpt from An essay on the American Contribution and the Democratic
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Winston Churchill is known to be an excellent speaker. His speeches to the people in times of need were always inspiring‚ while simply delivered in a way that made them perfectly understandable to every person. In his speech "The Defense of Freedom and Peace" at the beginning of World War II‚ Churchill is very persuasive and uses simple yet illustrative literary devices and diction to inspire‚ convince‚ and persuade the British people to prepare for war and the American people to join England’s worthy
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originally produced in 431 BC‚ is derived from a collection of tales that circulated around him. Medea is one of the earliest surviving plays of Euripides‚ though it was written well into his career. It is also one of the most popular. Margaret Thatcher‚ former prime minister of Great Britain‚ once said‚ “In politics‚ if you want anything said‚ ask a man; if you want anything done‚ ask a woman.” Novels and plays often portray circumstances that reflect Margaret Thatcher’s sentiment. In the play
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Quote Essay Winston Churchill once said‚ “Only a man with no heart would be conservative when he is young; only a man with no brain would be liberal when he is older” and this proved to be very true. Winston Churchill is directly saying that young people are liberals while old people are conservatives. This Quote implies that liberals are not very smart and young people are generally liberal and that conservatives are not very kind and genuine and old people are generally conservative. This Quote
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