Life of Winston Churchill

Skills you'll gain

Modules

10 modules in this path

1. 1. Early years

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

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     Understand Winston Churchill's 1874 chapter: Born into aristocratic family at Blenheim Palace

     I Was Born in a Palace, but Not to Ease

2. 2. Work & ideas

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Winston Churchill's 1895 chapter: Commissioned into British Army as war correspondent

     A Sword and a Pen, Both Sharpened

3. 3. Highlights

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Winston Churchill's 1899–1901 chapter: Captured and escapes during Second Boer War

     From Captivity to the Colliery

4. 4. Work & ideas

   2 life chapters

   What's included: 2 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Winston Churchill's 1900 chapter: Elected Conservative Member of Parliament

     Oldham, October 1900. I am elected to Parliament at twenty-five.

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     Understand Winston Churchill's 1904 chapter: Defects from Conservatives to Liberal Party

     I Have Sat on the Other Side

5. 5. Controversies & turning points

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Winston Churchill's 1915 chapter: Demoted after disastrous Dardanelles campaign

     A Scheme Undone

6. 6. Work & ideas

   2 life chapters

   What's included: 2 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Winston Churchill's 1925 chapter: Returns UK to gold standard as Chancellor

     The Chancellor's Gamble

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     Understand Winston Churchill's 1930s chapter: Wilderness years calling for rearmament against Nazi Germany

     Speaking to Empty Benches

7. 7. Highlights

   3 life chapters

   What's included: 3 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Winston Churchill's 1940 chapter: Becomes Prime Minister during Second World War

     I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

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     Understand Winston Churchill's 1946 chapter: Delivers 'Iron Curtain' speech warning of Soviet expansion

     Fulton, Missouri. A college gymnasium, and the world listening.

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     Understand Winston Churchill's 1953 chapter: Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

     They gave me a medal for words, not wars.

8. 8. Work & ideas

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Winston Churchill's 1951–1955 chapter: Second term as Prime Minister focused on foreign affairs and housing

     Bricks and Alliances

9. 9. Later years

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Winston Churchill's 1965 chapter: Dies and receives state funeral

     The Final Bow

10. 10. Legacy

    1 life chapter

    What's included: 1 lessons

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      Understand Winston Churchill's after 1965 chapter: Legacy as wartime leader complicated by imperialism and race

      The Statue and the Shadow

Teachers

Winston Churchill

Leadership · Rhetoric