political developments of war
Wars and welfare: Britain in transition 1906-1957
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- Created on: 15-06-17 19:19
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- Fall of Chamberlain
- Political developments
- Churchill as wartime leader
- Took over from Chamberlain in may 1940
- War was going badly and Lord Halifax urged Churchill to negotiate peace terms
- France surrendered on 22 June. occupied by Germany and forced to pay for German invasions
- Now standing alone, Churchill's speeches kept Britain fighting until the US and USSR joined in 1941
- Churchill attempted to delay invasion of Nazi occupied France in fear of a second Gallipoli
- pressured from US and USSR: D-Day was set on 6th June 1944
- 7th May Germany surrendered - led the nation to victory
- Coalition Government
- Churchill's first task as prime minister was to form a new govt.
- 1940 war cabinet consisted of Atlee, Arthur Greenwood, Chamberlain and Lord Halifax
- wartime coalition proved to be stable and efficient
- Churchill's first task as prime minister was to form a new govt.
- Churchill as wartime leader
- Chamberlain faced increasing criticism for his policy of appeasement.
- policy of Appeasement - determined to avert another war, used diplomacy to find a solution
- Criticised for failing to get an alliance with Russia to deter Hitler - Phoney war - undermined faith in his leadership
- He was heavily criticised for not organising the economy for war
- Failed to win support of Labour and even some of his own Conservatives - he was not a wartime leader
- Political developments
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