What were the reasons for Churchill becoming prime minister in 1940?
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- What were the reasons for Churchill becoming prime minister in 1940?
- Chamberlain's weaknesses
- post September 1939 – Britain’s actions had been limited and described as a ‘phoney war’ by a US commentator
- Chamberlain had demonstrated a catalogue of errors
- the Labour Party
- Labour forced a vote of no confidence, 281/200 to the government
- 40 Conservative MPs voted against Chamberlain
- Labour forced a vote of no confidence, 281/200 to the government
- Churchill's strengths
- Churchill took responsibility for the Norway Campaign and remained loyal to Chamberlain winning support
- Churchill's warnings about the dangers of German rearmament had proved correct
- Churchill was seen as having good leadership characteristics
- Chamberlain's weaknesses
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