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Chart of Achievements.................................................................................................................................. 1 The Child ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Churchill at Sandhurst Royal Military Academy............................................................................................ 4 War Correspondent Boer War 1899 .......................................................................................................... 4 Early Military Activities ................................................................................................................................ 5 Chuchills Flaws ............................................................................................................................................. 5 The War Leader ............................................................................................................................................. 6 The Last Stint................................................................................................................................................. 7
This paper talks about the life & achievements of Winston Churchill, & the various changes he experienced to become a great statesmen & how we can all learn from his experiences to emulate him
Chart of Achievements
EXECUTIVE OFFICE (Note: Ministers must be Members of Parliament MPs) None (1900-1905) (Member of Parliament) Colonial UnderSecretary 19051908 President, Board of Trade 1908-1910 (out of Parliament 24 Apr 1908 - May 09) Home Secretary 1910-1911 Strike intervention Home rule for Ireland Prison reform Insurance Act Labor and Shop Acts First Lord of the Admiralty 1911-1915 Naval staff reorganization Fleet power conversion (coal to oil) Naval Air Corps Ship development project Tank development Success Success Success Failure Mixed Inconclus ive Mixed Success Success Success Success The People's Rights (1910) Labor dispute mediation Arbitration courts Labor Exchanges Minimum wage Success Mixed Success Success My African Journey (1908) Liberalism and the Social Problem (1909) Transvaal constitution Success Lord Randolph Churchill (1906) For Free Trade (1906) Elected 1900 as a Conservative; in 1904 switched to Liberal Party MAJOR INITIATIVES* RESULT * Success Success The Story of the Malakand Field Force(1898) The River War (1899); Savrola (1899) London to Ladysmith via Pretoria (1900) BOOKS PUBLISHED
project Dardanelles None (1915-1916) (Member of Parliament) Minister of Munitions 1917-1919 Secretary of State for Air & War 1919-1921 Colonial Secretary 1921-1922 Out of Parliament 16 Nov 1922 - 29 Oct 1924 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1924-1929 Gold standard restoration Income tax reduction Sweeping tax reform Coal strike mediation General Strike 1926 None (1929-1939) (Member of Parliament) "Wilderness Years" Opposed India Bill Campaign for rearmament Defended Edward VIII Failure Failure Mixed The World Crisis ( vol. 5/5) (1931) My Early Life: A Roving commission(1930) India (1931) Arms and the Covenant/While England Slept (1938) First Lord of the Admiralty 19391940 Prime Minister and Norwegian offensive Attacking German Fleet National Broadcasts Mobilized English Language Failure Success Success Success Success Into Battle/Blood Sweat and Tears(1941) Step by Step 1936-1939 (1939) Failure Success Failure Failure Mixed The World Crisis ( vol. 3 & 4/5) (1927-29) Home Rule for Ireland Middle East reorganization 1924 Returns to Conservative Party The World Crisis (vol. 1 & 2/5) (1923) Mixed Success Russian intervention Demobilization Failure Success Streamlining of ministry Output increases Success Success Battalion commander, France Success
Success Failure
The Unrelenting Struggle (1942) The End of the Beginning (1943) Onward to Victory (1944) The Dawn of Liberation (1945)
Prime Minister 1945 None Leader of the Opposition (1945-1951 Prime Minister 19511955 None 1955-1964 (Member of Parliament)
Caretaker Government Tory domestic policy Warned of Soviet threat Supported Labour's Foreign Policy Cold War mediation Failure Success Success Mixed
The Second World War 6 vol. (1948-53) Sinews of Peace (1948) Europe Unite (1950) In the Balance (1951); Stemming the Tide (1953)
Failure
History of the English-Speaking Peoples 4 vol. (1956-58); The Unwritten Alliance (1961)
The Child
On April 17, 1888, Winston entered Harrow School, a boys school near London. Winston found his years at Harrow challenging. He was not thought of as a good student. Winston wrote, I was on the whole considerably discouraged by my school days. However, Winstons ability to memorize lines was clearly apparent while at Harrow. Winston entered a competition and won a school prize for reciting from memory 1,200 lines from Macaulays, long poem Lays of Ancient Rome.
Lesson
One should identify ones own talents and try to hone them, in the midst of a system that attempts to provide a holistic learning experience but ignores individual requirements Other Learnings at Harrow He reflected on the life and achievements of his ancestor, the Duke of Marlborough, who was one of the greatest generals who ever lived. He learned all of his war tactics, which were used to defeat Englands arch enemy France (at least in that age). These would be useful to him in his military career. What we should learn from this is that success in the present often can be traced back to a precedent, which if used and manipulated well can reap dividends.
Learning
When you have found what you are born to do, immerse yourself in it. Make it your life mission and forget the elements of the past that do not matter. One is bound to fail in the first try but that need not count.
have been handed over. But we are all British here, and we will see you through. Mr. Howard first hid Churchill in a coal mine then transported him to safety by having Churchill squeeze into a hole at the end of a train car loaded with bales of wool. Upon reaching Durban, South Africa, Winston Churchill found himself a hero.
Our Learning
Do not hesitate to seek help from strangers when you are in trouble. They may be better positioned than you think. Also, the only time a man can be brave is when is afraid, like when is in the enemys prison
Our Learnings
Failure can be inevitable when taking risky campaigns. One can let past pedigree to cloud our judgment. So one must approach his decisions without letting his ego get to him. But one should also bounce back from defeat by proving to his peers that he is worthy of a comeback. Also, the earlier you start trying for success the more you will succeed.
Chuchills Flaws
He knew nothing of the life of ordinary people. He never rode a bus and only once on the London underground. Taking this as their text, some commentators on Churchill have suggested that he was indifferent to the lot of ordinary people, even those who worked for him. A.J.P. Taylor wrote that he was an "atrocious" employer. A reviewer of William Manchester's book, The Lion Caged, deduced that he treated his research assistants and secretaries badly and underpaid them. When this was brought to his
notice, Churchill immediately called for a meeting with all his subordinates, heard them out and resolved their grievances the next day
Our Learnings
A leader must always have his pulse on the mood of the people around him. For he derives his power from his followers alone. So the leader must also sometimes accede to the demands and welfare of his people after he has demanded their loyalty. Power resides only where men believe it resides. A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And often a very small man can cast a very large shadow.
over but the war with Japan still being fought, the Labour party defeated the Conservatives in an election. Churchill was no longer Prime Minister. However, he was easily reelected to his seat and became Leader of the Opposition. Watching allied vehicles crossing the Rhine. 25 March 1945
Our Learning
The D-Day gamble was taken after carefully evaluating chances of success and failure and planning for all such eventualities. So when taking risks, one must thoroughly analyze pros and cons and leave little to chance. Choose your friends and enemies wisely. Also, know that todays enemies can become tomorrows friends and the allies of today can become the nemesis of tomorrow.
Our Learning
Finish what you started. If you have started a fight, make peace with the opponents and win them over instead of making permanent enemies. Keep trying to win over potential enemies before they become powerful enough to strike and win and dont have to accept your peace offerings