Why did Churchill become war time leader

Why Churchill?
1. Halifax was the only other option and he refused the position
2. Churchill was the most obvious anti appeasement candidate
3. Impact of his speeches (oratory skills)
4. Recognisable and dynamic figure
Norway Campaign
1. Needed to prevent metal ores reaching Germany
  1. Showed limited results
2. Churchill cared little for Norwegian neutrality
  1. Shown when British forces raided the German supply ship 'Altmark'
    1. Popular in Britian
    2. However, Britain lost the moral high ground by ruthless action such as this
3. Churchill took no responsibility for its failure
  1. Blamed the Norwegians
  2. Churchill interfered ineffectively often changing his mind
    1. Lack of proper equipment and plans
Churchill's style of leadership
1. Favoured daring ideas and actions
  1. Supported extreme mesures
    1. Destruction of the French fleet at Oran in 1940
2. Demanded complete dedication from all those in office
3. Personally flamboyant
  1. Appearing in military uniform

Resource summary

	Created by Amelia Simpson about 7 years ago