Презентация к уроку "Winston Churchill"
презентация к уроку по английскому языку (7 класс)

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Winston Churchill The presentation was prepared by students of 7 ‘’A’’ class Hoang Nguyen, Dima Zorin and Matvey Zaytsev

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Biography Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874 in the Blenheim Palace, the family estate of the Dukes of Marlborough, a branch of the Spencer family.

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Family Winston Churchill His father, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (1849-1895),was a prominent Conservative politician His mother, Lady Randolph Churchill (1854-1921) , the daughter of a New York financier.

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Wife Winston Churchill Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (1885-1977) Clementine met Winston Churchill in 1904.

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Churchill enrolled at Sandhurst as an officer cadet in September 1893, though it took him three attempts to pass the entrance exam. Sandhurst (1893-1895)

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Fame and daring (1899-unknown) The Boer Republics declared war on Britain on 11 October 1899 and Churchill travelled to South Africa to cover the conflict as a war correspondent. Churchill arrived in Durban a hero. Back in Britain, stories of his exploits made him famous.

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Election to Parlament Churchill's new-found fame allowed him to further his political ambitions. At the 1900 General Election he became MP for Oldham.

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Battle stations His political career was thriving. In 1911 he became First Lord of the Admiralty and oversaw rapid expansion in the naval arms race with Germany

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Churchill becomes prime minister Friday 10 May 1940 was one of the most dramatic days in British history. The government was in disarray as Winston Churchill became PM and, on the continent, Germany ended the Phoney War by invading the Low Countries

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Meeting of Churchill and Stalin When Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met in Yalta in February 1945, they laid down the blueprint for post-war Europe. Hugh Lunghi was a translator at their meetings.

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Retirement Throughout his life Churchill had fought against depression, his 'black dog'. After his resignation on 5 April 1955, it was a battle he began to lose

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The nation's farewell On 24 January 1965, 70 years to the day since the death of his father, Churchill died. He was 90 years old.

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