what did winston churchill do to help in the war?

Answer 1

It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required.
Sir Winston Churchill
British politician (1874 - 1965)

Churchill's greatest achievement was that he refused to capitulate when defeat by Germany was strong possibility and all seemed hopeless, and he remained a strong opponent of any negotiations with Germany. Few others in the Cabinet had this degree of resolve. By adopting a policy of no surrender, Churchill kept democracy alive in the UK and created the basis for the later Allied counterattacks of 1942-45, with Britain serving as a platform for the supply of Soviet Russia and the liberation of Western Europe.

Among the many consequences of this stand was that Britain was maintained as a base from which the Allies could attack Germany, thereby ensuring that the Soviet sphere of influence did not extend over Western Europe at the end of the war.

Answer 2

Do you seriously expect a concise answer on a site like this?
For goodness sake go to the library and borrow a book on the Second World War, read it and learn. Then perhaps you may have an understanding of what people went through to enable to you to ask such a question Winston Churchill was probably the best prime minister this country has ever had, or will ever have.

Answer 3

He pretty much stood alone(within the British establishment at least) in recognizing the very real threat that the Nazi party's rise to power in Germany during the 30's posed. I wouldn't say that he was a great peacetime politician but his great flair as an orator inspired millions and kept hope alive during what must be one of the darkest times in European history, if ever there was a a man 'destined' to be in the right place at the right time it must surely be Winston Churchill.

Answer 4

Providing you are talking about WWII, he provided outstanding leadership for the country and stoic resistance to the Germans and Japanese.

Other than these general points his next two most important contributions were his International Statesmanship in dealing with the Russians and Americans, critical to the final outcome of the war and the post war shaping of Europe, and his ability to appoint the right people to the right jobs in the War Coalition Government, thereby ensuring that every part of the combined UK economy, civilian, military and manufacturing complex performed in the most effective manner possible towards the ultimate goal of defeating the Axis Powers.

Answer 5

Churchill succeeded giving his people hope of winning. He didnt fight the war himself, but his leadership gave Britain strenghth to stick together. Could Britain hold German army (the mightest army at that time, obviously) alone without Churchill? I doubt, dude.

Oh, not to mention that Churchill contributed on pulling America into two major wars Britain faced (WW2 and Cold War)

Answer 6

Churchill was a statesman, orator, author, historian and Prime Minister who rallied the British people in the Second World War and took them from the edge of defeat to victory.

Churchill’s leadership during the war is legendary. He became Prime minister when the Cabinet were on the verge of seeking terms with Hitler and Germany. But Churchill would not contemplate defeat or even a honourable truce. His saying was ‘We will never give in’. Churchill is credited with conducting the war single-handedly. He made himself Minister for War as well as being Prime Minister and delegated the running of home affairs to junior ministers. Churchill sat at his desk in the Cabinet Office, dictating memos and orders and giving instructions but letting others get on with it. Churchill’s true talent was leadership, not performance. Churchill had a bed in his office suite and habitually slept in the afternoon. He had by a side, in his office, a mixture of brandy and water, which was continually refreshed. Critics say that this put him in a continuously drunken state.

Churchill was a historian. He wrote The History of The English Speaking Peoples, an account not just of English history but also of the British Empire and United States. This work was designed to demonstrate that the British people and their colonies are a unique culture distinct from European civilisations.

Churchill was an author. His book My Early Life, although outwardly an autobiography, is in fact novel with the young Churchill as one of the characters. In the book, Churchill sits the entrance examination for Harrow but on taking the Latin paper, carefully wrote the title, his name and the question number 1. After further thought, he adds brackets to the number but cannot think of anything to write and his paper is smudged by an inkblot. Churchill’s comments on the wisdom of the headmaster in accepting him despite this is an ironic comment not on the inability of his younger self but on the educational system of the time.

Churchill was known for his eloquence and his ready wit. On being accused of being a turncoat for changing parties twice, Churchill reposted ‘anyone can rat, but it takes a certain ingenuity to re-rat.’ When an official criticised other writers for ending sentences with propositions, Churchill added a note ‘This is the sort of English, up with which I will not put’. On one occasion a lady heckler shouted ‘Sir, you are drunk’. Churchill replied ‘And you, madam are ugly, but I shall be sober, tomorrow!’

Answer 7

Given you mean World War II: Broadly, he provided the inspiration to the people to give them hope. He developed the relationship with the USA without which Britian would have gone bankrupt. He took hard decisions which risked thousands of lives for the good of the country.

I would suggest you read a book from the library or find one online with a more detailed answer.

Answer 8

He was a good orator, which would have helped during the war years other than that he smoked the best cigars and more than likely ate the best of everything, unlike the ordinary people of the time. I believe the electorate finally booted him out after the war was over

Answer 9

Perhaps his greatest achievement was in providing a figure-head & inspiration to a beleagured nation; his speeches at the time were incredibly important. He also reorganised the Cabinet ,to do away with many posts & simplify government.

One of his less recognised achievements was to resist the temptation to meddle & instead appoint people & let them do their jobs. An obvious example is the appointment of Lord Beaverbrook to oversee aircraft production; Beaverbrook was a very successful businessman who quickly streamlined production so that three & a half times as many planes were being produced.

Answer 10

a pertinent question! Its been said many times but all of us who fought in the war, without his leadership you/ I /your parents indeed all English would have been exterminated and this land of ours would be swarming with Germans right now Churchill was no angel but no one could have saved this country against the might of the Germans as he did with his remarkable speeches spurring the British on