Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Biography and Timeline — Page 15

Focus

Joins an anti-nazi group, "The Focus" protesting against treatment of Jews in Germany. Founder Member of "The Focus" which comprises some left wing members

Role range: 1935-1937

Armament

Warns the Commons about Hitler's plans following the German absorption of Austria

Role range: 1935-1937

Election

Derby, seconded by Churchill, proposes Chamberlain for Leadership

Role range: 1935-1937

Independence of Great Britain

Rejects the recommendation of the Peel Commission that Palestine should be partitioned

Role range: 1935-1937

Independence of Palestine

Rejects the recommendation of the Peel Commission that Palestine should be partitioned

Role range: 1935-1937

Great Contemporaries Published

Churchill published Great Contemporaries, a collection of biographical essays on important public figures.

Defence Programme Debate

Uses the defence debate to press for stronger preparation against the growing military threat from Germany.

Austria Debate

Speaks in the Commons debate on Austria as German pressure on the Austrian government intensifies.

Foreign Affairs Debate

Criticises the weakening of collective resistance to the dictators in a major Commons foreign-affairs debate.

Defence Debate after Austrian Crisis

Argues for stronger defence preparations as the European security situation deteriorates.

Anschluss Debate

Addresses the Commons after Germany's annexation of Austria and warns about the strategic consequences of Nazi expansion.

Navy Estimates and European Rearmament

Uses the Navy Estimates debate to connect British naval preparedness with the worsening European balance of power.

Air Supplementary Estimate

Presses the case for stronger air power amid concern that accommodation with Germany is not producing lasting security.

Foreign Affairs and Rearmament

Links foreign policy to accelerated rearmament and argues that diplomatic concessions require credible British strength.

Alliance Britain and France and the Covenant of the League of Nations

Calls for a Grand Alliance of Britain and France and the Covenant of the League of Nations

Covenant of the League of Nations

Calls for a Grand Alliance of Britain and France and the Covenant of the League of Nations

Anglo-Italian Agreement Debate

Questions the strategic value of accommodation with Mussolini's Italy while Germany continues expanding its power.

Air Ministry Debate

Continues pressing for rapid improvement of British air strength against the background of the government's appeasement policy.

Air Defences Debate

Warns that adequate air defence is essential if Britain is to negotiate with the dictators from a position of strength.

Anti-Munich Group Discussion

Churchill discussed the creation of a group opposed to Chamberlain's Munich policy, although support remained limited.

Calls for Opposition Group

Churchill called for a group to oppose Chamberlain over Munich but found comparatively few supporters willing to join him.

Cross-Party Munich Critics

Churchill brought together critics from across party lines to discuss opposition to the Munich settlement and possible electoral consequences.

Cross-Party Opposition Meeting

Churchill held a cross-party meeting in London with opponents of the Munich settlement to discuss how they should respond politically.

Election Strategy after Munich

Churchill met other critics of Munich to consider what course they should take if the dispute developed into an election issue.

Election

Holds cross party meeting of those opposed to Munich & what to do in an election

Limited Support for Anti-Munich Group

Churchill attempted to rally opposition to Chamberlain's policy after Munich, but the effort attracted only limited backing.

Munich Critics Consider Election

Churchill and other opponents of Munich considered how their position might be presented if the controversy became part of an election campaign.

Opposition to Chamberlain after Munich

Churchill sought organised resistance to Chamberlain's Munich policy and discovered that few colleagues were prepared to support the effort.

Opposition to Munich Organised

Churchill gathered politicians opposed to Munich in an attempt to organise a broader response to Chamberlain's policy.

Political Response to Munich

Churchill used a London meeting to explore how opponents of the agreement might coordinate their political response.

Treaty of Munich

Holds cross party meeting of those opposed to Munich & what to do in an election

Treaty of Munich

Calls for a group to oppose Chamberlain but finds few supporters

Britain and France Defeated at Munich

Churchill argued that Britain and France had suffered a complete political defeat in accepting the Munich settlement.

Complete and Unmitigated Defeat

Churchill condemned the settlement as a complete and unmitigated defeat for Britain and France.

Condemnation of Munich Agreement

Churchill publicly condemned the Munich Agreement and argued that the settlement represented a major political and strategic failure.

Criticism of Chamberlain's Munich Policy

Churchill used the Munich debate to criticise Chamberlain's policy and to present the agreement as a grave defeat.

Disaster of the First Magnitude Speech

Churchill described the Munich Agreement as a disaster of the first magnitude in a speech attacking the settlement.

Munich Agreement Rejected

Churchill rejected the Munich Agreement as an acceptable settlement and warned that its consequences were profoundly damaging.

Munich Agreement

Makes a speech describing the Munich Agreement as "a disaster of the first magnitude"

Munich Described as Major Disaster

Churchill characterised the Munich Agreement as a major disaster and rejected the optimistic interpretation promoted by its supporters.