Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Biography and Timeline — Page 33

Result of Surrender of Japan

VJ Day celebrations mark the practical end of the war against Japan.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Surrender of Japan

The Allies celebrate 15th August as VJ Day

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Result of Surrender of Japan

The signed surrender document formally ends Japan's war with the Allied powers.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Surrender of Japan

The surrender of Japan is signed

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Family Allowances Act

Family Allowances Act 1945 provides cash allowances for families with children after the first child

Role range: 1945-1945 – 1945-1945

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Woodford & Wanstead

Role range: 1945-1964

Election

The Conservative Party wins 39.6% of votes cast & 210 MPs, Labour win 393 seats. Forms a "caretaker Government" until the election. Churchill broadcasts from Chequers denouncing Socialism as "some form of Gestapo"

Role range: 1945-1945 – 1945-1945

Government

Forms a "caretaker Government" until the election

Role range: 1945-1945 – 1945-1945

The Dawn of Liberation Published

Churchill published The Dawn of Liberation, collecting speeches associated with the liberation of occupied Europe.

Churchill Arrives in Crimea

Churchill travels to the Crimean resort for high level discussions with Roosevelt and Stalin about the final stages of war.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Debates Polish Government

Churchill argues for a broadly representative Polish government able to command confidence beyond Soviet backed factions.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Examines Polish Western Frontier

Churchill considers the territorial settlement that would shift Poland westward after Germany's defeat.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Discusses Liberated Europe

Churchill negotiates language on the right of liberated European peoples to choose their own governments.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Negotiates German Occupation Arrangements

Churchill participates in discussions of the postwar occupation and administration of defeated Germany.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Considers German Reparations

Churchill assesses proposals for obtaining reparations from Germany while preserving conditions for European recovery.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Supports International Security Organisation

Churchill joins discussions aimed at ensuring the planned United Nations can begin operating after the war.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Discusses Security Council Voting

Churchill participates in discussions over voting arrangements for the proposed United Nations Security Council.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Examines Yugoslav Political Settlement

Churchill supports Allied efforts to encourage cooperation between Yugoslav political factions ahead of postwar reconstruction.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Meets Stalin on European Security

Churchill seeks practical understandings with Stalin about political conditions in liberated and occupied Europe.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Supports France on Control Council

Churchill welcomes French participation in the Allied machinery governing Germany after its surrender.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Returns From Crimea Conference

Churchill returns to Britain facing the task of explaining the agreements and the unresolved questions to his government.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Addresses Polish Sovereignty Concerns

Churchill faces domestic criticism and diplomatic difficulties over the practical meaning of the agreements on Poland.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Churchill Reviews Yalta Implementation

Churchill's government works to interpret and implement the European political agreements reached in Crimea.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Speech

Makes his famous "iron curtain" speech at Fulton, Missouri, USA

Role range: 1945-1951

Speech

Gives a speech at the University of Zurich calling for a "United States of Europe", similar to the United States of America

Role range: 1945-1951

United States of Europe

Gives a speech at the University of Zurich calling for a "United States of Europe", similar to the United States of America

Role range: 1945-1951

United States of Europe Speech

Calls for a United States of Europe and helps shape postwar debate on European unity.

Role range: 1946-1946

United States of Europe

Calls for a United States of Europe which leads to the Council of Europe

Role range: 1945-1951

Iron Curtain Speech

Churchill delivered the Sinews of Peace address at Fulton, warning about Soviet domination in Eastern Europe.

United States of Europe Speech

Churchill spoke at Zurich in favor of European reconciliation and a new framework for continental cooperation.

UEM

Launches the United Europe Movement

Role range: 1945-1951

Congress of Europe

Attends the Congress of Europe at the Hague, Churchill becomes its central figure

Role range: 1945-1951

Berlin Crisis Compared with Munich

Churchill warns that the confrontation over Berlin poses a grave international danger comparable with earlier European crises.

Role range: 1945-1951

Blockade of Berlin

Makes a speech saying the crisis is potentially as serious as the Munich conference

Role range: 1945-1951

Painting as a Pastime Published

Churchill published Painting as a Pastime, reflecting on painting as a creative activity and intellectual respite.

The Gathering Storm Published

Churchill published The Gathering Storm, the first volume of his historical account of the Second World War.

Advocates recognizing the state of Israel

Advocates recognizing the state of Israel

Role range: 1945-1951

Council of Europe Advocacy

Welcomes the creation of a Council of Europe consistent with his postwar campaign for closer European cooperation.

Role range: 1945-1951

Council of Europe

The Statute of the Council of Europe is signed in London by ten founding states, advancing the European cooperation Churchill had publicly advocated after the war.

Role range: 1945-1951

Statute of Council of Europe

Sees ten European governments sign the London Statute establishing the Council of Europe with a Committee of Ministers and Consultative Assembly.

Role range: 1945-1951