Air Vice Marshal
Appointed Air Vice Marshal
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1938 in Great Britain — Page 8
Explore 387 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1938.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1938
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November
Fighter Command
Appointed Air Vice Marshal
International Situation Debate
Challenges the continuation of appeasement after Munich and calls for a stronger international approach to aggression.
Post-Munich Czechoslovakia Questions
Responds to parliamentary questions on Czechoslovakia as the territorial settlement is implemented.
Anglo-Italian Agreement after Munich
Challenges continued accommodation with Fascist Italy after the Munich settlement and the strengthening of the Axis powers.
Anglo-Italian Agreement after Munich
Churchill challenged continued accommodation with Fascist Italy after Munich and linked the issue to the strengthening of the Axis powers.
Axis Strength after Munich
Churchill argued that policies of accommodation after Munich had to be judged against the growing strength of the Axis powers.
Challenge to Accommodation with Italy
Churchill criticised continued accommodation with Fascist Italy in the political climate created by the Munich settlement.
Post-Munich Anglo-Italian Policy
Churchill questioned the wisdom of continuing accommodation with Fascist Italy after the Munich settlement.
Debate on the Address
Warns in the Commons that appeasement may demand a high price, prove temporary and encourage further expectations from Hitler.
Debate on the Address
Returns to the military and diplomatic consequences of appeasement in the post-Munich debate on the Address.
Debate on the Address and Rearmament
Churchill returned to the consequences of Munich and argued for stronger national defence and resistance to further aggression.
Debate on the Address and Rearmament
Returns to the consequences of Munich and argues for stronger national defence and resistance to further aggression.
National Defence after Munich
Churchill argued that the lessons of Munich required Britain to strengthen national defence and prepare to resist further aggression.
Rearmament after Munich
Churchill used the debate on the Address to press for stronger rearmament after the Munich settlement.
Resistance to Further Aggression
Churchill linked the consequences of Munich to the need for stronger defence and a firmer policy against additional aggression.
Education Leadership
Serves as president of Balliol College Junior Common Room while preparing for public life.
International Agreement
Assures Chautemps & Delbos that Britain will not conclude an Anglo-German agreement
Oxford Union
Is elected President of the Oxford Union after campaigning against appeasement.
December
National Voluntary Service Debate
Argues for stronger mobilisation of national resources as distrust of the Munich settlement grows.
Foreign Issues Debate
Returns to the weakness of the post-Munich settlement and presses for policies capable of deterring further expansion.
Dismissal
Dimissed by Chamberlain for his opposition to appeasement
Other events (month unknown)
1938 League Championship Manager
Guides Arsenal to another First Division championship before the Second World War.
Abstention from Munich Vote
Churchill chose to abstain when the Commons voted on the Munich settlement instead of endorsing the government's policy.
Adviser
Appointed Chief Diplomatic Adviser
Anti-Appeasement
Opposes appeasement of fascist dictatorships.
Anti-Appeasement
Becomes a prominent Conservative critic of appeasement after leaving the Foreign Office
Appointed Chief Diplomatic Adviser
Appointed Chief Diplomatic Adviser
Arms and the Covenant Published
Churchill published Arms and the Covenant, assembling warnings about European security and British rearmament.
Balliol College
Begins studying philosophy, politics and economics at Balliol College, Oxford.
Beta Transitions Paper
Hoyle submitted research on beta transitions in a Coulomb field for scientific review.
Brighton Rock
Publication of "Brighton Rock"
Chain Home Integration
Integrates radar warning with Fighter Command control rooms.
College Green Reach Finally Covered
Covering works extended along Saint Augustine Reach to the foot of College Green. This changed how vessels navigated or goods reached Bristol quays.
Combined Operations Landing Exercise
Organises an amphibious combined-operations exercise that demonstrates his emphasis on realistic training.
Commander of Anti-Air Corps
Appointed Commander of the Anti-Aircraft Corps
Commander of First Division
Appointed Commander 1st Division
Commander of Middle East
Appointed Commander of the Middle East Forces
Commons Abstention on Munich
Churchill abstained in the House of Commons rather than vote in support of the Munich Agreement.
Criticism of the Munich Agreement
Emerges as a Conservative critic of the Munich settlement and argues that concessions must not continue without firm guarantees.
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