Essays Tagged: "Churchill"

Concept of Leadership

p, we often think first of famous individuals. We may think of great political leaders: Washington, Churchill, Roosevelt. We may think of the leaders of social movements: Gandhi, Martin Luther King, C ...

(34 pages) 5195 8 4.5 Oct/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The injustice of religion in public schools. if our school is supposed to be sectarian, why isnt it?

; instead, it is a profusion of beliefs, attitudes, ethics and races. In such a varied community as Churchill, should religion have a place in it?In 1982, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms c ... ions of the school do as well.'It depends on the circumstances', replies Matt Wan, President of the Churchill Student Council, 'everyone has a right to their own ideas - it doesn't mean that you have ...

(4 pages) 101 0 3.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

community care history and politics during the 50's/60's in the U.K.

R.A. Butler the Tory chancellor and Hugh Gateskell the chancellor under Labour.Moderates succeeded Churchill as Prime Minister and so these consensus policies were continued. The consensus was genera ... d. The consensus was generally re-enforced by the successive Conservative governments of 1951-1964. Churchill, Eden and Macmillan continued with Labour's reforms and even extended parts of the welfare ...

(2 pages) 94 1 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Pearl Harbor Conspiracy

persuade the country into war. After meeting with FDR at the Atlantic Conference on Aug. 14, 1941, Churchill noted about the "astonishing depth of Roosevelt's intense desire for war." But the only pr ...

(4 pages) 116 1 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Danish resistance in WW2, when Denmark was under German control.

g;lsætningside 74.1 Modstandsbevægelsen side 74.2 Anti-propagandaside 84.3 SOEside 94.4 Churchill-klubbenside 94.5 Holger Danske og BOPA side 105. Kritik5.0 Positivt synside 125.1 Negativt ... agenter har SOE under krigen udsendt til Danmark. 13 af dem blev taget til fange, og 6 dræbt.Churchill-klubbenDen første danske sabotagegruppe blev dannet i begyndelsen af 1942.Dens navn ...

(15 pages) 30 0 2.6 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The personalities of the contianment theory and the coldwar.

rent that socialism or communism was simply impossibility for the United States.When the big three, Churchill, Stalin, and Truman met in Potsdam to discuss the fate of Germany they each had little und ... fate of Germany they each had little understanding of the others moral and fundamental background. Churchill understood Stalin much more effectively than did Truman but by being voted out early he wa ...

(2 pages) 71 0 4.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

"The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril" Winston Churchill. Discuss

n victory of the Axis forces in Europe and to destroy the expansionist Japanese forces in the East. Churchill was well within his rights to show his fear for the U-boats; he had seen in the Great War ... machine. The combination of extra boats and the communication security is a strong justification of Churchill's fears. This can be backed up by another historian, F. H. Hinsley when he said 'it was on ...

(9 pages) 40 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Are Leaders Born or Made a discussion of various leadership models and the factors that make a good leader.

IntrodutionThere have been many great leaders throughout the ages Napoleon, Churchill, Mandela. However great leaders are often thought to be great militaristic leaders and not ... downside to this management style is that compliance among staff is never absolute. e.g. Hitler and Churchill.*Traditional leaders are leader through progenesis or familial connections, similar to cha ... suitable for the environment where it is conducted. Examples of this Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill had aggressive semi dictatorial management styles however they where confined by social an ...

(7 pages) 634 0 3.8 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

How far do you agree that the Cold War was caused by an unnecessary fear and suspicion that each side had for the other?

cuum in Central Europe.In February, 1945, the Yalta Conference took place and the participants were Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. By this early stage of the Cold War, there had already been signs o ...

(3 pages) 69 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

"Ideological differences played little part in the origin of the Cold War." How far do you agree with this judgment?

litary alliance against Hitler was needed? Or was it in 1946 when Kennan introduced containment and Churchill declared the existence of an Iron Curtain between Eastern and Western Europe, within a mon ... really contribute to the view that this aggression needed to be confronted. Nor was it a factor in Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, which also branded the USSR as hostile and called for an alliance o ...

(3 pages) 131 4 3.8 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Red scare, fear of communism essay. Argues that politicians used the Red Scare to gain power

pelled the fear of communism in Berlin and during the Korean War. In July 1945, Stalin, Truman, and Churchill met in Potsdam where they split up Germany. Britain, France, and The United States occupie ...

(7 pages) 116 0 4.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Why was the relationship between western and eastern Europe so hostile between 1946 and 1961?

pe deteriorated significantly in the context of the Cold War. Three major events will be discussed: Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech, the Berlin Blockade, and the Berlin Wall.Churchill's Iron Curtain S ...

(2 pages) 26 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Why did the conservatives lose the 1945 general election?

With the Second World War coming to and end in Europe, Churchill called a general election. What followed was perhaps on of the greatest swing of public co ... the greatest swing of public confidence of the 20th century. Labour won overwhelming support while 'Churchill...was both surprised and stunned' by the crushing defeat suffered by the conservatives. Ho ... , the national government sought to call an election in a bid to return to a two party system. With Churchill still riding the wave of victory was believed by many to win the election on his personali ...

(2 pages) 32 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

Cuban Missile Crisis

uary 1944, where the 'Big Three' met. Roosevelt hoped for reconciliation with the Communists, while Churchill wanted to stop the spread of Communism, even by imposing anti-Communist governments, while ...

(6 pages) 82 0 0.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

In the lead-up to the Truman Doctrine.

the USA to abandon its long-term isolation policy?In February 1945, the Big Three, Stalin, FDR and Churchill, met in Yalta. It was the second time the Big Three ever met. Even though the conference s ...

(2 pages) 29 0 1.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

The Berlin Wall: A Catalyst for Change.

the summer of 1945 was a meeting between the leaders of the victorious allies (Truman, Stalin, and Churchill) whose primary goals included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaty issues, an ...

(7 pages) 47 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

Why did the USA fail to save South Vietnam from the Vietcong?

er Yalta Conference. The US started worrying about countries falling to communism. People including Churchill from his Iron Curtain Speech in 1946 accentuated this. The US took strong actions in the B ...

(6 pages) 42 0 4.4 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Anzac day should be allowed to be visited by everyone.

d and watch are as much combatants as those souls who seek to kill their enemy . Hitler, Mussolini, Churchill, Truman, Roosevelt (to name a few leaders in times of mortal conflict) didn't go to, or de ...

(1 pages) 17 1 3.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

How far do you agree that the Soviet policies towards Europe in years 1945-49 were more defensive than expansionist?

d during the conference in Yalta in february 1945. The big three of the second world war (Roosvelt, Churchill and Stalin) met to discuss following steps, but there were seen first disagreements about ...

(2 pages) 2274 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Who was to blame for the Cold War?

my force was only to defend USA from attacks by other countries.Stalin did not do as The Big Three, Churchill, Roosevelt and himself, agreed at the Yalta Conference. They agreed that they would hunt d ...

(3 pages) 53 2 3.7 Nov/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War