By Elijah Allmon
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Born on November 30th, 1874
Served in the British Military in late 1800’s.
Worked as a war correspondent, was imprisoned,
then escaped.
Became a member of British Parliament following his
father’s footsteps.
Was a military leader in WW1.
Became Prime Minister of Britain during WW2,
working with the U.S. and Russia to secure the
victory and the peace.
Was Knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
Died on January 24th, 1965
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Was given on June 4, 1940 in the House of
Commons.
Was given to the British Public.
Was given to Inform and Persuade.
On the possible invasion of Nazi Germany into
Britain.
Gloomy at the beginning, but much more hopeful
and brighter near the end.
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Automatic, the British Community knew him
and trusted him.
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Describes a battle that took place in World
War 1 in very deep detail.
Military Terms: “Battalion”, “Brigadier”.
“1,000 Frenchmen”, “30,000 killed”
“The Hurricane, The Spitfire, and the new
Defiant”
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Mentions the families of Soldiers.
Mentions God.
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Mentions the physical embodiment of Death.
“Sharp Scythe”, “Scythe-Stroke”, “Jaws of
Death”
“The Whole Root and Core and Brain of the
British Army”
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Compares the British Army to King Arthur and
the Knights of the Round Table.
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“We shall” Repeated several times for affect.
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Most of the speech is very dreary and
discouraging.
Near the end he brings up the Spirits of the
Audience with the “We Shall” section
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http://www.biography.com/people/winston-churchill-9248164
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http://amac.us/winston-churchill
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