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Irish Treaty and Britain's Middle East policy. After two years out of Parliament, he served
as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Stanley Baldwin's Conservative government, returning the
pound sterling in 1925 to the gold standard at its pre-war parity, a move widely seen as creating
deflationary pressure and depressing the UK economy.
Out of office during the 1930s, Churchill took the lead in calling for British rearmament to
counter the growing threat from Nazi Germany. At the outbreak of the Second World War he
was re-appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. In 1940 he became prime minister,
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replacing Neville Chamberlain (12 cousin, 2 times removed). Churchill oversaw British
involvement in the Allied war effort against Germany and the Axis powers, resulting in victory in
1945. His wartime leadership was widely praised, although acts like the Bombing of
Dresden and his wartime response to the Bengal famine generated controversy. After the
Conservatives' defeat in the 1945 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition. Amid
the developing Cold War with the Soviet Union, he publicly warned of an "iron curtain" of
Soviet influence in Europe and promoted European unity. Re-elected Prime Minister in 1951,
his second term was preoccupied with foreign affairs, including the Malayan Emergency, Mau
Mau Uprising, Korean War, and a UK-backed Iranian coup. Domestically his government
emphasized housebuilding and developed a nuclear weapon. In declining health, Churchill
resigned as prime minister in 1955, although he remained an MP until 1964. Upon his death in
1965, he was given a state funeral.

Widely considered one of the 20th century's most significant figures, Churchill remains popular
in Britain and throughout the West, where he is seen as a victorious wartime leader who played
an important role in defending Europe's liberal democracy from the spread of fascism. Praised
as a social reformer and accomplished writer, among his many awards was the Nobel Prize in
Literature. Conversely, his imperialist views and comments on race, as well as his sanctioning of
human rights abuses in the suppression of anti-imperialist movements seeking independence
from the British Empire, have generated considerable controversy.

References:
1. Relative Finder, associated with FamilySearch, and the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS)
2. Wikipedia.org
3. LDS Family Tree attached

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