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Winston Churchill became PM in May 1940 and led Britain through the war

From lesson

The World Wars

From chapter

A Long and Illustrious History

Related questions (2)

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Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during most of the Second World War?

Neville Chamberlain

Winston Churchill

Clement Attlee

Anthony Eden

Explanation

Winston Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940 and led Britain through most of WWII until 1945. Chamberlain was PM at the start of the war but resigned in 1940. Attlee succeeded Churchill after the 1945 election, and Eden was a later PM.

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Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of Britain during the First World War.

True

False

Explanation

False. Churchill was Prime Minister during the Second World War (1940–1945), not the First. During WWI, he held other government positions, such as First Lord of the Admiralty.