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CommonLit

Common Lit: Winston Churchill's "Never Give In" Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Winston Churchill's "Never Give In" Speech" by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
Handout
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Churchill, Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about Winston Churchill and his political career.
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A&E Television

Biography: Winston Churchill

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a biographical account of the life of Winston Churchill. It discusses his military career and his time as prime minister of Britain.
Website
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Winston Churchill in Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the time Winston Churchill spent in Cuba before American involvement in the Spanish-American War.
Handout
Other

John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (1650 1722)

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of John Churchill's (1650-1722 CE) life from Emery Walker's "Historical Portraits" (1909 CE).
Article
BBC

Bbc: History: Winston Churchill: Defender of Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Historian Geoffrey Best explores the transformation of Winston Churchill from a gifted politician to the victorious leader of the British nation. Churchill led Britain through World War Two with unique assurance and changed his country's...
Handout
Other

Calvin College: Churchill Orders Destruction

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an illustrated essay from a weekly illustrated newspaper "Hamburger Illustrierte"(28 September 1940),pp.2-3. The essay discusses Churchill and the bombings of German cities during WWII.
Article
BBC

Bbc: History: Churchill: The Gathering Storm

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor John Charmley discusses whether Churchill has rewritten the history books to portray himself in a better light during the time of Appeasement or had he truly stood alone in his opposition of Hitler during the 1930's.
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Where I Live: Oxford: Sir Winston Churchill

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief biographical list of achievements and highlights in the life of Winston Churchill.
Primary
Other

Winston Churchill on Land Monopoly

For Students 9th - 10th
The online text to Churchill's speech on land monopolies.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Winston Churchill for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the biography of Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during World War II, who was a great leader and statesman.
Article
BBC

Bbc: History: Why Churchill Lost in 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
How did Winston Churchill, a national hero, lose the general election of 1945 to a landslide victory of the Labour Party? This article examines how Churchill's fame as a war leader worked against him and made him redundant resulting in...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation offers information about Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965 CE) who earned the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Churchhill and the Great Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress exhibit uses historic, primary documents to trace the life and accomplishments of Winston Churchill.
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: "Iron Curtain Speech"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook which is provided for the the Fordham University gives excerpts from Winston Churchill's famous speech where he coined the term "Iron Curtain."
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Churchill and the Great Republic: Memo. Of Conservation, Yalta

For Students 9th - 10th
From a larger Library of Congress exhibit on Winston Churchill, this document is a memorandum of a conversation Churchill had during a dinner at the Yalta Conference. Zooming in allows the document to be read.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Redemption of John Churchill" by Lucy Maud Montgomery

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Redemption of John Churchill" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Primary
University of Groningen

American History: Documents: The Atlantic Charter 1941 August 14

For Students 9th - 10th
Features the complete text of the Atlantic Charter signed by President Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in 1941 which defined the Allied goals for the post-war world.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Top Girls

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Written by Caryl Churchill in 1982, "Top Girls" was one of the first plays to engage directly with Thatcherism. Read an overview of "Top Girls" and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and videos.
Graphic
Curated OER

Churchill and the Great Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress exhibit uses historic, primary documents to trace the life and accomplishments of Winston Churchill.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Casablanca Conference 1943

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the document that was issued at the conclusion of the Casablanca Conference between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill mapping out the Allied strategy necessary to win World War II.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: The Tehran Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented is the document issued by Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the conclusion of the Tehran Conference in December, 1943. Included is information about the launching of Operation Overlord, which led to...
Article
Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Battle of Britain, 1940

For Students 9th - 10th
A riveting eyewitness account of an RAF pilot describing his participation in a dogfight over Britain when the Germans were attempting to bomb Great Britain into surrender at the beginning of World War II. Included is an audio of Winston...
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US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: Atlantic Charter

For Students 9th - 10th
This article published by the US Department of State's Office of the Historian discusses the significance of the Atlantic Charter. In it Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill agreed on a broad statement of war aims for Great Britain...

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