Winston Churchill was a man full of principle, courage, and compassion. Nevertheless, it was his excellent leadership skills, his instinct for making beneficial wartime decisions, and motivational speeches, which inevitably lead to the success of Great Britain in World War II. Britain and the world free of Hitler and the Nazis looked to Winston Churchill for leadership. Because of his soldier's training, his historical knowledge, and a statesman's beliefs that had filled his mind for a long time, he considered the burden of leadership to be very light. Many still regard him as the greatest British leader of the last century.Winston Churchill had already demonstrated he had the aptitude for being a leader by holding positions such as serving as a member of parliament, acting as a secretary for war and air, and the colonial office; However, what made him such an excellent leader was that he was not concerned about his own welfare politically, but rather about the welfare of his country. This was demonstrated by his warnings which were addressed to the House of Commons: "Germany has the power at any time henceforward to send a fleet of airplanes capable of discharging in a single voyage at least 500 tons of bombs upon London." His warnings were not given heed to and his popularity among the people of Britain declined. As a result in 1935 when Baldwin became prime minister, Churchill was not given a cabinet post. However, Churchill still continued with his unpopular warnings about Hitler and his Germany. Then in 1937, when Neville Chamberlain became prime minister of Britain, Churchill once again stood up for his beliefs even though they seemed to go against the beliefs of practically every one in the nation. Chamberlain, who was an advocate for peace, signed the Munich Pact with Italy, France and Germany, which allowed Germany to have a region of Czechoslovakia in return for a guarantee that Germany would not invade the rest of Europe....
