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Arthur Neville Chamberlain (pronunciación, /ˈɑːθə ˈnɛvɪl ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn/; Birmingham, 18 de marzo de 1869-Heckfield, 9 de noviembre de 1940) fue un político conservador británico, que desempeñó el cargo de primer ministro entre el 28 de mayo de 1937 y el 10 de mayo de 1940.
- Paz para nuestro tiempo
"Paz para nuestro tiempo" (peace for our time, en inglés)...
- Paz para nuestro tiempo
Arthur Neville Chamberlain FRS (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ m b ər l ɪ n /; 18 March 1869 – 9 November 1940) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party from May 1937 to October 1940.
9 de may. de 2024 · Neville Chamberlain, prime minister of the United Kingdom from May 28, 1937, to May 10, 1940, whose name is identified with the policy of ‘appeasement’ toward Adolf Hitler’s Germany in the period immediately preceding World War II. Learn more about Chamberlain’s life and career in this article.
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- Neville Chamberlain was the son of British businessman and social reformer Joseph Chamberlain and Florence Kenrick. Neville’s mother died when he w...
- Neville Chamberlain was a product of the British upper class. His father had made a substantial fortune in business before moving into politics, an...
- Neville Chamberlain’s name has become synonymous with appeasement, the policy by which the aggressive moves of the fascist powers of Europe went la...
- While Neville Chamberlain genuinely believed that he had won "peace with honour" and secured "peace for our time," Churchill countered “You were gi...
Arthur Neville Chamberlain ( pronunciación, /ˈɑːθə ˈnɛvɪl ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn/; Birmingham, 18 de marzo de 1869- Heckfield, 9 de noviembre de 1940) fue un político conservador británico, que desempeñó el cargo de primer ministro entre el 28 de mayo de 1937 y el 10 de mayo de 1940.
- Early Life
- Member of Parliament and in Government
- Prime Minister
- War
- Death
- Legacy
- Biographies
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Neville was born in Edgbaston, a district of Birmingham, England. His father was Joseph Chamberlain, an important politician. His half-brother (they had different mothers), Austen Chamberlain, also became a politician. Neville went to Rugby School. He became interested in botany (plants), birds and fishing. He also loved music and literature (readi...
In 1916, Prime Minister David Lloyd George asked Chamberlain to become the director of conscription to force civilians to join the British Armys during the First World War. Chamberlain and Lloyd George often argued and soon did not like each other. Chamberlain left his job the next year. Instead, he entered the 1918 general election and became the ...
Baldwin retired in 1937, and Chamberlain became the new prime minister on 28 May. Chamberlain is mostly remembered for being the prime minister as Europe moved into the Second World War, but as prime minister, he also made some important changes to Britain. He made laws that made working conditions better. He limited working hours for women and chi...
In March 1939, the German military moved in and invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia, against the Munich Agreement. Chamberlain realised that his attempts to control Hitler had failed. He started to get Britain ready for war by using the new factories that had been built. Many new weapons were built, including the Supermarine Spitfire (a fighter airc...
In the summer of 1940, Chamberlain became sick. In July, he had surgery on his stomach to treat cancer there. He tried to return to work but became too weak and so had to retire. He died on 9 November 1940 of bowelcancer and was 71 years old. Churchill spoke to Parliament to tell it about Chamberlain's death.
Historians disagree about Chamberlain. Some think that his actions were wrong because he did not stop Hitler and Germany. Other people say that he gave Britain and France more time to get ready for the war.
Dilks, David. Neville Chamberlain, volume 1: Pioneering and Reform, 1869-1929Cambridge University Press, 1984.Dutton, David. Neville Chamberlain. Hodder Arnold, 2001Smart 2010, pp. 2–3.Smart 2010, pp. 5–6.Smart 2010, pp. 6–8.Smart 2010, p. 33.Self, Robert (2006). Neville Chamberlain: A Biography. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-5615-9.Smart, Nick (1999). The National Government. St Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-22329-8.Smart, Nick (2010). Neville Chamberlain. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-45865-8.University of Birmingham Special Collections Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine—the political papers of Neville ChamberlainDowning Street website Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback MachineThe Struggle for Peaceby Neville ChamberlainRise of Neville Chamberlain. The early life, business career and political rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated on 28 May 1937, when he was summoned to Buckingham Palace to "kiss hands" and accept the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
