Attle Clement is an outstanding politician of the twentieth century. Attlee slanders: domestic and foreign policy

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Attlee Clement is considered one of the mostoutstanding prime ministers of the last century. Despite the fact that he belonged to the Laborites, he had good relations with Churchill (the leader of the Conservatives). And another representative of the Conservatives, Margaret Thatcher, has always been his fan.

Youth

Born Attle Clement on 03/01/1883 in London. The father of the future politician worked in the Bar. In 1904, the future prime minister graduated from the University of Oxford, specializing in "The Newest History." Later he graduated from the Faculty of Law.

Attlee began to deal with the children of the workers. This greatly changed his worldview. He changed his views, moving from conservatives to socialists. At the age of twenty-five he became a member of the Independent Labor Party.

Attlee:

Secretary of Beatrice Webb;
taught at the School of Economics (London);
fought in the army (First World War);
mayor of the municipal district.

Political career

Clement Attlee Domestic and Foreign Policy

According to the results of the elections, which took place in 1922year, Attlee Clement became a member of the House of Commons. The deputy was an adherent of MacDonald. He served with him as a parliamentary secretary. Two years later he became a member of the government, becoming deputy military minister.

Attlee was not among those who supported the generala strike that took place in 1926. He did not recognize the use of strikes in politics. In 1927, the future prime minister worked in a commission that was studying the situation in India with a view to the possible provision of self-government to the country.

Three years later, the politician returned to the government. The deputy took the post of Chancellor (Lancaster). At this time, Clement is disappointed in the activities of McDonald. After the failure in the elections, he was among those few who remained in parliament from the Labor Party. Attlee became deputy to George Lansbury - their leader.

At this time, the wife of a deputy became seriously ill, so the question arose to get out of politics. To keep Attlee and fix his financial situation, he was assigned an additional salary.

Party leader

As early as 1933-1934, Attlee ClementFor some time he served as the head of the Labor Party, when Lansbury was treated after the injury. He became a full-fledged leader in 1935. He held this position until 1955.

At first the leader of the Labor Party did not see allThe seriousness of the threat from aggressive Germany. He was against spending money on the rearmament of his country. By 1937, the Labor position on this issue had changed. They began to oppose the policy pursued by Premier Chamberlain, which was to pacify the aggressor.

In 1940, he became part of the coalitionChurchill government. Two years later, Attlee received the post of deputy prime minister. The politician supported Churchill that the UK should continue to resist, despite the surrender of France.

The Labor leader sought to preserve the coalition,until Japan capitulates and the war is over. But many of his party comrades began to demand elections. Churchill, in turn, was confident of his popularity among the people, so he called elections for the summer of 1945.

Conservatives have hoped to support peoplehis premiere. While the Labor Party was conducting an electoral program, according to which they promised to create a socialist society in the state. Elections were held on 07/05/1945. Attlee's party for the first time in history has achieved an absolute majority of votes. They managed to take 393 seats in the House of Commons. Thanks to this sensational victory, the politician replaced Churchill and took the post of prime minister.

At the head

Attlee's premiership took place in years of difficultrecovery, as well as the beginning of the so-called Cold War. What is the position taken by Clement Attlee? The foreign policy of Great Britain during these years was oriented towards the USA.

The main actions of the state on the world stage:

implementation of the "Marshall Plan";
the creation of NATO;
waging war in Malaya;
participation in the incitement of conflicts between Hindus and Pakistanis, Arabs and Israelis;
independence of India.

In domestic politics, the prime minister soughtto raise the standard of living of the working class. For this, the country was engaged in carrying out social reforms, people were given jobs. The state nationalized part of the economic sectors, for example, the Bank of England, the railway, some industries, and aviation.

Clement Attlee, whose domestic and foreign policy was reviewed, became the first Labor Prime Minister to hold a full term in office.