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The Churchills page 405).
Eventually, Winston made his way to President of the Trade (1908-1910), and Home .
Secretary (1910-1911). Here is where Winston contributed greatly to early legislation of the .
welfare state.Winston spent a great deal of his time on helping British economy but never seised .
to put forth all his effort. "My faith is unbroken in the strength, genius, and inexhaustible .
resourcefulness of the British race." (Churchill, Winston. A Churchill Reader). He helped to .
create labour exchange, to introduce health and unemployment insurance, to prescribe minimum .
wages in certain industries, and to limit working hours. With all of these ideas Winston added to .
the average work day, it greatly improved Great Britain's economy, and the every day moods of .
the people. The new welfare changes to the economy greatly improved Britain forever.
Winstons next step would be First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-1915). As Germans naval .
power quickly rose to its prime, modernization of the British fleet became an urgent necessity. .
Winston's collaboration with Admiral Lord Fisher came to an astounding historic end. With these .
two great minds they created the change from coal burning vessels, to oil-fueled ships, the .
creation of naval air service, and the first development of the tank. With war creeping up .
Churchill made it his own initiative to keep Britain's fleet fully mobilized. With the Germans .
tramping through neutral Belgium in 1914, Winston led a memorable naval movement to .
Antwerp, but it resulted in a terrible catastrophe for Churchill. In 1915 Winston made himself .
fully responsible for the campaign to force the Dardanelles, with hopes of pushing Turkey out of .
the war, of linking up with Russia, and of taking the Central Powers in the rear. This campaign .
plummeted, partly from bad luck, partly through the lack of military command. When the coalition .
government was formed in May 1915, the Conservatives made it a condition that Winston should .