He took three attempts to pass the entrance exams for the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, scoring just enough points to be admitted to the Cavalry, but not the Infantry.”(National Churchill Museum 1)In that day, the social class dictated the appropriateness of the profession. Only certain ones would be suitable for Churchill for he had felt that he was a man of great importance. To obtain these careers, he would need to successfully pass his courses in the University. However, his poor academic performance had a devastating effect narrowed his options, and through this narrow corridor of options he joined the Military. However, even in this field, his lack of dedication to learning only caused these options to narrow further. A various array of attempts were created in order to pass the entrance exams to the Royal Military College, in Sandhurst, scoring on the borderline just barely satisfactorily to join the Calvary. The Infantry and other departments were unfortunately out of his …show more content…
But he made a name for himself as a wartime leader. Though a bit old fashioned as viewed by some, he envisioned a world of united cultures, starting first with the English-speaking countries. “Churchill saw himself as a champion of democracy against tyranny, and was profoundly aware of his own role and destiny. Indeed, he believed that God had placed him on earth to carry out heroic deeds for the protection of Christian civilization and human progress”(New World Encyclepedia 1)
Churchill’s charisma spread to everyone who heard him, and was edified by the courage he displayed. From the moment he became Prime Minister, he led from the front sternly. “During the 1930s he had visited Hitler's Germany and seen for himself the potential for evil there. Few people, either in the UK or the US, wanted to know, and he often had a problem selling his articles about the evils of Nazism to the press.”(BBC 1). Churchill’s leadership continued into World War II. Upon visiting Nazi Germany, he witnessed the darkness for himself and could see the potential of the evil to spread. But this testimony was not well received in the US or UK. His articles were not well received about the evils of