For my history event I watched a documentary on Winston Churchill, called Churchill’s First World War. \u00a0This documentary gave an overview of Churchill’s life and actions during the First World War. \u00a0This documentary attracted me because even though I knew that Churchill had a role in World War One, I had never looked into it at all. \u00a0This documentary examined Churchill’s life during this time by comparing well known events about his life, to a series of letters that he and his wife Clementine wrote to each other. \u00a0Clementine was an extremely vital part to Churchill gaining back some of the power he had lost. \u00a0She was like his eyes and ears in politics while he was gone fighting on the western front.<\/p>\n

Churchill started as the head of the Navy, but after a failed operation to take Constantinople, he was relieved of his post and ended up serving in the trenches in France. \u00a0Eventually making his way back to London and gaining another important position, being in charge of developing and improving new technologies such as tanks.<\/p>\n

Although this documentary seems like a success story, it was pointed out that in a way it was a failure for Churchill. \u00a0Churchill had this view because he had started the war with a more powerful position than the one he finished the war in.<\/p>\n

As a history major, I found myself doing a search on each person who they had speak as an expert on a topic. \u00a0Examining their credentials, and figuring out if they actually knew what they were talking about or not. \u00a0I was also able to place this into a larger historical context, expanding my understanding of World War One. \u00a0Had I watched this film not as a history major, I would not have paid any attention as to the credentials of the experts that spoke on the film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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