Although Winston was defeated in the British general election of 1945, he became the great hero of the western world for his leadership in World War Two.
Post-war challenges soon arose in 1945; the Russians were enforcing communism in Europe and an election was due in Britain that might not favor Winston.
Even before the war came to an end, a new danger to peace became apparent, the ambitions of Soviet leader Josef Stalin to establish communism in Europe.
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