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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "I think we can generally say today that Hitler's dictatorship is gradually breaking down" before the beginning of WWII?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Clement Attlee.
(c) Josef Stalin.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

2. What was Bolshevism?
(a) Communism.
(b) Churchill's favorite soup.
(c) A German nuclear program.
(d) Russian rearmament.

3. Whom was given the title "The 20th Centuries Great Champion of Liberty?"
(a) Hitler.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Churchill.

4. What was Churchill awarded in 1953?
(a) Honorary Purple Heart.
(b) Nobel Prize for Literature.
(c) Knighthood.
(d) Nobel Peace Prize.

5. What was the principle means by which Churchill directed the war?
(a) His office.
(b) His box.
(c) Encrypted telegraphs.
(d) By telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Churchill commit to helping when Hitler declares war on it, despite his misgivings about communism?

2. What event finally helped lift a great weight off of Churchill and paved the way for building his political career again?

3. Which two countries refused to send help during the Turkish advance?

4. Who was advocating the making of an armistice with Germany?

5. What seat did Churchill hold for the rest of his Parliamentary life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the reaction of politicians at the time when Churchill first began to strongly speak out against Communism?

2. What were Churchill's policies when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer?

3. What happened at the Yalta Conference regarding territorial discussions between Britain and Russia?

4. While in The Big Three, what happened to Churchill's status?

5. When did Churchill give some of his greatest speeches?

6. How old was Churchill when he resigned as Prime Minister, and what did he do after his resignation?

7. What were Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his cabinet focusing on improving during this time when Hitler was being appeased in Germany?

8. How did The United States deal with the fact that Britain was no longer able to use the "cash and carry" method to buy supplies and weapons from the United States?

9. What happened on December 7, 1941?

10. Who planned most of the assault of D-day? Why was Churchill out of the planning process?

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