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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Churchill equate the Labour Party with?

2. Whom named Churchill as his successor?

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

4. Mastery of what skill helped nurture Churchill's career and self-esteem?

5. What was the principle means by which Churchill directed the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Churchill's main acts as Prime Minister, elected for a second time, aimed at?

2. What happened as Churchill struggles to reconstruct his political career?

3. What happened during the election of 1945 in Britain?

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

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

6. What did Churchill do after he did not win re-election?

7. What happened on December 7, 1941?

8. What countries were first affected by Hitler's call for a "Greater Germany"?

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

10. Why did Hitler have to put Operation Sea Lion on hold?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Churchill was a profound writer and orator. What was it about his speeches in written word and delivery that inspired his fellow countrymen?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of child was Churchill? What sort of student was he? When he entered Sandhurst, what did Churchill do that ensured his success?

Essay Topic 3

How did Churchill feel about communism? How did this view affect Churchill's willingness to work with Stalin during WWII?

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