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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. After a stroke in 1952, how did Churchill bring himself back to good health?

2. What attack inspired Japanese descent on Pearl Harbor a year later?

3. What was the critical event that happened in 1929?

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

5. What was Hitler identified as?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What happened after Chamberlain was voted out as Prime Minister?

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

4. Where did the term "iron curtain" originate, and what does it mean?

5. What was Churchill's stance on Communism?

6. What was Churchill's move that helped turn the tide of the war and beat back Rommel?

7. What was credited with reviving Churchill physically and mentally? What was the status of Roosevelt as the end of the war nears?

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

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

10. What prevented Churchill from having more authority to prepare Britain for war against Hitler's rising domination?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Churchill had many and varying positive personality traits and qualities. What were some of these positive qualities? Conversely, Churchill was not perfect. What were some of the negative personality traits that Churchill had? What, in your opinion, was the most important personality trait that Churchill possessed?

Essay Topic 2

Churchill warned that "a European war cannot be anything but a cruel, heartrending struggle, which, if we are ever to enjoy the fruits of victory, must demand, perhaps for several years, the whole manhood of the nation, the entire suspension of peaceful industries, and the concentration to one end of every vital energy of the community." Discuss how you feel this quote applies to us and the current war on terror we are involved in today.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the United States of America was taken from passive participant in WWII to actively fighting in the war. What specifically did the United States do as a passive participant and what spurred them to take an active role in the war?

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