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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Churchill most "ill judged" idea during WWII?
(a) Aligning with Russia.
(b) Setting Europe ablaze.
(c) Bombing Pearl Harbor.
(d) Creating a special forces unit.

2. Why did Britain send thousands of troops to Russia after the collapse of the Czech government?
(a) Prevent Germany invading Britain.
(b) Prevent British supplies from falling into German hands.
(c) Prevent Germany invading Russia.
(d) To uphold a treaty.

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

4. Churchill suspected Stalin was a:
(a) Socialist.
(b) Behemoth.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Front for an underground leadership.

5. Who replaced Churchill as Prime Minister?
(a) Clement Attlee.
(b) Charles de Gaulle.
(c) Herbert Henry Asquith.
(d) Tony Blair.

6. Whom promoted the idea of French resistance?
(a) Charles de Gaulle.
(b) Louis André Bon.
(c) Jean Joseph Guieu.
(d) Jean-Baptiste Cervoni.

7. Where did the Big Three meet to discuss the post war settlement?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Yalta.

8. Which Prime Minister recognized Churchill's worth?
(a) Gordon Brown.
(b) Henry Pelham.
(c) Stanley Baldwin.
(d) Robert Walpole.

9. Which officer's appointment made by Churchill was the best of the war?
(a) Jacamo J. Spillman.
(b) Darrin M. Bradshaw.
(c) Bernard L. Montgomery.
(d) Joseph P. Frandenshine.

10. What was the "Battle of Britain"?
(a) A Parliamentary battle.
(b) Reference to WWII.
(c) A amphibious assault.
(d) An air offensive.

11. What event finally helped lift a great weight off of Churchill and paved the way for building his political career again?
(a) Being cleared of blame for the Dardanelles incident.
(b) Acceptance into the Labour party.
(c) Appointment to Chancellor of Securities.
(d) Publishing his third book.

12. What was the highest peak in Europe?
(a) Mount Frander.
(b) Mount Blanc.
(c) Mount Everest.
(d) Mount Elbrus.

13. What did Hitler name the German Air Force?
(a) Luftwaffe.
(b) Deutschen.
(c) Allerdings.
(d) Unternehmen.

14. Who succeeded Truman in the American Presidency?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Hoover.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Roosevelt.

15. Britain found itself at war with Germany for a second time after Hitler attacked what country?
(a) United States.
(b) Poland.
(c) Austria.
(d) Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the code name for the invasion of France?

2. Who replaced Roosevelt as President of the United States of America?

3. In his post war speech, Churchill said this was whose victory?

4. Who replaced Asquith as Prime Minister?

5. What medical problem hit Churchill during his trip to Washington D.C.?

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