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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. In 1941, what country's abandonment of neutrality could change the direction of the war?

2. What was Hitler's most menacing rearmament measure?

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

4. How old was Churchill when he died?

5. What was Churchill's reputation in politics regarding work and welfare?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Hitler do between 1934 and 1936 that violated the Versailles treaty?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Churchill set up his newly formed cabinet as Prime Minister?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Name and discuss three things that you learned about World War II while reading this book.

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