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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. Which Prime Minister recognized Churchill's worth?

2. How much food was a British individuals ration for one week during U-boat warfare?

3. Who replaced Churchill as Prime Minister?

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

5. What country was first to fall to Hitler's military advances?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened politically that inadvertently lead to Hitlers rise in Germany? Did Churchill agree with this idea?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Churchill's assumptions that rebellious citizens could weaken Nazi controlled Europe from within go?

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

The specter of poverty hung over Britain after the stock market crash. What government measures enhanced the problems associated with the crash? Compare these measures with those taken by the government of the United Sates of America in today's economic downturn.

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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