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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. How many baths did Churchill take a day?

2. Whom named Churchill as his successor?

3. Who were Churchill's "false friends" as Clementine called them?

4. Who said, "I think we can generally say today that Hitler's dictatorship is gradually breaking down" before the beginning of WWII?

5. What did Churchill equate the Labour Party with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Churchill's stance on Communism?

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

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

6. What happened on December 7, 1941?

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

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

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

10. Which leaders and countries comprised The Big Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Churchill and George Washington had many similarities in the ways they looked at the wars they were commanding. What were some similarities between the Revolutionary War and World War II? Discuss some of the challenges each faced respectively and how they each chose to handle them.

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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