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

2. What does IRA stand for?

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

4. What political cause did Churchill adopt at age 58?

5. Whom did Hitler agree to divide Poland with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened to Churchill's Liberal party?

5. Which leaders and countries comprised The Big Three?

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

7. How did Churchill recoup his losses in the 1929 stock market crash? What physically happened to him while in this pursuit?

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

9. What was Churchill's stance on Communism?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Churchill read voraciously while with the military stationed in India. List and discuss the books and/or authors Churchill read while in India. Discuss why these particular books and/or author were important to Churchill.

Essay Topic 2

Churchill had great foresight regarding certain political, military, and social issues. What were some of these issues? How did his fellow parliamentary members respond to his ideas and warnings?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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