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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, The Coming of War, 1933-1940.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country was first to fall to Hitler's military advances?
(a) France.
(b) Poland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

2. Why did Britain hesitate to spend money on defense in the 1930s?
(a) Fear of upsetting economic progress.
(b) Fear of retalliation from Italy.
(c) Fear of calling attention to themselves.
(d) Fear of antagonizing Hitler.

3. Who replaced Asquith as Prime Minister?
(a) Margaret Thatcher.
(b) Clement Attlee.
(c) Tony Blair.
(d) Lloyd George.

4. Which country was Britain obligated to defend by honoring it's treaty?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Germany.
(c) U.S.
(d) France.

5. What does IRA stand for?
(a) Irish Republican Army.
(b) Internal Relations Movement.
(c) Irish Rearmament Action.
(d) Inter Radical Army.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What group would not accept the deed Churchill and Collins had created?

3. What kind of child was Churchill?

4. What seemed the touchstone of last-gasp Churchillianism?

5. According to Keegan, Churchill's Dukedom lineage was for years held by what kind of men?

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