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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 was Clementine's only true interest?

2. The 'Big Three" was made up of The United States, Britain and what other country?

3. What was the House of Commons attitude toward Churchill when he returned to politics?

4. What was Hitler's political manifesto called?

5. What was the principle means by which Churchill directed the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who planned most of the assault of D-day? Why was Churchill out of the planning process?

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

3. What prevented Churchill from having more authority to prepare Britain for war against Hitler's rising domination?

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

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

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

7. What happened on December 7, 1941?

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

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

10. What did Churchill do after he did not win re-election?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Churchill experienced three heavy blows between the late 1920s and early 1930s. Name and discuss these three events.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the pros and cons of foreign policy. Focus particularly on the creating of military alliances.

Essay Topic 3

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

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