Winston Churchill and WWII

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What event prompted the United States to enter World War II?

  • The meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt in August 1941
  • The Atlantic Charter was signed
  • The Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor (correct)
  • The invasion of Britain by the Nazi war machine

What was the primary goal of the war-time conferences between the Allied nations?

  • To decide which generals should be in charge
  • To create a new world order
  • To determine how to take back Europe and make Hitler the top priority (correct)
  • To discuss the rebuilding of Europe after the war

What was the significance of the Atlantic Charter?

  • It was a formal declaration of war by the United States on Germany
  • It was an agreement to disarm the Axis powers and create a free world (correct)
  • It was a plan to invade Japan and end the war in the Pacific
  • It was a treaty to divide Europe between the Allies and the Axis

Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when the United States entered World War II?

<p>Winston Churchill (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many times did the Allied nations gather for war-time conferences?

<p>At least 20 times (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason why Churchill desperately needed help from the United States?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Churchill and Roosevelt first meet face-to-face?

<p>In August 1941 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Stalin at the Yalta Conference?

<p>To spread communism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Potsdam Declaration?

<p>Threatening 'prompt and utter destruction' if Japan did not surrender unconditionally (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Prime Ministerial election in July 1945?

<p>Attlee won the election (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Yalta Conference?

<p>It laid the framework for the United Nations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Roosevelt want to convince Stalin to do?

<p>Declare war on Japan (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Potsdam Conference?

<p>The Potsdam Declaration (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the reason for Churchill's concern at the Yalta Conference?

<p>The fate of Poland (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Truman hope to use as a bargaining chip at the Potsdam Conference?

<p>The atomic bomb (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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