The Churchill Perspective: World Leaders

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1. Fact: Winston Churchill initially supported this post World War II French President in his role as leader of the "Free French", but later the two were often at odds with one another. Quote: Once, after listening to this French leader, Winston Churchill said, "Interpreter! Interpreter! How do you say the opposite of Vive Le France?" Who was this French leader? Georges Clemenceau Paul Reynaud Marshall Foch Charles de Gaulle

2. Fact: Charlie Chaplin made and starred in a film parodying this head of state entitled "The Great Dictator". Quote: Regarding this man by Winston Churchill claimed, "This wicked man, the repository and embodiment of soul destroying hatred, the monstrous product of former wrongs and shames ..." About whom was Churchill speaking? Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler Josef Stalin Kaiser Wilhelm

3. Fact: Following the Labour Party landslide in the 1945 election, this politician replaced Winston Churchill as Prime Minister. Quote: Churchill called this individual, "A modest man, who has much to be modest about." About whom did Churchill make this claim? Harold Wilson Ramsay MacDonald Clement Attlee Harold Macmillan

4. Fact: This Liberal Party member became Prime Minister of Britain during World War I, supported by a coalition of Conservatives and Liberals, and represented the British government at the Versailles Peace Conference. Quote: Churchill described this man as, "The happy warrior of Squandermania." Which politician did Sir Winston give this nickname? Joseph Kennedy Lloyd George Ramsay MacDonald Herbert Asquith

5. Fact: During the 1940s, Winston Churchill was involved in secret discussions with this world leader at a time that the other leader's nation was still neutral. Quote: Regarding this leader Winston Churchill said, "Meeting __________ was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it." Of whom was Churchill speaking? Emperor Hirohito Franklin Roosevelt Henri-Philippe Petain Josef Stalin

6. Fact: This Liberal Party Prime Minister championed Irish home rule in the late 19th century, splitting his party. Quote: Churchill teased regarding this man's reading habits, "__________ read Homer for fun, which I thought served him right." About whose reading habits did Churchill comment? Neville Chamberlain Herbert Asquith William Gladstone Lloyd George

7. Fact: In the 1930s, this conservative British Prime Minister disagreed with Churchill over the issue of Indian self-government. Quote: Churchill claimed regarding this politician, "He occasionally stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened." To whom did Churchill refer? Austin Chamberlain Ramsay MacDonald Stanley Baldwin Herbert Asquith

8. Fact: She was the first woman seated in the House of Commons in 1919, and during a parliamentary session said to Winston Churchill, "Winston, if you were my husband I would poison your coffee." Quote: Churchill responded to her remark, "If you were my wife, Madam, I would surely drink it." Who was this phenomenal woman? Lady Nancy Astor Helen Keller Bessie Braddock Eleanor Rathbone

9. Fact: This British general was the second in command of the Allied Army in Europe during World War II. Quote: Churchill observed regarding this general: "In defeat unbeatable, in victory unbearable." About which general was Churchill speaking? General Patton General Rommel General Eisenhower General Montgomery

10. Fact: This British Prime minister announced that he had achieved "peace for our time" after a conference with Hitler in Munich in 1938. Quote: Churchill in describing this man's approach to Adolph Hitler said, "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last." To whom did Churchill refer? Clement Atlee Austin Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain Stanley Baldwin