Question

Which of the following leaders was well known for being a determined European leader who confronted Hitler and Germany? A. Benito Mussolini B. Nelson Mandela C. Winston Churchill D. Mohandas Gandhi

Answer 1

Winston Churchill was well known for being a determined European leader who confronted Hitler and Germany. He was proclaimed as one of the leaders who stopped the Nazis and stood up to the dictator. The two never met, and who knows what would happen if they eventually did. It was argued that Churchhill secretly admired Hitler, but we will never know the truth.

Answer 2

Correct answer: C. WINSTON CHURCHILL

Details/context:

In the spring of 1938, Germany annexed Austria to become part of Germany. (Austria and Germany had always been closely related.) Then Adolph Hitler made public his desires to bring the Sudentland into Germany as well. The region was in Czechoslovakia, but had a large German population and was seeking to align itself with Germany. The British and French prime ministers met in Munich with Hitler, and signed the Munich Pact with Hitler on September 30, 1938. The French and British leaders at that time were French Premier Edouard Daladier and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. The agreement granted Germany permission to annex the Sudentland -- which is where the British and French hoped Hitler would stop. But soon after, he took over all of Czechoslovakia. Their policy of "appeasement" hadn't worked.

In 1940, in recognition of his failed policies in dealing with Hitler, Neville Chamberlain resigned as prime minister of Great Britain and was replaced by Winston Churchill. Churchill took a strong stance against Hitler and provided determined leadership to Britain and among the Allies in the Second World War.