Question

Read this excerpt from Winston Churchill's "Their Finest Hour" speech:

I spoke the other day of the colossal military disaster which occurred when the French High Command failed to withdraw the northern Armies from Belgium at the moment when they knew that the French front was decisively broken at Sedan and on the Meuse. This delay entailed the loss of fifteen or sixteen French divisions and threw out of action for the critical period the whole of the British Expeditionary Force.

A. The French High Command delayed pulling out its troops.
B. The French High Command's actions led to the loss of soldiers.
C. The French High Command is partly to blame for the fall of France.
D. The French High Command was heroic in the attempt to save France.

Answer 1

C. The French High Command is partly to blame for the fall of France

Step-by-step explanation:

Winston Churchill was the prime minister of Great Britain during the crucial year of world war two. he was the command in chief of the Royal British army and responsible for every action whatever British army take during the war during his tenure when he was the prime minister of the Great Britain German forces invade France and took control over it.

In his speech, he clearly stated in a firm tone that the decisions made by the French high command led to the loss of numerous French soldiers.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "C".

Winston Churchill was elected Prime Minister of Great Britain during the decisive years of the Second World War. He was in command of the Royal British Army at the time the German forces have overtaken France. He was known for his rhetoric.

In a formal but energetic tone, Churchill clearly stated in his speech that the decisions made by the French high command led to the loss of numerous French soldiers.