Karter Bailey

History

27 July, 14:35

What General Weygand [commander of the Allied armies

in France) called the Battle of France is over. I expect that

the Battle of Britain is about to begin ... Let us therefore

brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that

if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a

thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest

hour.

What is the purpose of Churchill's speech?

A. To celebrate the end of the war.

B. To give sympathy to the people of France.

C. To prepare the people of Britain for the challenges

ahead.

D. to announce an agreement with Germany