In a speech to the British people near the beginning of World War II, Churchill said the following: Let us 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." - Winston Churchill What was Churchill hoping to encourage with this speech?

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6 February, 21:22

In a speech to the British people near the beginning of World War II, Churchill said the following: Let us 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." - Winston Churchill What was Churchill hoping to encourage with this speech?

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Churchill was hoping to encourage the sense of networth among the British people on the need to see to the stopping of Adolf Hitler's aim of conquering and overiding Europe in his march towards dormination.

He was afraid that, If Britain didn't interven, the stigma of not doing anything would alway stick to them as a badge of disgrace. The speech by Churchill was part of the reason while Britian joined the World War 2.