We shall never surrender

Winston Churchill's speech : "We shall never surrender".

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Who was Winston Churchill ?

• The president of the USA during WWII.

• The British Prime Minister during WWII.

• The British secretary of defense during WWII.

• The military adviser of General De Gaulle during WWII.

"We shall never surrender" was a speech delivered by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on June 4th 1940. It is the second of three major speeches given around the period of the Battle of France; the others are the "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" (13th May 1940), and the "This was their finest hour" (18th June 1940).

​The speech :

Match

Match each of Churchill's speech to its date.

• "Blood, toil, sweat and tears."

• "We shall never surrender."

• "This was their finest hour."

13th May 1940.

04th June 1940.

18th June 1940.

• 13th May 1940.

• 04th June 1940.

• 18th June 1940.

AN EXTRACT OF THE SPEECH.

​Think about what you know about the situation of france and Britain in June 1940.

Listen to Winston Churchill and answer the questions as best as you can !

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Think about what happened during the war after the speech and match Churchill's words to real events.

• Fight on seas and oceans.

• The strength in the air

• The fight on the beaches.

• The fight on the landing grounds.

The Royal Navy very powerful in 1940.

The strategic bombings of the Air Force.

The D Day in Normandy

The parachute landings.

• The Royal Navy very powerful in 1940.

• The strategic bombings of the Air Force.

• The D Day in Normandy

• The parachute landings.

Multiple Choice

"If this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving ...", Churchill fears ...

• Great Britain might sign peace with Hitler.

• The Nazis might steal British food supplies.

• Great Britain might be invaded by the Nazis.

• Great Britain might be completely destroyed.

Multiple Select

"Our Empire beyond the seas", which countries / colonies took part in the war with Britain ?

• Russia

• New Zealand

• India

• America

• Canada

Multiple Choice

When Churchill speaks it's ...

• On behalf of his party.

• On behalf of the allies.

• On behalf of the MPS.

• On behalf of the King, all the MPs and the people of Britain.