He was Winston Churchill's primary rival for the position of Prime Minister after Neville Chamberlain stepped down.
Darkest Hour Background quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Clement Attlee
Lord Halifax
Anthony Eden
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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British statesman considered by many to be "a warmonger, an adventurer and an opportunist with poor judgement".
Clement Attlee
Lord Halifax
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The British Prime Minister who signed the infamous Munich Agreement. He was also in office during the disastrous Norway campaign. He resigned after it had failed.
Winston Churchill
Clement Atlee
Neville Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The British monarch at the outbreak of WWII. He was at first skeptical of Winston Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister.
King Edward VIII
King Edward VII
King George VI
King George IV
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A British statesman nicknamed ‘The Holy Fox’ for his religious faith and political cunning. He was the clear favourite of both the King and the Conservative Party for the position of Prime Minister.
Winston Churchill
Clement Atlee
Lord Halifax
Anthony Eden
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Winston Churchill called this British statesman "a modest little man with plenty to be modest about" and "a sheep in sheep’s clothing" :'-D
He eventually succeeded Churchill as Prime Minister as a result of the 1945 elections.
Clement Atlee
Lord Halifax
Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This British statesman was appointed Secretary of State for War in May 1940, and became one of the new Prime Minister’s closest political allies and confidants. He eventually became Prime Minister himself in 1955.
Clement Atlee
Lord Halifax
Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
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