After only a few days on the job, newly appointed Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain gave this riveting, yet short, speech in the House of Commons on May 13, 1940. In this speech Churchill offers up his own "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" so that there will be "victory at all costs." This speech has become well known as the first of many morale boosting speeches made by Churchill.
Read the speech that Winston Churchill made at the following link- http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/churchill.htm
-Name and explain 3 key points you see in the speech that would have motivated the British to keep fighting against a seemingly invincible enemy- Nazi Germany.
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