Select the correct answer. Read the excerpt from a speech that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made shortly
Churchill's intention with this part of the speech?
This is a strange Christmas Eve. Almost the whole world is locked in deadly struggle, ar
science can devise, the nations advance upon each other. Ill would it be for us this Chr
the land or wealth of any other people, no vulgar ambition, no morbid lust for materia
the field. Here, in the midst of war, raging and roaring over all the lands and seas, cree
amid all the tumult, we have tonight the peace of the spirit in each cottage home and
aside for this night at least the cares and dangers which beset us, and make for the ch
storm. Here, then, for one night only, each home throughout the English-speaking wor
happiness and peace.
A
to remind people about the evils surrounding them
B.
to promote happiness and peace during the Christmas season
to encourage more support for the war
D.
to push for the United States and Britain to become one country