Question

Read the following excerpt from Winston Churchill's "Their Finest Hour"
speech presented during World War II:
I am not reciting these facts for the purpose of
recrimination. That I judge to be utterly futile and even
harmful. We cannot afford it. ... Now I put all this aside. I
put it on the shelf, from which the historians, when they
have time, will select their documents to tell their stories.
We have to think of the future and not of the past.
What is most likely the intended effect of beginning the speech this way?

Answer 1

Answer: The effect that Churchill was trying to achieve is to motivate the nation to keep fighting and not to look back.

Explanation:

Winston Churchill's speech ''Their Finest Hour'' was a famous speech that he delivered to the House of Commons on June 18, 1940. It was the third speech he delivered during the Battle of France, preceded by the two historic speeches "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" on May 13, and ''We shall fight on the beaches" on June 4.

In this speech, Churchill addresses the issue of France surrendering to Germany, and justifies the level of support (obviously insufficient) that Britain gave to France. He argues, however, that 'we have to think of the future and not of the past', which implies that Britain should continue fighting.

Churchill was famous for his insistence that Britain should never surrender to Hitler. He was a bitter opponent of the policy of "appeasement", by which Hitler, powerful as he was, should be allowed to expand the German territory with no resistance.

Answer 2

Answer:other option

The audience will be convinced to focus on hope for the future.

Explanation:A P E X