Which two sentences from the excerpt convey an excited tone? if i could choose any period of history to study, i would choose world war ii. the war lasted from 1939 to 1945. many people in the united states don’t really think about when the war started. they say it started in 1941, when the united states entered the war, but other countries had already been fighting for years. i love reading about the surging american patriotism of the time, and the fact that the war brought the country out the great depression is truly fascinating. though there were many standout leaders during the war, my two favorite leaders to study are winston churchill and franklin d. roosevelt. churchill was the prime minister of great britain, and roosevelt was president of the united states. together they formed a firm alliance between the united states and great britain. and they were unstoppable! if i had a dinner party and could invite anyone from history, they would be at the top of my list.