Britain at war

Question 1

When was the Ministry of information set up?

Answer 1

1939

Question 2

What four pieces of public information were released a lot during the war?

Answer 2

How to cope with rationing, What to do in an air raid, How to help the war effort and How to deal with blackouts

Question 3

What 2 important pieces of work did the Ministry of information have?

Answer 3

Censorship and Propaganda

Question 4

By what time had German submarines sunk over 100 ships supplying food to Britain?

Answer 4

January 1940

Question 5

When did the rationing begin?

Answer 5

8th January 1940

Question 6

What three kinds of rationing was there?

Answer 6

1. Rationing of Foods- Butter by weight
2. Rationing of dried goods- Biscuits
3. Foods/ supplies that were given to babies, the sick or those who were pregnant first- Orange Juice

Question 7

What was the pig club?

Answer 7

Sharing a pig with care, and sharing the meat when it dies

Question 8

What were local parks turned into?

Answer 8

Crop growing allotments

Question 9

Where could you buy rationed foods at a high price?

Answer 9

The black market

Question 10

What year was the ‘Women’s Land army’ re-formed?

Answer 10

July 1939

Question 11

In March 1940, how many men left farming for the army?

Answer 11

30’000+

Question 12

In March 1940, how many men left farming for war work?

Answer 12

15’000+

Question 13

When was conscription introduced for unmarried women aged 20-30?

Answer 13

8th Dec 1941

Question 14

What were the women sections of the armed forces?

Answer 14

Army: ATS
Air Force: WAAF
Navy: Wrens

Question 15

What four parts were women available to work in, in the armed forces?

Answer 15

1. Anti-Aircraft posts
2. Radio Operators
3. Motorbike messengers
4. Spies

Question 16

In the eyes of the U.S, who was the war really against?

Answer 16

Japan in the Pacific

Question 17

When was D-Day?

Answer 17

6th June 1944

Question 18

What two beaches did the U.S occupy during D-Day?

Answer 18

Omaha & Utaha

Question 19

What three beaches did the British occupy during D-Day?

Answer 19

Gold, Juno & Sword

Question 20

What was used to suggest the D-Day invasion would be at Calais, and not on the 5 beaches?

Answer 20

Leaked information by resistance groups and the SOE, and coded radio messages.

Question 21

On top of suggesting to the Germans the invasion would be in Calais (and not on the 5 beaches), how were Germans confused about where troops would land?

Answer 21

Attacks on Radar along the channel and up as far as Normandy, and a variety of complicated plans that led the Germany to believe troops would land in other areas of France.

Question 22

What was the D-Day operation called?

Answer 22

‘Operation Overlord’

Question 23

What did the 55 parachutists help the resistance do on the 1st day?

Answer 23

Blow up railway lines and bridges to disrupt German communications

Question 24

What did the fact that the German army were under pressure in the east and Mediterranean (during D-Day) mean?

Answer 24

They were not able to re-group and not organised enough to fight back

Question 25

On the follow up to the defeat of Germany, how did the allies put Germany under pressure?

Answer 25

1. Bombing industrial sites, military bases and cities in Germany far greater than Britain has been bombed during the blitz.
2. Keeping the sea clear for supplies by bombing enemy submarines via planes using Radar.
3. Helping resistance movements fight Germans and destroy road and rail links.

Question 26

Did the allies have a smooth path to victory?

Answer 26

No - British and U.S commanders made military errors.

Question 27

What military errors were made by British and U.S commanders near the end of the war?

Answer 27

Attempts to liberate the Netherlands, take control of the road networks and cross the Rhine into Germany were rushed.

Question 28

Due to rushed attempts to liberate the Netherlands, take control of the road networks and cross the Rhine into Germany, how may troops involved survived, and how many were sent in?

Answer 28

2’827 survived
10’300 sent in

These defeats took place at Arnhem

Question 29

Who had the upper hand for production of weaponry in 1939-45, UK or Germany?

Answer 29

UK. Germany only beat production for rifles with 10’328’000, while UK has 2’457’000.
UK had 29’300 tanks, Germany had 6’300.
UK had 94’600 aircraft, Germany had 89’500.
UK had 1’156 allied military, Germany had 954 submarines of its own.