End of Christmas term test revision

Question 1

Blitzkrieg means

Answer 1

Lightning War

Question 2

The Blitz took place from

Answer 2

1940 to 1941.

Question 3

What was the name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?

Answer 3

Operation Barbarossa

Question 4

When did the Battle of Midway take place?

Answer 4

1942

Question 5

Where did the Battle of Midway take place?

Answer 5

Pacific

Question 6

Where is El Alamein?

Answer 6

North Africa/Tunisia

Question 7

What was the evacuation of the whole British army from France called?

Answer 7

Dunkirk

Question 8

What event brought the US into WW2?

Answer 8

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Question 9

Give two reasons why the German invasion of the Soviet Union failed?

Answer 9

delayed attack on Moscow, harsh terrain

Question 10

Which battle turned the tide of the German invasion of the Soviet Union?

Answer 10

Stalingrad

Question 11

Which battle took place August 1942-February 1943?

Answer 11

The battle of Guadalcanal

Question 12

Who was in charge of the Soviet Army in 1942?

Answer 12

Joseph Stalin

Question 13

What policy did the Soviets use to stop the German Advance?

Answer 13

Scorched earth policy

Question 14

When did the Battle of Moscow occur?

Answer 14

November –December 1941

Question 15

Which German tactic did the Soviet Army prove could be overcome where all other European countries had failed?

Answer 15

Blitzkrieg