GCSE history - Blitz

Question 1

How many times did Germans raid England with zeppelins in WW1

Answer 1

556 times

Question 2

What was the damage in air raids in WW2 1940 in London

Answer 2

60,000 civilians were killed and 2 million homes were destroyed

Question 3

What is CND

Answer 3

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Question 4

Who was the Iraq war against

Answer 4

Terrorism

Question 5

Who fought the Iraq war

Answer 5

A coalition of Britain and the US

Question 6

What were some weapons used in the Iraq war

Answer 6

Rotary cannons, Sabots, Mortars, scimitar tanks

Question 7

When did WW2 start

Answer 7

1939

Question 8

When was the worst bombing raid of the war

Answer 8

10 May 1941

Question 9

How many Anderson shelters were distributed at the start of the war

Answer 9

2 million

Question 10

When was the phoney war

Answer 10

1939

Question 11

Why were the suburbs bombed

Answer 11

They contained most of the population so it lowered morale

Question 12

Why was the East End bombed

Answer 12

Because there were docks which were a big source of supplies. Damages military, government and economy

Question 13

How many people were evacuated?

Answer 13

1.3 million on trains and 600000 on London busses

Question 14

How many shelters were put up?

Answer 14

1.5 million

Question 15

When did the government first inform people about blackouts?

Answer 15

July 1939

Question 16

How many firefighters died

Answer 16

327

Question 17

What are incendiary bombs

Answer 17

Bombs that set fires

Question 18

What were the 3 stages of bombing

Answer 18

The blitz, the little blitz and v1/v2 rocket attacks

Question 19

When is the little blitz

Answer 19

Jan - April 1944

Question 20

How many people were killed in the little blitz

Answer 20

Over 1500

Question 21

How many aircraft were used in the little blitz

Answer 21

475 (about 70 lost a month)

Question 22

How many people were killed by v1 rockets

Answer 22

5475

Question 23

How many v1 rockets reached Britain

Answer 23

6900

Question 24

How many people died or were seriously injured by v1 and v2 rockets

Answer 24

28,891

Question 25

What source do you use for numbers

Answer 25

Government records

Question 26

What source do you use for feelings

Answer 26

Mass observation

Question 27

What source do you use for events

Answer 27

News paper articles

Question 28

How many people died at Bethnal Green tube station

Answer 28

173

Question 29

What are examples of safe shelters

Answer 29

Aldwych shelter, Mickeys shelter

Question 30

What are examples of unsafe shelters

Answer 30

South Hallsville, Bethnal Green tube station

Question 31

When were cinemas and theatres reopened

Answer 31

12 September 1939

Question 32

What did people do to enjoy themselves during the blitz

Answer 32

Go to pubs, dance halls, cinemas and theatres

Question 33

How many visitors did Astoria have per week

Answer 33

10,000

Question 34

What was the attendance of cinemas during the war

Answer 34

60%

Question 35

Why was propaganda used

Answer 35

Keep morale high, get people to act in a certain way, boost morale …

Question 36

What did the government do to keep morale up

Answer 36

Propaganda and censorship

Question 37

How many plots were there by the end of the war

Answer 37

2 million

Question 38

Where did the royal family stay during WW2

Answer 38

Buckingham place

Question 39

What happened to statues during the war

Answer 39

They were removed or protected