GERMAN FRONTLINE

Question 1

What was the Operation name given by Hitler for the invasion of Britain?

Answer 1

Sealion

Question 2

What were the names of the rockets developed by the Nazis?

Answer 2

V1 and V2

Question 3

What was the predicted time the Nazi’s assumed that the USSR would be defeated?

Answer 3

Eight weeks

Question 4

What was the name given to the defensive boarder in France to protect itself against a German attack?

Answer 4

Maginot Line

Question 5

How did military mistakes contribute to Germany losing the war?

Answer 5

Notably misunderstanding the level of Stalin’s control.

Question 6

How did Italy’s failings contribute to Germany losing the war?

Answer 6

Germany had to send troops to support them which delayed the Soviet invasion until the winter.

Question 7

What is meant by the plundering of occupied countries?

Answer 7

This meant that they produced nothing to help the war effort.

Question 8

What contradictions were present within Germany which contributed to their loss?

Answer 8

Contradictions within labour policy, e.g. not letting women work.

Question 9

What were the four other reasons for Germany losing the war?

Answer 9

1. Lack of efficient war economy.
2. Allied Bombing Campaign.
3. Nazi Ideology.
4. Morale.

Question 10

Who were the Axis powers?

Answer 10

Germany, Italy and Japan.

Question 11

Who were the Allied powers?

Answer 11

Britain, France and SU.

Question 12

What happened in Sept 1939?

Answer 12

Germany invaded and occupied Poland.

Question 13

What happened in April/May 1940?

Answer 13

Germany invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway.

Question 14

What was launched on 10th May 1940?

Answer 14

A Blitzkrieg against Holland and Belgium, both countries were occupied.

Question 15

When was the disaster at Dunkirk?

Answer 15

19th May 1940.

Question 16

When was France occupied by Germany?

Answer 16

22nd June 1940.

Question 17

Where did Germany and Italy have success in early 1941?

Answer 17

Yugoslavia, Greece and North Africa.

Question 18

When was Operation Barbarossa?

Answer 18

22nd June 1941.

Question 19

How many soldiers and tanks were sent to Russia in operation Barbarossa?

Answer 19

3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks.

Question 20

Why was Operation Barbarossa a failure?

Answer 20

While many Russian cities fell to Germany, the battle lasted into winter, with German soldiers freezing to death.

Question 21

When did Russia win their first victory against Germany?

Answer 21

Battle of Stalingrad, Nov 1942.

Question 22

When was the disaster at Pearl Harbour?

Answer 22

7th December 1941.

Question 23

When did Japan take Singapore from the British?

Answer 23

Feb 1942.

Question 24

When was the Battle of Britain?

Answer 24

June 1940.

Question 25

What happened at the Battle of Britain?

Answer 25

RAF planes defeated the German Air Force and Hitler was forced to call off the invasion.

Question 26

What battle was declared after the attack on Pearl Harbour?

Answer 26

Battle of Midway, June 1942.

Question 27

What happened at the Battle of Midway?

Answer 27

USA defeated the Japanese navy.

Question 28

What happened at the Battle of the Atlantic?

Answer 28

About 28,000 to 41,000 U-boat crew were killed.

Question 29

What were the five main factors that caused Germany to lose WW2?

Answer 29

• Hitler’s miscalculations.
• The economy.
• The delayed attack of the USSR.
• The actions of Britain.
• USA joins the war.