History test

Question 1

Why the Normandy landings were successful for the Allies.

Answer 1

• double agents
• concentrated
  bombing of Callie port
• mulberry harbours
• abundance in materials
• weather was harsh
• spread the Germans defences thin by splitting the troops into five sections.

Question 2

Blitzkrieg

Answer 2

• Lighting war (fast)
• New tech
• bombing important
  industrial
  buildings/airbases

Question 3

Battle of Britain

Answer 3

• although Luftwaffe outnumbered the Allies they had less fuel = less air time.
• Huge advantage fighting on own land
  (troops could board new aircraft after crashing).
• Britain had a new radar system - let them track enemy advances.
• Luftwaffe bombed
  London./ Luftwaffe plans (bombing RAF bases) changed this is argued to be a major mistake on Germans part.

Question 4

Belgium

Answer 4

• WWI mentality
• Belgium weaponry far to outdated.
• Neutrality mentality
• diversion

consequences:

• place to launch attacks with more air time over Britain
• Major sea ports to transport materials.
• drove French + British soldiers into Dunkirk - look up what this means-

Question 5

Holland

Answer 5

• Weak air-force
  (bombed by
  Luftwaffe)
  155 - only 70
  aircraft.
• Nazis captured key
  bridges via
  parachuting troops.
• Rotten-ham
  completely
  flattened
• Blitzkrieg tanks
  traversed the
  terrain
• Neutrality Mentality

Question 6

France

Answer 6

• through the Arden
  made Maginot line
  useless.
• France had
  WWI mentality
• British + French
  tactics outdated.
• Germany pincer
  movement
  cornered British
  troops in Dunkirk
• British and France soldiers evacuated leaving all tanks, heavy equipment and artillery behind with Germany
• France would be
  under Nazi
  occupation for 4
  yrs
• 3 blitzkrieg
  radio
  tanks/motorbikes
  bombing

Question 7

Resistance

Answer 7

non violent

• Strikes
  /demonstrations
• factory work
• weaponry - done
  poorly or/and
  slowly.
• BBC coded
  messages giving
  news about the
  Allied victories.
  (moral)
• Helping POW
  escape
• Helping Jews into
  hiding

Armed resistance

• Guerrilla warfare - small units, stealth, hit and run tactics-.
• Destroy office info
  on Jews and other
  German targets.

Question 8

Collaboration

Answer 8

• benefits like extra food and privileges
• similar political ideologies
• wanted to be on the winning side of the war
• for there own
  safety

examples:

• Vichy French
  military actively
  opposed the Allies.
• French Vichy mostly
  in change and they
  were Nazi
  sympathisers, aided
  in the round up of
  Jews.

Question 9

How to answer a
How fully question?

(6) total marks

(3) from source

Answer 9

NEED intro

source A quite fully describes the (quote from question).

source A states “quote from source”
this is accurate as…(reword the quote)
do (3) times

However source A doesn’t state that “fact”
(no need to say why accurate)

Question 10

How to answer a
9 marker?

(9) total marks

Answer 10

NEED an introduction

(introduction using question)… there are reasons to consider this a success and reason to consider it a failure.
(1) mark for intro

… could be seen as a success because…(State (3) reasons)

(3) marks

However,… could also be seen as a failure because…
(state (3) reasons)

(3) marks

conclusion

overall I think… (its a success) becasue… (quote from points above).

(2) marks

Question 11

How to answer an
explain question?

(6) total marks

Answer 11

explain why the Normandy landings was a victory for the Allies,

one reason why…(copy whole thing from top)

use BECAUSE and THIS MEANS
(6) times each.

Question 12

describe question?

Answer 12

(4) marker

use bullet points of events but in sentences.

example:

describe the events of the German invasion of Belgium. (4)

• one
• two
• three
• four