Quiz 18/01/25

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Operation Barbarossa

Question 2

When did the Battle of Midway take place?

Answer 2

1942

Question 3

Where did the Battle of Midway take place?

Answer 3

Pacific

Question 4

Where is El Alamein?

Answer 4

North Africa/Tunisia

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Dunkirk

Question 6

What event brought the US into WW2?

Answer 6

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Winter, supply lines, no long term plan, delayed attack on Moscow, harsh terrain, German army not equipped for Russian winter, German treatment of Soviet prisoner of war, Stalin’s leadership, monetary help from Allies, role of propaganda ‘Mother Russia’, Russian losses

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Stalingrad

Question 9

Which battle took place August 1942-February 1943?

Answer 9

Stalingrad

Question 10

Who was in charge of the Soviet Army in 1942?

Answer 10

Joseph Stalin

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Scorched earth policy

Question 12

When did the Battle of Moscow occur?

Answer 12

November – December 1941

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Blitzkrieg