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1
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What does it mean to be Anti-Semitic?

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Anti-Jewish

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When planning for “How far fo you agree….” questions, what should you do?

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Make a spider diagram plan, the first branch is from the question, the rest from knowledge. Write one PEE paragraph for each branch plus a conclusion at the end.

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What was Eagle Day?

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A day during the Battle of Britain when the Luftwaffe tried harder than ever before to destroy the RAF - they failed.

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What is Anti-Semitism?

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Hatred of the Jews which has been around for hundreds of years. It started for religious reasons.

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5
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How did Blitzkrieg lead to Dunkirk?

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The French Army and BEF were totally overwhelmed by this German tactic meaning that in just two months they had almost lost France and had to retreat to Dunkirk.

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When did the Dunkirk evacuation start?

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27th May 1940

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In what month and year was the Battle of Britain?

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August 1940

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In what month and year was Operation Barbarossa?

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June 1941

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What stereotypes about Jewish people did Nazi propaganda try to create?

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That they were inferior, inhuman, thieving, untrustworthy, dirty and responsible for Germany losing WW1.

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10
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What was the Luftwaffe?

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The German Air Force

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How many Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust?

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6 million.

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What were the ghettos?

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Small areas in Polish cities such as Warsaw that were walled off and filled up with hundreds of thousands of Jewish people. Conditions were terrible and lots of people died.

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What was the aim of the Blitz for the Germans in World War 2?

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To break the morale of the British people.

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Roughly how many plans did the Luftwaffe and RAF have at the start of World War Two?

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Luftwaffe = 1850 RAF = 600

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What was the Holocaust?

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The attempt by Hitler and the Nazis to kill all European Jews in the years 1939-45.

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16
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Roughly how many soldiers were in the BEF?

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300,000+

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17
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In what month and year did Germany surrender in Ww2?

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May 1945

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What were some of the reasons why Germany lost the Battle of Britain?

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The invention of radar, skill of the RAF pilots and plane designs like the Spitfire.

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What are places like Auschwitz examples of?

A

Nazi death camps.

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20
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What was Operation Dynamo

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Winston Churchill’s plan to rescue the BEF from Dunkirk using Royal Navy ships and many smaller civilian crafts.

21
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What was the RAF?

A

The Royal Air Force - Britain’s Air Force

22
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What did Winston Churchill mean when he said “Never was so much owed by so many to so few”?

A

In the Battle of Britain, the whole population of Britain had been saved from German invasion by a few hundred pilots

23
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Why is Dunkirk fondly remembered in British history?

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Because of the way civilian ships helped the Royal Navy to evacuate 338,226 soldiers.

24
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What was unique about the Battle of Britain?

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It was the first battle fought entirely in the air by planes.

25
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In what month and year were atomic bombs used against Japan?

A

August 1945

26
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What did Hitler compare Jewish people to in his autobiography?

A

maggots and parasites

27
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WW2 started in 1939, how did this impact the Nazis treatment of the Jews?

A

The Einsatzgruppen, ghettos and death camps all started after WW2.

28
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What was the Luftwaffe’s main type of plane in the Battle of Britain?

A

The Messerschmitt

29
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When should you write about your revised knowledge in Q2 on Year 9 History exam 3?

A

To help you explain how useful the source is.

30
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What should you think about before answering Q2 on Year 9 History exam 3?

A

Knowledge - PASTA - PASTA

31
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What was the BEF?

A

The British Expeditionary Force - Britain’s army of over 300,000 soldiers sent to France at the start of WW2.

32
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In what book did Hitler set down many of his Anti-Semitic ideas?

A

His autobiography, Mein Kampf

33
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What must you do before even reading the question on Q2 in the Year 9 History exam 3?

A

Read and think about the source.

34
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In what month and year was the attack on Pearl Harbour?

A

December 1941

35
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What were the RAF’s most famous planes in the Battle of Britain?

A

Spitfires and Hurricanes

36
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What must you do before starting your answer on “How far do you agree….” questions?

A

Make a spider diagram plan.

37
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How many men were evacuated from Dunkirk?

A

338,226

38
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What was the Maginot line?

A

A defensive line built by the French government along the border of Germany.

39
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What was Blitzkrieg?

A

The German strategy of ‘lightening war’ used in WW2.

40
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What were the Einsatzgruppen?

A

Special groups of SS soldiers who followed the main Germany Army as it invaded Eastern Europe. Their job was to round up and shoot Jews.

41
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Why did the Maginot line not stop the Nazis at the start of WW2?

A

The German army went around it and invaded Holland then Belgium and then France.

42
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Why was destroying the RAF so important to Hitler?

A

To enable German soldiers on ships to safely cross the Channel and invade without being bombed by the RAF.

43
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What must you make sure you do with the sources on Q1 of Year 9 History exam 3?

A

Describe in detail the parts of the sources that are relevant to the question .

44
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What do the Hlinka guard in Slovakia, the Iron Cross in Romania, the Ustasa in Croatia and the Arrow Cross in Hungary all have in common?

A

They were all organisation in those countries that helped the Nazis to find and kill Jewish people.

45
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In what month and year did World War 2 start?

A

September 1939

46
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When should you write about your revised knowledge on Q1 of Year 9 History exam 3?

A

Use your knowledge to help you comment on the parts of the sources that you have described.

47
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In which country in Europe were 91% of the Jewish population killed during the Holocaust?

A

Poland

48
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What was the ‘Final Solution?’

A

The Nazi plan to move Jewish people into death camps such as Auschwitz to be killed and incinerated.

49
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What were collaborators?

A

People and governments from other countries that helped the Nazis to kill the Jews.

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