Year 9 History Exam 3 revision cards Flashcards
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What does it mean to be Anti-Semitic?
Anti-Jewish
When planning for “How far fo you agree….” questions, what should you do?
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.
What was Eagle Day?
A day during the Battle of Britain when the Luftwaffe tried harder than ever before to destroy the RAF - they failed.
What is Anti-Semitism?
Hatred of the Jews which has been around for hundreds of years. It started for religious reasons.
How did Blitzkrieg lead to Dunkirk?
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.
When did the Dunkirk evacuation start?
27th May 1940
In what month and year was the Battle of Britain?
August 1940
In what month and year was Operation Barbarossa?
June 1941
What stereotypes about Jewish people did Nazi propaganda try to create?
That they were inferior, inhuman, thieving, untrustworthy, dirty and responsible for Germany losing WW1.
What was the Luftwaffe?
The German Air Force
How many Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust?
6 million.
What were the ghettos?
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.
What was the aim of the Blitz for the Germans in World War 2?
To break the morale of the British people.
Roughly how many plans did the Luftwaffe and RAF have at the start of World War Two?
Luftwaffe = 1850 RAF = 600
What was the Holocaust?
The attempt by Hitler and the Nazis to kill all European Jews in the years 1939-45.
Roughly how many soldiers were in the BEF?
300,000+
In what month and year did Germany surrender in Ww2?
May 1945
What were some of the reasons why Germany lost the Battle of Britain?
The invention of radar, skill of the RAF pilots and plane designs like the Spitfire.
What are places like Auschwitz examples of?
Nazi death camps.
What was Operation Dynamo
Winston Churchill’s plan to rescue the BEF from Dunkirk using Royal Navy ships and many smaller civilian crafts.
What was the RAF?
The Royal Air Force - Britain’s Air Force
What did Winston Churchill mean when he said “Never was so much owed by so many to so few”?
In the Battle of Britain, the whole population of Britain had been saved from German invasion by a few hundred pilots
Why is Dunkirk fondly remembered in British history?
Because of the way civilian ships helped the Royal Navy to evacuate 338,226 soldiers.
What was unique about the Battle of Britain?
It was the first battle fought entirely in the air by planes.
In what month and year were atomic bombs used against Japan?
August 1945
What did Hitler compare Jewish people to in his autobiography?
maggots and parasites
WW2 started in 1939, how did this impact the Nazis treatment of the Jews?
The Einsatzgruppen, ghettos and death camps all started after WW2.
What was the Luftwaffe’s main type of plane in the Battle of Britain?
The Messerschmitt
When should you write about your revised knowledge in Q2 on Year 9 History exam 3?
To help you explain how useful the source is.
What should you think about before answering Q2 on Year 9 History exam 3?
Knowledge - PASTA - PASTA
What was the BEF?
The British Expeditionary Force - Britain’s army of over 300,000 soldiers sent to France at the start of WW2.
In what book did Hitler set down many of his Anti-Semitic ideas?
His autobiography, Mein Kampf
What must you do before even reading the question on Q2 in the Year 9 History exam 3?
Read and think about the source.
In what month and year was the attack on Pearl Harbour?
December 1941
What were the RAF’s most famous planes in the Battle of Britain?
Spitfires and Hurricanes
What must you do before starting your answer on “How far do you agree….” questions?
Make a spider diagram plan.
How many men were evacuated from Dunkirk?
338,226
What was the Maginot line?
A defensive line built by the French government along the border of Germany.
What was Blitzkrieg?
The German strategy of ‘lightening war’ used in WW2.
What were the Einsatzgruppen?
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.
Why did the Maginot line not stop the Nazis at the start of WW2?
The German army went around it and invaded Holland then Belgium and then France.
Why was destroying the RAF so important to Hitler?
To enable German soldiers on ships to safely cross the Channel and invade without being bombed by the RAF.
What must you make sure you do with the sources on Q1 of Year 9 History exam 3?
Describe in detail the parts of the sources that are relevant to the question .
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?
They were all organisation in those countries that helped the Nazis to find and kill Jewish people.
In what month and year did World War 2 start?
September 1939
When should you write about your revised knowledge on Q1 of Year 9 History exam 3?
Use your knowledge to help you comment on the parts of the sources that you have described.
In which country in Europe were 91% of the Jewish population killed during the Holocaust?
Poland
What was the ‘Final Solution?’
The Nazi plan to move Jewish people into death camps such as Auschwitz to be killed and incinerated.
What were collaborators?
People and governments from other countries that helped the Nazis to kill the Jews.
