Unit Five > Chapter 30
1. What kind of war were the belligerents in World War II determined to avoid?
2. What was the British and French strategy?
3. What was the name given to the new German strategy of offence?
4. How did this work?
5. What advantage did Hitler have over the Kaiser in his attack on Poland?
6. How long did it take Germany to defeat Poland in 1939?
7. Which country did the USSR attack at this time?
8. In the West, what were the first six months of the war called?
9. What was the BEF, and where was it in 1940?
10. What was Mussolini's position at the beginning of the war?
11. What Norwegian Port did the British attack in 1940?
12. Who was the leader of the Norwegian puppet government?
13. Who became prime minister of Britain on 10th May 1940?
14. What else happened on the same day?
15. What area of the Franco-German border was not fortified?
16. Where did Germany attack?
17. In what position did the British and French armies find themselves?
18. What was "Operation Dynamo", and how successful was it?
19. When did Italy join the war?
20. Which French leader headed the new "peace" government of France?
21. From which French town did the defeated French government operate?
22. Who escaped to Britain to lead the Free French?
23. What happened at Mers-el-Kebir on 3rd July 1940?
24. What was Hitler's code name for the invasion of Britain?
25. What type of battle was the Battle of Britain?
26. What German error may have changed the result of the Battle of Britain, and how?
27. What was the "blitz"?
28. What was the main task of the Dominion troops in Egypt?
29. Which general did Hitler send to North Africa to bolster the Italians?
30. What name was given to the battle to keep open the sea routes to North America?
31. Which countries did the Russians absorb in August 1940?
32. Which countries originally belonged to the Tripartite Pact?
33. Which 3 joined it shortly after?
34. Where did Mussolini get himself into trouble?
35. Which country did Hitler have to attack to come to his aid?
Links: keep on scrolling down
School History revision site on the USSR, with excellent activities.
Animation on the fall of France.
John Clare's revision page on WWII. Strong British bias, but is has links to other good pages.
Active History's summary of the Battle of Britain.
Active History account of the Blitz.
The Learning Curve site on the Blitz, with all kinds or archival material, activities and games.