verzamel TEST AGE 9: World War 2

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9.3.1

World War 2: Blitzkrieg

1939 - 1941

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (or Nazi-Soviet Pact) stated that:

1. the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were Allies
2. the Soviet Union would never attack Germany
3. the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany would never attack each other
4. the Soviet Union would remain neutral if Hitler attacked Western Europe

Why was the world stunned by the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

1. nazis and communists were most unlikely allies
2. Hitler had promised to make an alliance with Britain, but did't keep his word
3. Stalin had promised to make an alliance with Britain but did'nt keep his word
4. France and Britain had promised to make an alliance with Hitler

Which statement is true?
Statement I: The Blitzkrieg was a swift and fierce German military campaign.
Statement II: A small area in France remained unoccupied by Germany.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

Which of the following does NOT belong to the tactic of Blitzkrieg?

1. Trench warfare
2. Planes bombing enemy positions
3. Tanks capturing enemy territory
4. Infantry taking over territory while planes and tanks move on.

What was the role of the Maginot Line during Germany's invasion of France in 1940?

1. It served as a major obstacle for the German army
2. It was completely bypassed by the German army
3. It was a major defensive line for the French army
4. It was a major offensive line for the French army

Which statement about the Battle of Britain is true?
Statement I: Under prime minister Chamberlain Britain prepared itself for a German air raid on British cities.
Statement II: Hitler did not plan to occupy Britain, but he wanted to force Britain to make peace with Germany.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

The Battle of Britain was:

1. an air war between Britain and Germany in which Britain survived
2. a naval war between Britain and Germany in which Britain survived
3. an air war between Britain and Germany in which Britain was defeated
4. a naval war between Britain and Germany in which Britain was defeated

Why did Hitler eventually stop bombing British cities?

1. He needed to save his airplanes for Operation Barbarossa
2. He realised that the British would never be bombed into submission
3. He did not want to anger Britain's ally: the USA
4. He realised that the RAF was stronger than the Luftwaffe

In what order did western European countries surrender to the Germans?

Norway

France

Netherlands

Poland

Belgium

9.3.2

World War 2: Barbarossa

1941 - 1943

Which statement about Operation Barbarossa is true?
Statement I: Stalin was taken completely by surprise by the German invasion
Statement II: Hitler believed the war in against the Soviet Union would be won before winter

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

Why did Hitler plan the attack on the Soviet Union in the early summer?

1. Stalin suspected the attack and started preparing his army, so Hitler could not postpone any longer
2. Napoleon had done the same more than a hundred years earlier and succeeded.
3. Hitler wanted to have reached his main goals before the Russian winter set in.
4. Hitler wanted to win the war before America would join on the side of the Allies.

Which of the following was the least important reason
for invading the Soviet Union?

1. lebensraum
2. grain and oil fields
3. destroy Treaty of Versailles
4. destroy communism

Why were the German troops often welcomed by
the Russian population?

1. Many Russians believed the Germans would liberate them from Stalin and communism
2. Many Russians were nazis themselves
3. Many Russians believed the Non-Agression Pact was still on.
4. Many Russians were too afraid of the Germans to show their true feelings.

Hitler made several mistakes and had several setbacks during his war against the Soviet Union. Use the following terms / key words to describe in two or three proper sentences why this was a setback for the Germans.
In your answer, make sure you tell what the term means.

1. Einsatzgruppen

Hitler made several mistakes and had several setbacks during his war against the Soviet Union. Use the following terms / key words to describe in two or three proper sentences why this was a setback for the Germans.
In your answer, make sure you tell what the term means.

2. scorched earth

What is the artist's message in this cartoon?
One sentence answer!

9.3.3

World War 2: towards VE Day + the Pacific

1944 - 1945

What was the main reason for Japan to attack the US fleet at Pearl Harbor?

1. Because the USA decided not sell Japan any war material
2. Because the USA banned all trade with Japan
3. Because they planned to take over the USA and fight together with Germany
4. Because they wanted to cripple the US fleet so it could not interfere with Japan’s expansion

Which statement is true?
Statement I: In many European colonies, people welcomed the Japanese as their liberators.
Statement II: The Japanese conquest of the Western colonies was a clear example of their expansionism.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

Which statement about D-Day is true?
Statement I: the Atlantic Wall needed to prevent the Allies from landing on the western European beaches.
Statement II: The Atlantic Wall was only built along the French coast because Hitler expected D-Day to take place in France.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

What was the main reason for president Truman to use the atomic bomb?

1. The possible cost in American lives of an invasion was too high.
2. Only this new weapon could force the Japanese to negotiate peace
3. The Americans wanted to avenge the casualties of Pearl Harbor
4. Hiroshima was the military industrial heart of Japan

Look at the propaganda poster.
What is the earliest event after
which this poster could have been published?

1. the start of Operation Barbarossa
2. Pearl Harbor
3. Battle of Britain
4. D-Day

Look at the map.
What year is shown?

1. 1940
2. 1942
3. 1944
4. 1945

 Put the events  of the WW2

in the correct chronological order

Atomic bomb on Hiroshima

D-Day

VE-Day

Battle of stalingrad

Operation Barbarossa

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

Drag the names, flags and hotspots to the correct person.

Paulus

Daladier

Molotov

Eisenhower

Churchill

"Never before have so many owed so much to so few."

Munich Agreement

Overlord

surrender Stalingrad

Nazi Soviet Pact

The following questions are about this text.

As the questions are randomised, find (and then do) the questions in the correct order A, B, C etc.

A
Use the source to explain why the USA
used the atomic bomb on Japan.

B

Give an argument in your own words
against using the atomic bombs to end the war.

C

Stimson explains that the Americans wanted to
win the war with as little loss of life possible.
Whose losses did the Americans want to limit?

1. the American civilians
2. the American military
3. the Japanese civilians
4. the Japanese military

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