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Fact Flashcards On Blitz

1
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How many British troops were sent into the Iraq war?

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40,000

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2
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How many US troops were sent in to the Iraq war?

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160,000

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3
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How long did the invasion of Iraq take?

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3 weeks

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4
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How many soldiers were in the Iraqi army in 2003?

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375,000

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5
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What was the tactic used by Britain and USA to invade Iraq

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‘Shock and awe’ - combined arms tactic

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6
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When did ww2 begin?

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1938

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7
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When did the largest air raid take place in the Blitz?

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10 may 1941

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8
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What was the death toll on the worst attack of the Blitz?

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1500 dead

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9
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Why was the city of London targeted by the blitz?

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Capital city = centre of government
Important port(s) = reduced supplies
Industrial centre = destroying factories
High population = London was the biggest city
Geography = the Thames was recogniseable

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10
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What was the phony period of world war 2?

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The time period where England declared war but they were not attacked and were not involved with any warfare

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11
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How many areas did the Anderson Committee separate England into? What were they called?

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3:
-Danger
-Neutral
-Reception areas (safe)

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12
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How many Anderson shelters were put up?

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1.5 million

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13
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What were the blackout rules?

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Block all light with curtains or sheets

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14
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How many people carried gas masks at the height of the blitz?

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Around 1/3

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15
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How many people were killed in the first phase of the Blitz?

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20,000

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16
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How many houses were damaged/destroyed in the first phase of the Blitz?

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1,150,000

17
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How many firemen died in London during the war?

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327

18
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What were the two types of incendiary bombs?

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Brandebombe = 1kg bombs
Flammenbombe = Barrels filled with oil set with a detonator, which would go off an impact. Burning oil splashes caused many fires.
Sprengbrandbombe = A 50 kg bum case, filled with smaller bombs. AT&T explosive was designed to spread this over 100 meter radius.

19
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What is the sentence used to finish any source question? Overall, the source is…

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Overall, the source is useful, but it has limitations so a historian should cross reference with other sources to get a complete picture.

20
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Why were V1s so dangerous?

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They’re pilotless
Long-range
400 to 450 mph (difficult to shoot down)
1500 people died.

21
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What was the downfall of V1s?

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They only travelled straight forward and could not change direction.
They only had a 17% accuracy.
3,800 were shot down by British defences

22
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Why were V2s bad news?

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2400 miles per hour
Launched upwards above the crowds
First launched in September 1944
Travelled through the atmosphere
Launched from mobile sites
Case study = Woolworths shop

23
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What was an Anderson shelter? How was it different to the Morrison shelter?

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Anderson shelter was outside, Morrison shelter was in the home. Anderson shelter held around 6 people, whereas the Morrison shelter only held up to 3

24
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What are some types of sources?

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A = Memoirs and autobiographies
B = Photographs
C = Local newspapers
D = Local council records
E = Central government records
F = National Newspapers
G = Mass Observation reports to the Cabinet
H = Newsreels
I = Reports and diaries from individual Mass Observation volunteers J = Cinema Posters
K = Government propaganda posters
L = Maps of bomb damage
M = Business accounts

25
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How many people killed in the south hallsville school disaster?

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Government said 77
Historians believe 600
Mostly homeless

26
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Was Tilbury a good or bad shelter?

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Bad. A warehouse full of crime and housing over 14,000

27
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Was Mickeys shelter good or bad? Why?

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Good.
Medicine, canteen, bunks

28
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When was the Bethnal Green Distaster?

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March 3rd 1943

29
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How many died in the Bethnal Green distaster?

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173

30
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How many died at Woolworths?

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168

31
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When was the v2 attack on Woolworths?

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25th November 1944

32
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What is it called when we look at diary entries?

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Mass Observation

33
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When was the little Blitz?

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Jan 1944 - April 1944

34
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Why was the little Blitz unsuccessful?

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Inexperienced pilots.
Only 475 aircraft

35
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When was the start of the Blitz?

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September 1940

36
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How many people were killed o the 10th May 1941?

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1436

37
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How many volunteer fire fighters were there?

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25,000

38
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How many bombs hit St Katherine’s docks in the first week?

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160

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