Assessment

Question 1

What does Blitzkrieg mean?

Answer 1

Lightening War

Question 2

When did the Blitz take place?

Answer 2

1940-1941

Question 3

What was the name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?

Answer 3

Operation Barbarossa

Question 4

When did the battle of Midway take place?

Answer 4

1942

Question 5

Where did the battle of Midway take place?

Answer 5

Pacific

Question 6

Where is El Alamein?

Answer 6

North Africa/Tunisia

Question 7

What was the evacuation of the whole British army from France called?

Answer 7

Dunkirk

Question 8

What event brought the US into WW2?

Answer 8

Bombing of Pearl Harbour

Question 9

Give two reasons why the German invasion of the Soviet Union failed?

Answer 9

No long term plan & German army not equipped for Russian winter

Question 10

Which battle turned the tide of German invasion of the Soviet Union?

Answer 10

Stalingrad

Question 11

Which battle took place August 1942-February 1943?

Answer 11

Battle of Guadalcanal

Question 12

How many Soviets died in WW2?

Answer 12

20,000,000

Question 13

Who was in charge of the Soviet Army in 1942?

Answer 13

Joseph Stalin

Question 14

What policy did the Soviets use to stop the German advance?

Answer 14

Scorched earth policy

Question 15

When did the Battle of Moscow occur?

Answer 15

November-December 1941

Question 16

Which German tactic did the Soviet Army prove could be overcome where all other European countries had failed?

Answer 16

Blitzkrieg

Question 17

What colour is associated with the Soviet Army?

Answer 17

It was known as the Red Army

Question 18

How many Axis troops invaded the Soviet Union in 1941?

Answer 18

3 million

Question 19

Over how many miles did the Eastern Front stretch?

Answer 19

1,800 miles

Question 20

How long did the siege of Leningrad last?

Answer 20

872 days

Question 21

What was Operation Typhoon?

Answer 21

Launch of the German offensive against Moscow