Revision Quiz

Question 1

Name the tactic used by the Germans with the invasion of Poland?

Answer 1

Blitzkrieg

Question 2

WW2 officially began with the invasion of which country?

Answer 2

Poland

Question 3

What policy was implemented in the 1930s with the hope of avoiding another war. It involved making concessions to Germany, including in the form of land?

Answer 3

Appeasement Policy

Question 4

The demand for more living space was known in Germany as___________

Answer 4

Lebensraum

Question 5

Name for the German Parliament building in Berlin.

Answer 5

Reichstag

Question 6

Which political system was in place in the USSR during WW2 and continued to be the dominant ideology in Eastern Europe after the war?

Answer 6

Communism

Question 7

Why was the Saar region considered to be significant?

Answer 7

It contained valuable coalfields

Question 8

Which region was demilitarised - the German army was not allowed to go there.

Answer 8

Rhineland

Question 9

Did Normandy involve Australians?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

What policy was implemented in the 1930s with the hope of avoiding another war. It involved making concessions to Germany, including in the form of land.

Answer 10

Appeasement Policy

Question 11

What were two of the main consequences of Germany’s attack of the USSR?

Answer 11

Germany were now fighting a war on two fronts
The attack on the USSR gave the British Empire a powerful ally.

Question 12

Which political system was in place in the USSR during WW2 and continued to be the dominant ideology in Eastern Europe after the war?

Answer 12

Communism