Churchill Wartime PM Overview

Churchill and his generals were wary of each other with a severe lack of trust

When did Germany launch an air offensive against Britain?

Which general supported involvement in the Middle East, was cautious and wrote a diary?

Which of these was not a problem facing Churchill on 28th May 1940?

How many British troops were evacuated from Dunkirk on 4th June 1940?

After a struggle in Tunisia, where did Britain invade?

The 1940 Factory Acts improved welfare for how many workers?

Which general was sacked for not being aggressive enough in North Africa?

Who refused Churchill's orders to defend Calais to the last?

On 3rd July 1940, the British launched a surprise attack on a what fleet to prevent it falling into German hands?

Brooke was supportive of an invasion of France, believing losses would be low

Churchill refused to wear iconic uniforms, including his 'siren suit', or naval or military uniforms

How many divisions of Allied troops fought in Italy?

How many homes were made habitable by the Committee for the Homeless?

When did Germany go to war with Russia?

Who was responsible for planning the landing in France?

Who was fired after refusing to let Churchill send another division to France?

Churchill supported innovative ideas, including Frederick 'the Prof' Lindemann's germ warfare

What was the operation name of these airborne landings, organised by Montgomery?

Where had Churchill seen action as a war correspondent?

When was the 'means test' abolished, and when were 8 out of 10 hospitals brought under a national scheme?

How many different fire services were brought together under the National Fire Service?

The British advance in Italy under Sir Harold Alexander was quick and efficient

When was D-Day?

Who was in charge of Britain's defense, and was sacked in November 1940?

Churchill achieved what he wanted at Yalta, with Poland being defended and Russian POWs being kept

Which of these was NOT a reason as to why was there such a delay in the invasion of France?

When did this invasion take place?

The 'We shall fight on the beaches' speech was broadcast on radio with Norman Shelley impersonating Churchill

Which of these was NOT a problem behind an allied bombing campaign of Germany?

Which of the following aimed to deal with poverty, ill-health and unemployment after the war?

When did German planes begin to attack British cities?

The bombing of Dresden was one of the most controversial acts of the war

Between how many Germans died from Allied bombing raids?

Who was the commander of the Afrika Korps?

Which of these acts WAS NOT focused on improving the lives of the poor?

Who initiated the Allied Bombing Campaign in 1942?

How many civilians died in Dresden in February 1945?

When was Britain, under Churchill's command, involved in Gallipolli?

Which of these places did not have bridges captured by airborne landings?

US General George Marshall argued that the Mediterranean was a distraction and of limited strategic importance

Which of these is untrue about Churchill's attitude to wartime leadership?

In what year were the failed landings at Anzio, south of Rome, designed to speed up the process of capturing Italy?

Which general had success in North Africa, but suffered a defeat in Greece in 1940?

Which territory was bombed by the Germans in 1939 to create terror?

Where did Churchill send troops to suppress a communist uprising?

How many British civilians died from bombing raids?

Which general defeated Rommel at El Alamein in 1942, having twice as many men as his German counterpart?

Which of these was not a territory controlled or heavily influenced by the British in 1940?

Which of these was not achieved by the 1944 Education Act?