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WW2 Turning Points
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Year 9 recap quiz on turning points in World War 2
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1
What was the BEF?
British Empire Force
British Evacuation Force
British Expeditionary Force
British Example Force
2
During the Battle of Britain, the RAF lost 537 airmen, but the Luftwaffe lost....?
2662
245
998
1501
3
How many British and French soldiers were rescued from Dunkirk?
336,000
246,000
175,000
500,000
4
What was the name of the operation to evacuate British troops from Dunkirk?
Dynamo
Dynamite
Derigible
Dynamic
5
Crucially, which US ships were not in port on the day of the attack?
Submarines
Battleships
Destroyers
Aircraft carriers
6
The Allies took with them on D-Day two artificial harbours called....
Burberry
Gooseberry
Bilberry
Mulberry
7
How many soldiers could the Russians call upon for their counter-attack at Stalingrad?
500,000
1,800,000
1,000,000
300,000
8
Operation Barbarossa included how many German soldiers?
1,500,000
1,000,000
3,000,000
5,000,000
9
What is this?
Big Boy
Little Boy
Small Boy
Fat Man
10
Name the period between the arrival of the BEF in France , and the German attack on France.
Fake war
Phoney war
False peace
The Long Wait
11
The planned German invasion of Britain was called Operation.....
Salvation
Shark
Seahorse
Sealion
12
What was the date of D-Day?
August 6th 1944
July 1st 1944
June 6th 1943
June 6th 1944
13
Churchill's famous speech said that the Battle of Britain would be remembered as.....
Their Finest Hour
Their Triumphant Day
Their Greatest Triumph
Their Moment of Glory
14
What was the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 25th 1940
February 14th 1942
December 25th 1941
December 7th 1941
15
The planned American invasion of Japan estimated how many potential Japanese deaths?
2 million
4 million
10 million
1 million
16
Who masterminded the Japanese attack?
Admiral Yamamoto
General Tojo
shigeru miyamoto
Emperor Hirohito
17
The German defences built along the European coast were known as.....
The Coastal Barrier
The Channel Wall
The Final Frontier
The Atlantic Wall
18
One of the biggest challenges that the German army faced in Russia was...
Not enough fuel
Insufficient ammunition
Freezing Russian winters
Poor quality food
19
The German invasion of the Soviet Union was called Operation...?
Barbarossa
Barbarity
Barometer
Barter
20
What is this?
Messerschmitt 109
Dornier 17
Spitfire
Heinkel 111
21
Which of the following was not a D-Day landing Beach?
Kettle
Sword
Gold
Omaha
