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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the events that led to VE day and VJ day. We will also consider the impact of these events.

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5 Questions

Q1.
The place where the Germans and Russians were fighting was known as the...
Correct answer: Eastern front
Northern front
Southern front
Western front
Q2.
The Battle of Stalingrad lasted for approximately...
6 days
6 hours
Correct answer: 6 months
6 weeks
Q3.
Order 227 stated that the Russian forces could not do what?
Evacuate children
Kill prisoners of war
Leave their weapon unattended
Correct answer: Surrender
Q4.
The D-Day landings involved troops from which countries?
Correct answer: British, American, Canadian
British, American, French
British, French, Russian
French, Chinese, British
Q5.
In August of 1944, which city was liberated by the allies?
Brussels
Lyon
Normandy
Correct answer: Paris

5 Questions

Q1.
Who gave a speech saying that the allies could only 'briefly rejoice'?
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
King George VI
Correct answer: Winston Churchill
Q2.
How long did the Second World War last?
Eight years
Five years
Seven years
Correct answer: Six years
Q3.
Which country surrendered last?
Belgium
France
Italy
Correct answer: Japan
Q4.
What was the Manhattan Project?
A naval blockade around Japan
A plan for the allies to invade the beaches of Normandy
A plan to invade the Japanese island of Okinawa
Correct answer: A secret plan to build a new and powerful weapon
Q5.
Put the events into the correct order: Japanese surrender, German surrender, Hitler's suicide, dropping of the atomic bomb
Dropping of the atomic bombJapanese surrender, German surrender, Hitler's suicide
German surrender, Hitler's suicide, Dropping of atomic bomb, Japanese surrender
Correct answer: Hitler's suicide, German surrender, Dropping of atomic bomb, Japanese surrender
Japanese surrender, German surrender, Hitler's suicide, dropping of the atomic bomb