Starter quiz
- Select all the continents on which fighting happened during WWII.
- Africa ✓
- Asia ✓
- North America
- Europe ✓
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- What is a group of countries which is ruled by one country or leader called?
- an empire ✓
- a kingdom
- a continent
- a territory
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- What was the term given to Britain and those countries that fought with Britain in the Second World War?
- the Commonwealth
- the Central Powers
- the Axis Forces
- the Allied Forces ✓
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- Which statements are accurate statements about the Second World War?
- The Second World War was fought only in Europe.
- Britain had an empire at the beginning of WWII. ✓
- Less than two million soldiers from India joined the military service.
- In total, 8.5 million soldiers fought for Britain and its allies. ✓
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- Which statement is an accurate description of what 'ethnic diversity' means?
- A group of countries ruled by one country or leader.
- Many people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. ✓
- Many people from one, singular country.
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- How many different languages were spoken in The Fourteenth Army?
- at least 4
- at least 14
- at least 20
- at least 34
- at least 40 ✓
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Exit quiz
- Who was evacuated from areas of Britain that were at high risk of bombing in 1939?
- 'civilians' ✓
- What was the plan to move people to areas of safety known as?
- Operation Safe Haven
- Operation Exodus
- Operation Pied Piper ✓
- Operation Shelter
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- When did Nazi Germany begin their bombing of British cities?
- 1939
- 1940 ✓
- 1941
- 1942
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- Which statements about the night-time bombing by Nazi Germany are correct?
- It was known as 'The Blitz'. ✓
- It lasted for five years.
- Civilians took shelter in places such as tube stations. ✓
- Public shelters could be cold and crowded. ✓
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- True or false? Evacuees were only sent to the countryside in Britain.
- True
- False ✓
- How many homes had been damaged or destroyed during WWII?
- 'two million' ✓
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Key learning points
- The Second World War saw mass bombing campaigns against British civilians for the first time.
- Nazi Germany targeted British cities in 1940-1941, hoping to destroy British industry and morale.
- The government had prepared for this by evacuating many children away from the cities the moment the war started.
- For many city children, this was the first time they had been to the countryside, seen farm animals or eaten vegetables.
- For many children, away from home for so long, returning to their old lives and families in the city was very difficult.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that children were only evacuated to areas in Britain during the Second World War.
Children were sent to other countries like Australia and South Africa in 1940.
Keywords
Civilian - a civilian is someone who is not part of the armed forces
Bombing - dropping explosives out of an aeroplane onto the ground below is called bombing
Evacuee - a person who has been moved to another place for safety is an evacuee
Morale - the confidence and cheerfulness of a group of people is called morale
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