Starter quiz
- Which word describes the policy or practice of showing interest only in your own country and not being involved in international activities or war?
- 'isolationism' ✓
- What was the name of the day during WW2 when the Allies began their invasion of Europe by attacking the coast of northern France?
- 'D-Day' ✓
- Why did the Japanese treat prisoners of war particularly brutally during the Second World War?
- They had superior numbers.
- They had advanced military technology.
- They viewed surrender as dishonourable. ✓
- They wanted to punish the US for joining the war.
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- Which events led to Germany's surrender in May 1945?
- the capture of Berlin by Soviet forces ✓
- the assassination of Mussolini
- their ally, Japan, had already surrendered
- they were being pressed from the east and west ✓
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- Complete the sentence with the correct figure: 7000 ships carrying more than ______ men stormed the beaches of Normandy as part of Operation Overlord.
- 15 000
- 130 000
- 150 000 ✓
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- Why did forces from the British Empire fight Italian and German forces in the deserts of North Africa for two years during WW2?
- Egypt was important as Britain wanted to protect Ancient Egyptian artefacts.
- Egypt was strategically important because of the Suez Canal. ✓
- Egypt was important as it was producing lots of weapons for the Allies.
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes an extremely powerful bomb that uses the explosive power resulting from splitting the atom?
- 'atomic bomb' ✓
- Which word describes a form of energy that, when it comes from a nuclear explosion, can be very dangerous to health?
- 'radiation' ✓
- Why in late 1940 did it look like Germany would be victorious?
- Germany had defeated the Soviet army.
- The German army had dominated most of Europe. ✓
- Britain stood alone against Germany. ✓
- The German air force had destroyed all of Britain's cities during the Blitz.
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Germany invaded Poland.
- 2⇔Mussolini entered the war as an ally of Germany.
- 3⇔France officially surrendered to Germany.
- 4⇔The Battle of Britain happened.
- 5⇔Japan joined the Axis powers.
- 6⇔Hitler launched an invasion of the Soviet Union.
- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔German troops were forced to retreat from Moscow.
- 2⇔The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour.
- 3⇔The Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.
- 4⇔The US Navy stopped Japanese expansion at the Battle of Midway.
- 5⇔D-Day
- 6⇔Soviet forces surrounded Berlin.
- 7⇔The Americans dropped two super weapons on Japan.
- Why did President Truman give the order for the super weapon to be used against Japan on 6th August 1945?
- Japan told the US they would drop a super weapon on them so the US acted first.
- The US was convinced that it was the only way to force a Japanese surrender. ✓
- The super weapon could end the war and avoid more casualties and POWs. ✓
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Key learning points
- In August 1945 the USA dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, leading to the end of the Second World War.
- The tide of WW2 began to turn with the Battle of Britain, Nazi Germany's invasion of the USSR and the USA's entrance.
- As the Nazis were forced back in the USSR, the D-Day landings and the use of atomic bombs led to the war's end.
- A good narrative will describe the events of WW2 in chronological order.
- A good narrative will identify and describe turning points leading to the end of WW2, explaining their role.
Common misconception
The atomic bombs dropped on Japan only had immediate impacts.
The bombs had unprecedented destructive power. They sent out a shock wave that incinerated everything within a four-mile radius and in the weeks that followed, people died from radiation poisoning despite having survived the initial blast.
Keywords
Atomic bomb - an extremely powerful bomb that uses the explosive power resulting from splitting the atom
Radiation - a form of energy that, when it comes from a nuclear explosion, can be very dangerous to health
D-day - the day during WW2 when the Allies began their invasion of Europe by attacking the coast of northern France; Operation Overlord
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