Grade 10 - Beginning of World War II

What was the name of French defensive position along the German border?

• Siegfried Line

• 38th Parallel

• Le Wall Magnifique

• Maginot Line

Operation Weserubung was the invasion of which countries?

• Norway

• Sweden

• Finland

• Denmark

Which of the following are possible reasons for 'the Halt order' which stopped the German forces short of Dunkirk before they destroyed the British forces?

• The Germans hoped the British would sue for peace and join the Germans

• The Germans needed to preserve their own forces

• The Blitzkrieg had moved so fast that the German supply lines were over extended.

• All of the above

Who was the leader of the Luftwaffe?

• Heinrich Himmler

• Herman Goering

• Winston Churchill

• Rudolph Hess

The name of German's proposed invasion of Britain was 'Operation... '

• Sponge Bob

• Blitzkrieg

• Seal

• Sea Lion

Why had the British prioritised their Navy rather than their Army or Airforce?

• Because they thought the next war would be against the USA or Japan

• So they could blockade France in case of war

• To maintain links to the British Empire

• Because ships were cheaper than tanks and planes.

Which of the following were aircraft used by the RAF in the Battle of Britain?

• Lightning

• Spitfire

• Cyclone

• Hurricane

What was Operation Dynamo?

• The German invasion of the Sudetenland

• The French attacks on the Saar

• The German invasion of Poland

• The rescue of Allied forces from the beaches of Dunkirk

Before the Germans could launch Operation Sea lion and invade Britain, what needed to happen?

• The Germans had to clear shipping (and the Royal Navy) from the English Channel

• The Germans had to take over the French Navy

• The Germans had to destroy all the British submarines

• All of the above

During the Battle of Britain, what were the Germans trying to do?

• Destroy the British Army and its barracks

• Destroy the Royal Air Force and its airfields

• Bomb Winston Churchill and King George VI

• Destroy the Royal Navy and its docks