Year 9 - Total War and Bomber Harris

What was it called when in 1940 the government introduced limits on food and other items that could be bought?

(a)  

The slogan used to encourage people to grow their own crops was...

• 'Grow up up'

• 'Gotta grow them all!'

• 'Dig to defeat despots'

• 'Dig for Victory'

Air shelters were most commonly built...

• In the centre of towns

• Next to factories

• In peoples' back gardens

• In the middle of fields

How many civilians were killed during 'The Blitz' campaign?

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 100,000,000

• 30,000

Whose job was it to ensure that no lights could be seen from buildings to attract enemy bombers?

• The Home Guard

• The ARP Warden

• Captain Mainwaring

• The Light Patrol

Women were recruited to work in/as

• Factories

• Farms

• The Front line as soldiers

• Armed Forces Bases

What was the name of the German city which was decimated by the bombing campaign of the RAF?

(a)  

What was the name of the man who commanded 'Bomber Command' during WW2?

• Captain Mainwaring

• Sir Edmund Blackadder

• Sir Arthur Harris

• Sir Ernest Shackleton

Approximately, how many civilians were killed during the bombing campaign over Dresden?

• 100,000

• 150,000

• 200,000

• 250,00

What was the method of bombing used at the start of the war, which was soon abandoned?

• Precision Bombing

• Area Bombing