IBDP History Second World War in Europe

Why did Germany lose the Battle of Britain? Axis Lose

• Insufficient airfields in France.

• Their strategy changed to bombing cities

• Goebbel's Luftwaffe was short of aircraft

• British airmen were superior to German

Which of these battles were considered turning points in the war? Allies win

• Moscow

• Stalingrad

• Kursk

• All of the above

Why did the Axis attack Stalingrad? Axis lose

• It was the birthplace of Stalin

• It would allow access to the Caucasus oilfields

• It was a weak sector of the Soviet front

• To acquire the gold reserves of the Soviet Union

How did the Allies ensure their merchant shipping was protected? Allies win

• Convoy System

• Breaking the German code machine Enigma

• Radar

• All which are listed

According to Ian Kershaw, why was Hitler angry with Mussolini in 1938?

• Hitler had not wanted Mussolini to invade Abyssinia

• Mussolini objected to the Anschluss

• Hitler wanted war in 1938 but Mussolini helped arrange the successful Munich Conference.

• Mussolini refused to go to war in 1939

Italy's invasion of Greece in 1940 led to ...Axis lose

• Greece changing from the Axis to the Allies

• The Wehrmacht delayed its invasion of the Soviet Union

• The USA entering the war

• Britain entering the war

Andrew Roberts argues that Germany did not put sufficient resources into ... which could have had a huge impact in her war against Britain. Axis lose

• U-boats

• Aircraft

• Radar

• Battleships

The Allies Bomber Offensive forced Germany to...Allies win

• Divert some of its artillery to defending the homeland.

• Delay invading the Soviet Union

• Declare war on the USA

• Discuss potential peace terms

Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler's foreign minister, mentioned three factors which lost them the war. Which of these is not one? Axis lose

• The unexpected power of resistance of the Red Army

• The successful Allied air power

• Hitler's strategic errors

• The vast supply of US armaments

Richard Overy's thesis for the Allies winning the Second World War in Europe...Allies win

• Soviet and US production, Bomber Offensive

• Bomber Offensive, defeating the U-boats, US production

• Defeating the U-boats, Red Army

• Allied airpower, Red Army, Soviet and US production