The Second World War: Key Words and Dates

A________ Powers the alliance between Britain, France, the USA and their allies.

A________ Powers the alliance between Germany, Italy, Japan and their allies.

1st September 1939: Germany invades P___________.

• Prussia

• Prague

• Poland

• Padstow

3rd September 1939: France and Great Britain declare war on G____________.

• Greece

• Germany

• Ghana

• Guinea

A_______ B______ is a bomb which gets its destructive power from the rapid release of nuclear energy.

B____________ means lightning war in German. Implies a fast, effective attack.

10th July-October 1940: Germany launches air attack on Britain. Becomes known as the B__________ of B__________.

• Battle of Brittany

• Battle of Bosworth

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Berlin

22nd June 1941: Germany launch their invasion of R__________ called Operation Barbarossa.

• Russia

• Romania

• Rwanda

L_________ is the name of the German air force.

N______ originated as a nickname for the National Socialist German Workers Party (Hitler’s political party).