The UK and WW2

What was Dunkirk evacuation?

• the period when German planes attacked British cities

• a creative rescue of French and British soldiers

• the German attempt to destroy the RAF

• The final part of WW2

Answer explanation

The creativity of this rescue consists in the fact that the soldiers were transported to England by about 900 fishing or private boats, to avoid bombs.

What was the Battle of Britain?

• the period when German planes attacked British cities

• a creative rescue of French and British soldiers

• the German attempt to invade Britain and destroy the RAF

• The final part of WW2

Answer explanation

The creativity of this rescue consists in the fact that the soldiers were transported to England by about 900 fishing or private boats, to avoid bombs.

What was the Blitz?

• the period when German planes attacked British cities every night

• the arrest of the enemies

• the name of a special army that protected people in the cities

• The final part of WW2

Answer explanation

The creativity of this rescue consists in the fact that the soldiers were transported to England by about 900 fishing or private boats, to avoid bombs.

When did the Normandy Landings happened?

• in May 1940

• in August 1940

• between September 1940 and May 1941

• in June 1944

What were the 2 objects that people had to take with them when they went out?

• their money and their ID

• a shopping bag and a gas mask

• a gas mask and an ID card

Answer explanation

ID were introduced so that people could be quickly identified.

Lots of city children couldn't see their parents until after the war.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Children were sent to the countryside because it was safer than cities. It was a decision taken by the government.

What could you do with a ration book?

• understand and study some school subjects

• write your thoughts about the war

• read it to relax a bit when possible

• buying things in shops, according to the composition of families

Where did city people take refuge when they heard the sirens?

• In their houses

• in the tube

Old people and people who couldn't fight joined the ____ Gard. They organized air-raid shelters and checked the lights were off during the blackouts.

The poet Wilfred Owen was a soldier in WW2.

• TRUE

• FALSE