Continuation War

What was the name of the time of peace in between the Winter War and Continuation War?

• The in-between peace

• The Interim Peace

• The Middle Peace

• The Moscow Peace

In which year did the Continuation War begin?

• 1939

• 1940

• 1941

• 1942

Who was the President of Finland during the Continuation War?

• Kyösti Kallio

• J. K. Paasikivi

• Risto Ryti

• Joseph Stalin

True or false? The Continuation War was directly linked to Germany's invasion of the USSR.

• True

• False

True or false? Finland was better equipped for the Continuation War than it had been for the Winter War.

• True

• False

The Continuation War can be divided into three phases: the Soviet major offensive, Finland's offensive and trench warfare. Which phase was the first one?

• the Soviet major offensive

• Finland's offensive

• trench warfare

The Continuation War had three phases: which phase was the longest?

• the Soviet major offensive

• Finland's offensive

• trench warfare

Study the numbers of Finnish military casualties in WWII. The Continuation War had the largest number of casualties. Why?

• The war was the longest of the three wars.

• Nuclear weapons were used in the war.

• Both the Finnish offensive and the Soviet major offensive created large numbers of casualties.

• Trench warfare was particularly destructive.

• The Finnish military was poorly led in the Continuation War.

In the Continuation War, Finland cooperated with Nazi Germany. What were the reasons behind Finland’s decision to take part in Operation Barbarossa?

• The Finns supported the Nazi ideology.

• The Finns wanted to destroy the USSR.

• The Finns wanted to gain back territories lost in the Winter War.

• Some Finns wanted to expand Finnish territories and create a "Greater Finland".

Which of the following territories were lost to the USSR after the Continuation War?

• Petsamo ("the other arm")

• Salla

• Karelia

• Hanko

• Åland Islands