Copy of 7. QAcc M22 L1: Hitler's Lightening War 23-24

Why did the Allies need to be rescued at Dunkirk?

• The Nazis had invaded Poland
• The Nazis had resorted to blitzkrieg
• The Nazis had back them to the sea

Which of the following is a reason that Stalin agreed to sign a nonaggression pact with Hitler?

• Britain wanted to join forces with Hitler and this was a threat to the Soviet Union
• Stalin was hoping to bring communism into Germany
• Hitler had agreed to split Poland with Stalin and honor a peaceful border between them

What did Hitler plan to do first in his attack against Great Britain?

• Send in ground troops
• Destroy the Royal Air Force (RAF)
• Surround the island nation with warships and U-boats

Why did Hitler decide to temporarily turn his attention away from Great Britain in May of 1941?

• The Italians wanted to take France away from the Nazis
• The Americans had entered the war to help the British
• The British had put up too much of a resistance and he had wasted too many resources on the failed invasion

What was Hitler's new form of warfare characterized by fast strikes, air power, and heavy artillery followed by massive waves of infantry forces?

• Sitzkrieg
• Überraschungskrieg
• Blitzkrieg

What caused Charles de Gaulle to set up a government-in-exile in London?

• Hitler had taken over Paris and conquered France
• Hitler annexed the Sudetenland and take over all of Czechoslovakia
• Mussolini had conquered Ethiopia with new modern weapons

What were the effects of Radar and the Enigma machine on the success of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in its fight against the Nazi Luftwaffe?

• The British could detect Luftwaffe attacks with the Radar and read all coded messages sent by Nazis with the Enigma
• The French used the Radar to detect all U-boats attacks on the coast and used the Enigma to send secret messages to their allies
• The Germans invented Radar to destroy enemy communications and the Enigma was used to repel attacks by the RAF

This was the Nazi false flag operation carried out on August 31, 1939, meant to give Hitler a justification for attacking Poland:

• Operation Himmler
• Operation Hitler
• Operation Good Will

This man was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II:

• Winston Churchill
• Neville Chamberlain
• Harry S Truman

Which of the following violations of the Treaty of Versailles posed the greatest threat to France?

• Hitler's movement of troops into the Rhineland
• Hitler's annexation of Austria
• Hitler's rebuilding of the German navy