SEQUEL TO THE BLITZ

SEQUEL TO THE BLITZ

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

KG - University

Hard

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Wayground Content

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The video discusses the bombing of Coventry during WWII and its aftermath, highlighting the ruins of the cathedral. It then shifts focus to the efforts of young Germans who volunteered to help reconstruct the vestries of the bombed building as part of Operation Reconciliation, a gesture of peace and goodwill.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event led to the destruction of Coventry's city center in 1940?

A natural disaster

A civil war

Nazi bombers blitzing the city

An economic collapse

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What remained as a witness to the attack on Coventry?

The town square

The skeleton of the cathedral

The old library

The city hall

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant development occurred near the ruins of the old cathedral?

A park was created

A new cathedral was constructed

A new shopping mall was built

A museum was established

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the initiative by young Germans to help rebuild Coventry?

Operation Unity

Operation Restoration

Operation Reconciliation

Operation Peace

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the gesture by young German craftsmen considered significant?

They are contributing to a work of peace

They were responsible for the bombing

They are being paid for their work

They are building a new city hall