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WorksheetsThe Second World War: Key Words and Dates
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
A (a) Powers the alliance between Britain, France, the USA and their allies.
A (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.
(a)
B (a) 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 (a) is the name of the German air force.
N (a) originated as a nickname for the National Socialist German Workers Party (Hitler’s political party).
R (a) is the Royal Air Force, the name of the British air force.
7th December 1941: Japan launches attack on U.S Navy at Pearl Harbour. USA enter the war on the side of the Axis powers.
True or False?
True
False
3rd September 1943: I___________ surrenders to the Allies, Mussolini escapes.
Iceland
Ireland
India
Italy
6th June 1944: D-Day landings in N (a) , France.
