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World War 2- Year 5

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did World War II occur?

a)

25th December 1991-24th July 1997

b)

1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945

c)

3rd August 2001-2010

d)

5th July 1892- 6th June 1902

2.

Why did Britain declare War on Germany?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

Britain wanted to invade Germany

c)

Germany stole from Britain

d)

America were at war with Germany

3.

Who was the Prime Minister at the start of the War and the voice we heard on the recording informing the British people that Britain had declared war?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

Boris Johnson

d)

Bill Clinton

4.

Who was the dictator of Germany who was a key cause of the War?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

The King of Germany

d)

Adolf Hitler

5.

Which treaty was put in place after WW1 which was a key cause of WW2?

a)

Versailles

b)

EU

c)

France

d)

Germany

6.

What was the Blitz?

a)

8 months of intense bombing by the Luftwaffe on major cities in Britain such as London

b)

A battle in France

c)

The end of the War

d)

The name of the german military

7.

We listened to an interview and looked at photos from the Blitz.

Are these examples of primary or secondary sources?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

8.

Which of these is false and NOT a key event from WWII?

a)

Hitler is killed by a British bomb

b)

Pearl Harbour bombings

c)

VE day

d)

The Blitz

e)

Normandy Landings

9.

What was D-Day

a)

The day the war started

b)

When London started the Blackout

c)

The day the war ended

d)

The Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

10.

True or false- at the end of the war people in Britain had street parties to celebrate and call this VE day

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why did the blackouts take place?

a)

To ensure people went to bed early

b)

To prevent the Luftwaffe (German airforce) from being able to see targets for bombs

c)

To save electricity

12.

Why were children evacuated?

a)

To move them out of the cities during the Blitz

b)

So they could help on the farms

c)

Because their parents didn't want to look after them

13.

What is properganda?

a)

Information used to promote a political cause

b)

A type of bomb

c)

A country

14.

Which of these is an example of a WW2 properganda poster?

a)
b)
c)
15.

Which of these is NOT during WW2?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

How did life for Women change during the War? (PICK TWO)

a)

For many, children were evacuated so they didn't have childcare as their main role

b)

They had to go to work when the men were away doing jobs that women hadn't done previously

c)

Life didn't change

d)

They went to fight in the army