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WorksheetsWorld War 2- Year 5
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
When did World War II occur?
25th December 1991-24th July 1997
1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945
3rd August 2001-2010
5th July 1892- 6th June 1902
Why did Britain declare War on Germany?
Germany invaded Poland
Britain wanted to invade Germany
Germany stole from Britain
America were at war with Germany
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?
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Boris Johnson
Bill Clinton
Who was the dictator of Germany who was a key cause of the War?
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
The King of Germany
Adolf Hitler
Which treaty was put in place after WW1 which was a key cause of WW2?
Versailles
EU
France
Germany
What was the Blitz?
8 months of intense bombing by the Luftwaffe on major cities in Britain such as London
A battle in France
The end of the War
The name of the german military
We listened to an interview and looked at photos from the Blitz.
Are these examples of primary or secondary sources?
Primary
Secondary
Which of these is false and NOT a key event from WWII?
Hitler is killed by a British bomb
Pearl Harbour bombings
VE day
The Blitz
Normandy Landings
What was D-Day
The day the war started
When London started the Blackout
The day the war ended
The Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.
True or false- at the end of the war people in Britain had street parties to celebrate and call this VE day
True
False
Why did the blackouts take place?
To ensure people went to bed early
To prevent the Luftwaffe (German airforce) from being able to see targets for bombs
To save electricity
Why were children evacuated?
To move them out of the cities during the Blitz
So they could help on the farms
Because their parents didn't want to look after them
What is properganda?
Information used to promote a political cause
A type of bomb
A country
Which of these is an example of a WW2 properganda poster?
Which of these is NOT during WW2?
How did life for Women change during the War? (PICK TWO)
For many, children were evacuated so they didn't have childcare as their main role
They had to go to work when the men were away doing jobs that women hadn't done previously
Life didn't change
They went to fight in the army
