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The Great Patriotic War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The German invasion caught the Soviet military by surprise.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

According to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact ............... and Romania were to be divided between Germay and the USSR.

a)

Hungary

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Poland

3.

The war between the Soviet Union and ...................... is known as the Winter War.

a)

Norway

b)

Estonia

c)

Sweden

d)

Finland

4.

The victory in the battle of ........... gave the Soviet Union the initiative on the Eastern Front.

a)

Brest

b)

Kiev

c)

Moscow

d)

Kursk

5.

The Battle of Britain took place in 1940-1941 ........ .

a)

in the air

b)

on land

c)

in the sea

6.

A policy under which the United States lended military hardware, food, oil, and other materiel to its allies between 1941 and 1945 was called .....

a)

Military Supplies

b)

Lend-Lease

c)

Car Rent

d)

Humanitarian Aid

7.

Adolf Hitler's autobiography (1925) is called …… .

a)

Lebenstraum

b)

Mein Kampf

c)

Blietzkrieg

d)

Mein Leben

8.

What was the codename for the Battle of Normandy (6 June 1944) ?

a)

Overlord

b)

Typhoon

c)

Cobra

d)

Neptune

9.

Which of these countries was NOT Nazi Germany's ally?

a)

Norway

b)

Japan

c)

Finland

d)

Italy

10.

Choose the INCORRECT STATEMENT:

Operation Barbarossa .....

a)

opened up the Eastern Front

b)

was a success

c)

stared in June 1941

d)

was a failure

11.

Nazi Germany and its allies are sometimes called ................ powers.

a)

Eastern

b)

European

c)

Western

d)

Axis

12.

How long did the Stalingrad battle last?

a)

2 days

b)

20 days

c)

100 days

d)

200 days

13.

According to Nazi ideology the Germanic people constituted the "..............................." .

a)

human race

b)

arms race

c)

master race

d)

space race

14.

What military operation (August 1943) can you see in the picture?

a)

Operation Little Saturn

b)

Operation Winter Storm

c)

Dnieper–Carpathian offensive

d)

Donbas strategic offensive

15.

The navy of the Nazi Germany was called ........................ .

a)

Marine nationale

b)

Armada

c)

Kriegsmarine

d)

Royal Navy

16.

In his biography Adolf Hitler states the necessity of new territory for Germans in .............. Europe.

a)

Southern

b)

Western

c)

Eastern

d)

Northern

17.

A major German offensive campaign on the Western front (Dec 1944 -25 Jan 1945) also known as the Ardennes Offensive.

a)

Battle of Cherbourg

b)

Battle of the Odon

c)

Siege of Dunkirk

d)

Battle of the Bulge

18.

The Great Patriotic War lasted for ....... days and nights, which makes 3 years, 10 months and 18 days.

a)

1814

b)

4181

c)

1418

d)

8114

19.

Who was awarded title 'Hero of the Soviet Union' three times?

a)

Kliment Voroshilov

b)

Alexander Pokryshkin

c)

Semyon Timoshenko

d)

Konstantin Rokossovsky

20.

Name the city which has never been occupied by enemies thoughout its history?

a)

Kiev

b)

Minsk

c)

Leningrad

d)

Moscow