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Question 1

Why were the British able to win the Battle of Britain?

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Their radar equipment was effective.

Question 2

Which country was a member of the Axis powers?

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Japan

Question 3

What was one reason the Operation Barbarossa became a turning point in the war?

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The German army suffered massive casualties.

Question 4

Which country was the last to join the Allied Powers?

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United States

Question 5

At the beginning of World War II, what action by Winston Churchill influenced Hitler’s strategy?

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Churchill refused to negotiate.

Question 6

Hitler’s invasion of France meant that

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democracy was being gravely threatened.

Question 7

How was Hitler’s attack on the Soviet Union similar to his invasion of France?

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He relied heavily on the speed, size and power of the German military.

Question 8

A “blitz” is different from a “blitzkrieg” because only a “blitz”

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targets civilians.

Question 9

Hitler intended to defeat Great Britain by

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an attack on the air force.

Question 10

In 1940, Hitler indicated his switch to military conquest rather than annexation by invading

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Belgium and the Netherlands.

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