Year 8: Term 4: WW2

Knowledge Test Answers

1. Year 7

1. In 1533-34 Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church. Henry set up the Church of England. What title does Henry give
to himself? SUPREME HEAD OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
2. King Charles believed God chose him to rule so he didn’t need to listen to Parliament. What was the name of this belief?
DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS
3. Who led the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Russian Revolution and set up a Communist state? LENIN

2. Africa & Slavery

1. What was the name of the medieval ruler of Mali? MANSA MUSA
2. What famous woman escaped slavery and helped move other enslaved people to freedom? HARRIET TUBMAN
3. Many enslaved people resisted slavery. Give one way enslaved people resisted. SLOW WORK, BRUN CROPS,
STEAL, SABOTAGE, AFRICAN MUSIC, NATIVE LANGUAGE, FIGHT BACK, KILL OWNERS, RUN
AWAY, MASS REBELLION, PRACTICE RELIGION OR WRITE/READ.

3. WW1

1. Name one reason the British lost the Battle of the Somme. 1 MILLION LOST, GERMANS HAD HIGH GROUND,
1/3 OF SHELLS WERE DUDS, BARBWIRE NOT DESTROYED, TANK NEW or WALKED
2. What local area was sued for solider to train before joining the frontline? SALISBURY PLAIN OR STONEHENGE
3. William Coltman was a stretcher bearer and saved many lives. Why did he refuse to fight? RELIGION

4. Germany and the Holocaust

1. What was the name of the Treaty that punished Germany too harshly after WW1? Treaty of Versailles
2. What global economic disaster lost many Germans their jobs? Wall Street Crash or Great Depression
3. The Nazi Motherhood Cross was given to women who had lots of children. How many children did you have to have to
get Gold? 8
4. What after school Nazi club did boys learn fitness, marching and shooting? HITLER YOUTH
5. Kristallnacht was a large attack on Jewish people across Germany. How many Jewish businesses or synagogues were
destroyed or how many Jewish men were sent to concentration camps? 8000 BUSINESSES DESTROYED, 300
SYNAGOGUES DESTROYED AND 30,000 MEN SENT TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS
6. Concentration Camps are prisons where people would do hard work in unsafe conditions? Where would people be sent to
die in Nazi gas chambers? DEATH CAMPS

5. Dunkirk, 1940

1. The Germans pushed Britain and France to Dunkirk on what sea? British Channel
2. How many boats sailed to France to rescue British and French soldiers and return them to England? 800
3. When did the rescue take place in 1940? 26th May to 4th June
4. How many British soldiers were saved? 200,000
5. How many French soldiers were saved? 140,000
6. British and French soldiers were saved from the Germans. What other soldiers were saved? Belgian
7. The German army captured 2500, 90,000 and 64,000 what? Big guns, rifles and vehicles

6. Battle of Britain

1. Germany wanted to invade Britain. What was the code name? Operation Sealion
2. The Battle of Britain was fought between the British and German Air Force. What does RAF stand for? Royal Air Force
3. The RAF were successful for 3 key reasons. Name 1. British Spitfire & Hurricane fighter planes were faster than the
German planes, new radar technology meant the British could see the Germans coming or Germans flew in large
groups which made them easy targets.
4. Name one of the British fighter planes used in WW2? Spitfire or Hurricane
7. Women of WW2

1. Why was Lilian Bader a significant woman in the British army? First black female soldier
2. Lilian Bader joined the WAAF. What does the WAAF do? Repair planes or spot enemy on radar
3. How many women joined the ‘Women’s Land Army’? 80,000
4. What did the ‘Women’s Land Army’ do? Work on farms for food
5. Where did Joan Clarke work? Bletchley Park
6. What famous mathematician did Joan Clarke work with? Alan Turing
7. What did Joan Clarke and a team of mathematicians do that was vital for the war? Broke secret German codes and
messages

8. D-Day

1. What was the codename for D-Day or the invasion of France by the allies? NEPTUNE/OVERLORD
2. D-Day meant Germany faced a war on 2 fronts. Who did Germany have to fight in the west? USA, BRITAIN &
CANADA
3. The securing of the beaches meat the allies could land what things in France to fight the Germans? 1 MILLION MEN,
150,000 VEHICLES & 100,000 TONS OF EQUIPMENT
4. The city of Caen meant the allies could use what important weapons? TANKS & PLANES
5. 400,000 Germans were killed as the allies took France. France was freed by the allies. What word is used for freeing
someone? LIBERATED
6. German High Command lost faith in the war. How did the allies feel when they freed France? CONFIDENT
7. D-Day meant Germany had to fight in the west. Who in the east had millions of men advancing on Germany? RUSSIA
8. What did Germany do 8th May 1945 (less than a year after D-Day)? SURRENDER

9. Winston Churchill

1. What did Churchill do to make people feel better and fight harder? Made speeches
2. In 1941 what city did Churchill visit after they were bombed? Plymouth or Birmingham
3. In 1941 what other city did Churchill visit after they were bombed? Plymouth or Birmingham
4. Visiting people made the public feel happy. What word is used to show people’s happiness? Morale
5. Churchill met and discussed important issues with the President of USA. Who was the President of the US? Roosevelt
6. How did the US help Britain? Sent weapons and soldiers

10. Nuclear weapons in WW2

1. What type of American bomber planes dropped nuclear bombs? B-29

2. What city in Japan was bombed first? Hiroshima
3. The bomb exploded 570 meters above the city. What was the blast brighter than? The sun
4. The explosion reached 300,000 degrees Celsius. What happened to people within half a mile? Turned to black ash
5. How many people did the US believe were killed? 79,000
6. How many people did Japan believe were killed? 240,000
7. What was the 2nd city to be bombed 3 days later? Nagasaki
8. What did Japan do one week later? Surrendered

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