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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the events and impact of the battle of Stalingrad and the D-Day landings. We will consider why these are considered major turning points in history.

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5 Questions

Q1.
In what decade was the Great Depression?
1920s
Correct answer: 1930s
1940s
1950s
Q2.
Where did Japan invade in 1937?
Correct answer: Manchuria
Pearl Harbor
The Philippines
The USA
Q3.
In the 1940s, which country increased their military presence in the Philippines?
France
Great Britain
The Netherlands
Correct answer: The USA
Q4.
Where was the island of Pearl Harbor?
Correct answer: Hawaii
Indochina
Japan
The Philippines
Q5.
Which countries did America declare war on in December 1941?
Britain, France, USSR
Germany and Italy
Japan, Britain, France
Correct answer: Japan, Germany, Italy

5 Questions

Q1.
The place where the Germans and Russians were fighting was known as the...
Correct answer: Eastern front
Northern front
Southern front
Western front
Q2.
The Battle of Stalingrad lasted for approximately...
6 days
6 hours
Correct answer: 6 months
6 weeks
Q3.
Order 227 stated that the Russian forces could not do what?
Evacuate children
Kill prisoners of war
Leave their weapon unattended
Correct answer: Surrender
Q4.
The D-Day landings involved troops from which countries?
Correct answer: British, American, Canadian
British, American, French
British, French, Russian
French, Chinese, British
Q5.
In August of 1944, which city was liberated by the allies?
Brussels
Lyon
Normandy
Correct answer: Paris