occupied France
Vichy France
What was the name of the German French puppet regime
This British city endured a relentless bombing campaign by the Germans during the Blitz.
What is London?
This term describes Winston Churchill's role as the leader of Britain during World War II.
What is prime minister?
1940
What year was France invaded
United States and the Soviet Union
Philippe Petain
Who was the leader of Vichy France
This Royal Air Force (RAF) operation in 1940 successfully defended Britain against the German Luftwaffe.
What is the Battle of Britain
Churchill delivered this famous speech in 1940, rallying Britain during the Battle of Britain
What is the "We shall fight on the beaches" speech?
natural barrier did French generals view as ‘impenetrable’
What was the Ardennes
D-day and the American invasion of Normandy
What happened June 6th 1944
This figure led Free France after the capitulation of France in 1940
Who was Charles De Gaulle
This British military leader commanded the Eighth Army in North Africa, earning victories at El Alamein.
Who is General Bernard Montgomery (Monty)?
Churchill was a strong advocate for this alliance of major powers during World War II.
What is the Allied Powers or the Grand Alliance?
This British evacuation operation saved thousands of Allied soldiers from Dunkirk during the invasion
What is Operation Dynamo?
Multi-year shipping conflict with Germany
Battle of the Atlantic
This battle in 1940 saw the scuttling of the French Navy after the French surrendered.
What was the Battle of Mers el Kebir
This British intelligence agency played a crucial role in gathering information and code-breaking during the war.
What is MI5 or Bletchley Park (home of the Enigma codebreakers)?
This military campaign in the Mediterranean during World War II was a strategic success for Churchill.
What is the North African Campaign (or Operation Torch and the Battle of El Alamein)?
This French leader was appointed as Prime Minister during the invasion but faced challenges in organizing resistance.
Who is Philippe Pétain (or Marshal Pétain)?
Program that provided allies with American weapons before they joined the war
What was lend-lease?
This figure was instrumental in realigning French Equatorial Africa with General De Gaulle's Free France
Felix Eboue
This top-secret British project involved the development of the world's first operational jet-powered aircraft
What is the Gloster Meteor (or the "Whittle" jet engine project)?
Churchill famously described this key event in 1941 as "the end of the beginning" of World War II
What is the Battle of El Alamein or the entry of the United States into World War II after Pearl Harbor?
This city served as the French capital during the invasion until it fell to German forces in June 1940.
What is Vichy (or Vichy France)?
Tehran conference
What was the 1943 meeting between Churchill, FDR and Stalin?