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Bitte! Bitte!
Leave the speeches to Mr. Churchill
History suddenly ended, went black, burnt whole
Compatriot spirit, one and all for England
The wrong kind of rubbish
100
A means of halting enemy industry, government, and factories, and diminishing citizen morale was implemented by the Luftwaffe (the aerial warfare branch of the German army) during World War 2.
What is strategic bombing?
100
Londoners queued until 4pm for access into what kind of shelter?
What is the underground tube stations?
100
The Blitz (Shortened from Blitzkrieg meaning "Lightning War") started with a German pilot flying off course and bombing London homes. It occupied what period of time during the Second World War.
What is September 7th, 1940 to May 21st, 1941
100
Despite prewar expectation, Londoners did not experience what psychiatric ailment?
What is shell shock.
100
In the first four months of the Blitz what number of deaths occurred?
What is 22 000
200
"And should the Royal Air Force drop two thousand, or three thousand [kilograms ...] then we will now drop [...] 300,000, 400,000, yes one million kilograms in a single night. And should they declare they will greatly increase their attacks on our cities, then we will erase their cities." Was a part of a speech made by what person?
Who is Adolf Hitler?
200
Opposite from WW1, the British air doctrine thought the best form of defence was what
What is offence
200
Starting on September 7th, the city of London was bombed for how many days resulting in the destruction of more than a million London households and the death of 40 000 people.
What is 57 nights.
200
The least favourite aspect of war time policy for citizens was what
What is nightly blackouts.
200
Insufficient shelters and warning caused the greatest effect on morale resulting in lack of sleep in this group of people
What is the lower class
300
Germans developed what technology to improve and enhance fast moving aircraft navigation
What is radio navigation. (Knickebein, X-Gerät, Y-Gerät)
300
In order to protect the homeland from invasion, these were placed in expected paths of German fighter jets.
What is Anti aircraft guns?
300
The Second Great Fire of London, was an attack by the Luftwaffe that was planned strategically when the River Thames was at it's lowest. 100 000 incendiary bombs were dropped on London so that there wouldn't be enough water to extinguish the fires. This most violent attack occurred on which day
What is December 29th, 1940
300
The Home Guard, the Air Raid Precautions service, the Auxiliary Fire Service, Royal Army Pay Corps, the Womens Voluntary Services for Civil Defence, and the Scout Association were all examples of opportunities for what people
What is British citizens unable or unwilling to join the military?
300
Although feared race riots did not occur, because of the beliefs of the Communist party, the British Union of Fascists began spreading this ideal.
What is Anti-semitism?
400
To stop trade and sea communications the Luftwaffe bombed these cities
What is port cities?
400
In order to lure German pilots to bomb areas that were not populated, the British military implemented this defence strategy
What is fake lighting and fire in industrial areas
400
The first attacks were centered in this part of England
What is the ports of London
400
What percentage of Britons believed they would lose the war?
What is 3%
400
Bombed out buildings, when cleared of rubble, were used to grow fruits and vegetables because of food shortage in these gardens.
What is Victory gardens?
500
Luftwaffe used terror bombings, which was deliberate attacks on factories and public buildings in order to diminish this important part of civilian life
What is food
500
These were used to detect low flying aeroplanes at short range and high flying aeroplanes at long range. They detected aircraft and put the British defence at an advantage during the Blitz because it removed the necessity for standing patrol.
What is Radio Detection Finding (RDF)?
500
The Luftwaffe flew 571 sorties and dropped 800 tonnes of bombs. This caused more than 2,000 fires. 1,436 people were killed and 1,792 seriously injured, which affected morale badly. This last major attack occurred on which days
What is May 10/11, 1941
500
It was requirement to carry these with you at all times, which was heavily enforced by ARP. However, women took to crocheting covers for them to be more fashionable. And many carried their personal belonging in it as well.
What is gas mask boxes.
500
750,000 tonnes of bomb site rubble was cleared away on 1700 freight trains. This debris was then used to create runways for this air force in Kent and Essex in southeast England.
What is the US air force?