SAT II World History : France and Britain in World War II
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Example Question #1 : World War Ii
How was Germany able to overcome the Maginot Line?
They sailed their forces around the Mediterranean and attacked France from the South coast.
They sent more forces than the French had thought possible.
None of the other answers is correct; the forces of Germany were repelled by the Maginot Line.
They decimated the fortifications with aerial assaults before attempting an attack.
They attacked France from Belgium, where the line was nonexistent.
They attacked France from Belgium, where the line was nonexistent.
Germany was able to overcome the French line of defense, known as the Maginot Line, by simply invading Belgium first and marching its troops into France through Belgium. The French overreliance on the Maginot Line contributed to its rapid surrender in the first few weeks of the Second World War.
Example Question #1 : France And Britain In World War Ii
The Battle of Britain involved which of the following?
A German land invasion of the south coast of England from Normandy
British surrender to the combined forces of Germany and Italy
German naval forces gaining control of the English Channel
German air force attacks on British cities
The liberation of Ireland from German forces
German air force attacks on British cities
The Battle of Britain was a prolonged campaign by the German Luftwaffe (Air Force) to bomb Britain into submission. The battle was primarily fought in the air between the Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force.
Example Question #2 : France And Britain In World War Ii
Which British wartime Prime Minister encouraged the policy of appeasement towards German aggression?
Neville Chamberlain
David Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Bertrand Russell
Clement Attlee
Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister of Britain from 1937 to 1940. He supported and encouraged other countries to sign the Munich Agreement, which allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland (a region of Czechoslovakia with many ethnic-German inhabitants). This policy of "appeasement"—letting Hitler have some territory in the hope that this would quell his ambitious aggression—is generally considered a massive failure considering what was to follow, but at the time, Chamberlain was celebrated as a visionary hero.
Example Question #3 : France And Britain In World War Ii
The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 was designed to __________.
provide for a Republican government in Vichy France
extend the German reparations payments for another two decades
shore up the American west coast in case of an attack by the Japanese navy or air force
provide supplies to the British despite their inability to pay for them
provide for the construction of British and American military bases in North Africa and the Middle East
provide supplies to the British despite their inability to pay for them
In the early years of World War Two, Roosevelt and the American government maintained an official policy of neutrality. However, unoficially Roosevelt was firmly on the side of Churchill and the British. The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 was a way to provide war supplies to the British despite Britain's lack of credit. It was a precursor to direct American involvement in the conflict.
Example Question #4 : France And Britain In World War Ii
The Battle of Britain was fought primarily between __________.
the British and American armies and the Germany army and air force
the German Luftwaffe and the British Navy
the British army and the German army and air force
British destroyers and German fighter planes and u-boats
the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force
the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force
The Battle of Britain was fought in the summer and autumn of 1940, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied France. The Battle was fought in the skies above Britain and the English Channel between the German Luftwaffe (air force) and the Royal Air Force of Britain. The Germans hoped to achieve aerial supremacy over the British in preparation for a later land invasion of the island. However, they eventually resorted to trying to terror bomb the British public into submission. The Battle ended in victory, at enormous cost, for the British. But, it also filled the British public with a resolve that would prove enormously important throughout the rest of the war, as for a time Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany in Europe.
Example Question #5 : France And Britain In World War Ii
The Maginot Line was designed to prevent __________ during the Second World War.
French attacks on Germany
German attacks on Poland
German attacks on France
French attacks on Italy
Italian attacks on France
German attacks on France
The Maginot Line was a series of defensive fortifications established by the French on their borders with Germany and Switzerland. The French experience of World War One taught them that solid and well-established defensive fortifications would be vital to protecting France in any future European conflict. The French established the Maginot Line to discourage or prevent German attacks on France.
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