In what decade was the Great Depression?

Where did Japan invade in 1937?

In the 1940s, which country increased their military presence in the Philippines?

Where was the island of Pearl Harbor?

Which countries did America declare war on in December 1941?

Pearl Harbor and War in the Pacific

The place where the Germans and Russians were fighting was known as the...

The Battle of Stalingrad lasted for approximately...

Order 227 stated that the Russian forces could not do what?

The D-Day landings involved troops from which countries?

In August of 1944, which city was liberated by the allies?

Stalingrad and D-Day

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.

History

Y9 History

Key Stage 3

Year 9

When was the turning point during the Second World War?

War and peace

THEME

UNIT

Blitzkrieg and Nazi control of Europe

The Battle of Britain and aerial bombardment

Invasion of the USSR

Pearl Harbour and the War in the Pacific

VE and VJ Days

Due to the overlap in knowledge and themes, the following 'Twentieth Century War and Peace' Unit Quiz assesses knowledge from the following enquiries: 1)  How far did the assassination cause the First World War? 2) What do the stories of the 'often forgotten armies' reveal about the Western Front? 3) Why did WWI end in November 1918? 4) What kind of peace was made in 1919? 5) Why did the League of Nations fail? 6) When was the turning point during the second world war? 7) How did Jewish people resist during the Holocaust? The Unit Quizzes for all of these enquiries are the same quiz on the Twentieth Century War and Peace.

Which of these nations was part of the Triple Entente?

Which nation had created the Schlieffen Plan?

Which nation had the largest army in Europe in 1914?

Which of these are Balkan nations?

Germans used banned chlorine gas at Ypres. What could that reveal?

Tanks were first used successfully in a massed attack at the Battle of Cambrai. What could this reveal about the Western Front?

When was the First World War?

What was the Western Front?

What is the typical representation of the Western Front?

In 1917 Russia had a revolution. As a result Russia became the world's first...

What was the USA's position when war broke out in 1914?

Why was the main reason Germany suffering from food shortages by 1918?

When did the Armistice come into effect?

Which countries were the main winning countries of the First World War, also known as the 'Big Three'?

What was the name of the payments that Germany had to make as punishment for the First World War?

What did the League of Nations aim to do?

What does self-determination mean?

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

What was the League of Nations?

What was the Wall Street Crash?

Of which country was Mussolini the leader?

Select the correct definition for the policy of appeasement, followed by Britain and France in the 1930s.

Which country did Germany and the USSR both want to take over in late 1939?

By what name does the UK refer to the agreement made between the USSR and Germany in August 1939?

What did Britain do when Germany invaded Poland in September 1939?

What was Blitzkrieg?

What was the Battle of Britain?

What was the name for the prolonged bombing attacks on London and the rest of the UK?

After the failure of the Luftwaffe to defeat the RAF, Germany decided that they were going to attack who instead?

Put the events into the correct order: Japanese surrender, German surrender, Hitler's suicide, dropping of the atomic bomb

Which of the following statements is the most accurate description of a ghetto?

In which ghetto was there a violent uprising?

What is a civilian?

What is a partisan?

Lesson overview:Stalingrad and D-Day

Core Content

Substantive Knowledge

When was the turning point during the Second World War?: