1. On what date did France and Britain declare war on Germany?
2. What was Britain’s greatest weapon in 1939?
3. Who was Germany’s propaganda minister?
4. Why was Norway Germany’s first target?
5. What country did Germany conquer on 9 April, 1939?
6. What Norwegian betrayed his own country to the Nazis?
7. In 1914, Marechal Foch, commander of the French 9th Army
said ‘I __________________!’
8. Between the Wars, France built a series of fortress called the
9. The Germans tried to trick the French into inaction
through propaganda during the ‘________________ War.’
10. The French expected the Germans to attack through
11. The ‘hinge’ of the Allied line in Northern France was the
12. On 10 May, the Germans attacked _______________,
________________, and ______________.
13. The Germans treacherously bombed the Dutch city of
14. The Belgian fort of Eban-Emael held out for _______ days
against the Germans.
15. People who delayed the Allies while fleeing their homes were
16. Many Allied troops escaped to Britain from the port of
17. How many British troops were saved?
18. How many French and Belgian?
19. What happened to the Maginot Line?
20. Who led the Free French?
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