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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what time on August 13 did the RAF have more than 100 fighters airborne?

2. How many consecutive nights of bombing occurred over London in 1940 to 1941?

3. Who is America's ambassador to Britain in 1940?

4. In early September, how long did Goring tell Goebbels that the war would go before ending?

5. When did Mary Churchill write her mother and ask permission to leave Breccles Hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Goring have to call off his big attack on Eagle Day?

2. What happened to the Lancastria?

3. Why did Beaverbrook think he was not qualified to run the Ministry of Aircraft Production?

4. How was Churchill able to sleep?

5. What did Churchill bring to No 10 Downing Street when he was made prime minister, and what was his challenge?

6. What shape were the U.S. destroyers in that were sent to Britain?

7. What happened to the bits of metal that filled the skies in August?

8. What was Chequers?

9. What technology did the British develop before the war, and how useful was it?

10. What was the Spitfire fund, and who were the first to contribute?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary and his friends attended a debutante ball and partied the night of March 8. What was happening while Mary and her friends were at the ball? What happened to the Café de Paris? Were Mary and her friends irresponsible with their party going or were they just trying to make life as normal as possible?

Essay Topic 2

Goebbels intended to use a photograph of children killed by German bombers and attribute the deaths to British bombers. How did Goebbels feel about stretching facts to suit his agenda? How did he use propaganda? Did his use of propaganda help him meet his goals?

Essay Topic 3

The wealthy and the important had luxurious shelters during bomb attacks. The working poor suffered with dirty and uncomfortable shelters. What was the difference between how the rich and the poor spent the time during air raids? Why were the rich or important privileged? How did privilege help ensure safety and comfort?

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