Part 1 (min 0
– 22)
Vocabulary:
Questions:
1- Which
countries were the Axis Powers?
2- What
was mass-produced?
3- Why
were Japanese planes perfect for a surprise attack?
4- How
far is Japan from Hawaii?
5- Say
two disadvantages the radar had?
6- Say
the date and time Pearl Harbour was attacked?
7- Why
did WW2 mean an impulse for American industry?
8- Name
some reasons why the Jeep was a perfect fit for war.
9- What
does Jeep symbolize?
10- What
was best America’s secret weapon? Explain.
11- (19’) What was the autonomy of the Amercican
aircraft B17 Bomber?
12- (20’55”)Why did the Americans bomb the train
facilities of the Germans in occupied France?
13- (21’30”) What was the Norden Bombsight?
Part 2 (min 22
– 44 )
Vocabulary: dog tags, shrapnel
Questions:
1- What
proportion of American pilots died in 1943?
2- What
did the Germans use against the American aircraft?
3- What
were the objectives of the American aircraft?
4- What
collateral damages were there?
5- Black
American soldiers , were they segregated? Where? Where not?
6- What
was Operation Overlord? Which American general was in charge of it?
7- What
was the purpose of this operation?
8- What
was the function of barrage balloons?
9- What
date was D-Day?
10- What
took place in Alamo Gordo Desert (New Mexico) on July 16th 1945?
11- Who
was Robert Oppenheimer?
12- What
was the scientists’reaction after the experiment?
13- What
was the most important consequence for the USA taking part in this war?
