VIDEO COMPREHENSION: America the Story of Us: World War 2

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 16^th 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?