WW2 quiz

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When was the Postdam Conference held?

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The atomic bomb to blow up Hiroshima was shipped from San Antonio to Tinian Island.

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On the ( 4th of August, 1st of August, 31st of July ) there was a meeting to discuss when the bomb would be dropped. On the ( 2nd of August, 21st of August, 5th of August ) a ( plane, R43, V29, car ) crashed, but it was also the day they loaded the bomb onto the plane.

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changed the plan last minute out of fear that if the plane crashed it would blow up the island.

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The plane that dropped the bomb was called the ( Enola Gay, Kate Jeffers, Japanese Attacker, Sue Swift ) after Tibbit's mother.

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America had several reasons for dropping the bomb on Hiroshima, what were they?

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There were three planes flying to Hiroshima.

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hours into the hour flight the three planes met up. One plane had already been over Hiroshima to check the to report back to the .

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( 45, 60, 10, 35 ) seconds after the bomb was released it exploded. ( 5, 1, 2 ) seconds before the atoms started to split ready to explode.

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The ( control, recording, weather ) plane had already caused everyone to be sent into shelters, but ( 45, 20, 50 ) minutes after they were given the all clear and carried on with their day. The bomb exploded at ( 9:35, 7:55, 8:15 ) am on the ( 7th, 6th, 5th ) of August 1945.

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The bomb released a 300 meter wide fireball.

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The temperature under the fireball reached 2000 degrees centigrade.

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The fireball was the first thing to happen. Then a . The third thing that happened was a . A flash happened after the and sent out radiation and gamma rays. Fires then started breaking out.

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The Home Guard was advertised for men between the ages of 41 and 45.

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A total of ( 67,800, 1,175,000, 1,905,000 ) volunteered themselves for the Home Guard.

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The Home Guard were also known as:

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Which of these were reasons people thought the Home Guard were useful?

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Which of these were reasons that people thought the Home Guard were useless:

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Which of these were jobs for the Home Guard?

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Which of these people volunteered themselves to the Home Guard?

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During the Coventry Blitz there were ( 400, 50, 135, 780 ) German Bombers in the sky, none of which were shot down.

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The Coventry Blitz happened on the 16th November 1940.

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Children sent to their parents from the countryside.

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Scarletina was a killer disease.

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Children were evacuated from ( the cities, the countryside, other countries ) to the ( countryside, capital, cities ), in total ( 1,474,000, 7,307,000, 789,000 ) people were evacuated.

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Which of these people were evacuated?

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❌ school children were evacuated. ❌ blind and disabled people were evacuated. ❌ teachers and 13,000 ❌ were evacuated. ❌ mothers and children under ❌ were evacuated. ❌ were evacuated from London. In total that's ❌ people.

827,000

7,000

103,000

pregnant women

524,000

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241,000

1,474,000

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71,484 people were evacuated to Lancashire.

-Hiroshima -The Blitz -Evacuation -Home Guard

When was the Postdam Conference held?

The atomic bomb to blow up Hiroshima was shipped from San Antonio to Tinian Island.

changed the plan last minute out of fear that if the plane crashed it would blow up the island.

The plane that dropped the bomb was called the Enola Gay Kate Jeffers Japanese Attacker Sue Swift( Enola Gay, Kate Jeffers, Japanese Attacker, Sue Swift ) after Tibbit's mother.

America had several reasons for dropping the bomb on Hiroshima, what were they?

There were three planes flying to Hiroshima.

hours into the hour flight the three planes met up. One plane had already been over Hiroshima to check the to report back to the .

45 60 10 35( 45, 60, 10, 35 ) seconds after the bomb was released it exploded. 5 1 2( 5, 1, 2 ) seconds before the atoms started to split ready to explode.

The bomb released a 300 meter wide fireball.

The temperature under the fireball reached 2000 degrees centigrade.

The fireball was the first thing to happen. Then a . The third thing that happened was a . A flash happened after the and sent out radiation and gamma rays. Fires then started breaking out.

The Home Guard was advertised for men between the ages of 41 and 45.

A total of 67,800 1,175,000 1,905,000( 67,800, 1,175,000, 1,905,000 ) volunteered themselves for the Home Guard.

The Home Guard were also known as:

Which of these were reasons people thought the Home Guard were useful?

Which of these were reasons that people thought the Home Guard were useless:

Which of these were jobs for the Home Guard?

Which of these people volunteered themselves to the Home Guard?

The plane that dropped the bomb was called the ( Enola Gay, Kate Jeffers, Japanese Attacker, Sue Swift ) after Tibbit's mother.

( 45, 60, 10, 35 ) seconds after the bomb was released it exploded. ( 5, 1, 2 ) seconds before the atoms started to split ready to explode.

A total of ( 67,800, 1,175,000, 1,905,000 ) volunteered themselves for the Home Guard.

During the Coventry Blitz there were ( 400, 50, 135, 780 ) German Bombers in the sky, none of which were shot down.

Children were evacuated from ( the cities, the countryside, other countries ) to the ( countryside, capital, cities ), in total ( 1,474,000, 7,307,000, 789,000 ) people were evacuated.