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Multiple choice here we go again second world war and world history

What was the 'final solution' according to the Nazis?

  1. World peace

  2. Killing the Jews

  3. Attacking Poland

  4. Invading the Soviet Union
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B Correct answer
Explanation
The Nazis called the killing of the Jews the ‘final solution’. They considered the Jews as an inferior race and planned to wipe the Jews out of Europe.
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When was the Victory in Europe (VE) day commemorated in Britain?

  1. 7 May 1945

  2. 9 May 1945

  3. 3 May 1945

  4. 8 May 1945
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D Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Victory in Europe (VE) day was commemorated on 8 May 1945 in Britain.
  • It was the date when the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces.
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Which memorial is located in Leamington Spa?

  1. Berlin Memorial

  2. London Memorial

  3. Heydrich Memorial

  4. Czech Memorial
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D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Czech Memorial fountain stands in Jephson Gardens in Royal Leamington Spa where Czech forces were stationed in the war.
  • It was unveiled on the 26 October 1968, as a memorial to all the Czechs and Slovaks who died in the war and particularly to the seven Czech patriots who assassinated Heydrich.
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When is the Holocaust Memorial day commemorated every year?

  1. 27 January

  2. 26 January

  3. 29 January

  4. 28 January
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A Correct answer
Explanation
The Holocaust Memorial Day was introduced in the year 2001. Since then, 27th January every year was commemorated as Holocaust Memorial day.
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Jab Kubis and Josef Gabcik were two __________ patriots who planned an attack on Reinhard Heydrich.

  1. German

  2. British

  3. Czech

  4. French
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C Correct answer
Explanation
  • On 29 December 1941 two Czech patriots, Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik, were parachuted into Czechoslovakia by the Royal Air Force.
  • They met up with the local resistance and planned the attack on Reinhard Heydrich.
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Where was Reinhard Heydrich attacked?

  1. Berlin

  2. Lidice

  3. Prague

  4. Bohemia
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C Correct answer
Explanation
  • On 27 May 1942 in Prague, in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, seven men attacked a vehicle with grenades.
  • The passenger, Reinhard Heydrich, was severely wounded and died several days later.
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The survivors of the Holocaust were sent to which modern state?

  1. East Germany

  2. United States

  3. West Germany

  4. Isreal
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D Correct answer
Explanation
When the war ended in 1945, some of the Jews imprisoned in the Nazi camps were still alive along with other survivors. They went to live in what was to become the modern state of Israel.
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Which village did the Germans attack in retaliation for the attack on Reinhard Heydrich?

  1. Prague

  2. Lidice

  3. Bohemia

  4. Moravia
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B Correct answer
Explanation
  • A fortnight after the attack on Reinhard Heydrich, the German soldiers entered the village of Lidice, six miles from Prague.
  • The village was completely destroyed along with its residents.
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What was the new method adopted by the Nazis to kill Jews in 1942?

  1. Gassing

  2. Shooting

  3. Bombing

  4. Starving
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A Correct answer
Explanation
In 1942, the shooting of Jews was replaced by a new method called gassing. Jews from German-occupied countries all over Europe were rounded up and sent to various death camps where they were gassed to death using poison gas.
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Which day is considered as the D-Day?

  1. 4th June 1944

  2. 5th June 1944

  3. 6th June 1944

  4. 7th June 1944
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C Correct answer
Explanation

D-Day refers to the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II, which took place on June 6, 1944.