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  • Give 2 reasons why Dunkirk was a success for Britain.

    - key tool for propaganda and moral
    -gave people the chance to believe that they could win the war
  • Explain the events of the Dunkirk Evacuation.

    -British and French troops retreated to Dunkirk were they awaited either evacuation or capture.
    -Hitler ordered his troops to stop advancing
    -This gave the allies time to carry out an evacuation between the 26th of May and the 4th of June
    -200,000 British soldiers were evacuated
    -The "Dunkirk spirit" was born
  • Why was Dunkirk a failure?

    - The British army was pushed back and lost its strategic position.
    - Germans took over France so we lost an ally.
    - Britain was stood alone against Germany. 
    - There was a high number of lost/abandoned materials.
    -Hitler planned to invade Britain from his new position in France.
  • Why was Dunkirk a success?

    - Soldiers got back to Britain on little boats.
    - "Dunkirk spirit" was created.
    - It showed that Hitler wasn't very good at being strategic.
    - Vital soldiers and equipment were rescued.
    -  The soldiers managed to keep their spirits.
    - Churchill made a number of inspirational speeches throughout the war as a result of Dunkirk.
    - United British people.
  • What is the "Dunkirk spirit " ?

    It gave people the confidence and the faith they needed to believe they were going to win the war.
  • What was the Battle of Britain nicknamed?

    operation sea lion
  • How was the battle of Britain fought?

    entirely in the skies ( Luftwaffe Vs RAF )
  • When was the Battle of Britain carried out?

    10th July - 31st October
  • What were the first attacks by the Luftwaffe in BoB?

    Shipping convoys and then RAF airfields and infrastructure, and industrial areas.
  • What were the weaknesses of the Luftwaffe?

    - German planes flew in groups making them easy targets.
    - German planes could only fly for 30 minutes at a time.
    - Hitler's bombing of factories didn't work, they carried on producing war materials.
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