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The inter-war years and World War II

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Towards independence
Complete the sentences with the words below.

1. The Commonwealth, created in 1926, was a new entity based on the imperial dominions of Canada, ________, New Zealand and South Africa.
2. In 1931 the sovereign right of English dominions to control their own domestic and foreign affairs was established by the ________ of Westminster.
3. The rise of the Nationalist Congress Party in ________ provoked regional and religious tensions.
4. Mohandas Gandhi's ________ movement challenged the Indian people's deference to British authority.
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Sir Winston Churchill
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Sir Winston Churchill
A: was blamed for the defeat at the Battle of Gallipoli.
B: refused to resign after World War I.
C: submitted to a commission of enquiry.
D: never recovered his reputation.
E: gave memorable speeches.
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The Irish War of Independence
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The Sinn Féin party lost almost all the seats in the Irish election of 1918 and the next year established an independent Parliament in Dublin. Then the militant nationalist organisation, the Dáil, declared open war on Britain in 1920 under the leadership of Michael Collins. The climax of the conflict was the so-called 'Bloody Monday', when the 'Black and Tan' police auxiliaries killed 120 people at a football match in Dublin. After the establishment of the Irish Controlled State by an Anglo-Irish treaty in 1921, a civil war broke out in 1922 between those in favour of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and those against it. The anti-Treaty faction was defeated in 1923.
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The aftermath of WWI
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1. After World War I there was a ________ economic boom.
2. Britain launched a ________-building programme and improved public health.
3. The Wall Street ________ of 1929 forced European banks into bankruptcy.
4. Britain's position as the biggest exporter of manufactured goods was compromised, so there were attempts to cut wages, promptly resisted by the trade unions, who called a General ________ in 1926.
5. The industrial North was challenged by the new industries in the South and the ________.
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The difficult 1930s
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1. Stanley Baldwin became Prime Minister in ________.
2. Stanley Baldwin led a ________ government.
3. Edward VIII wanted to marry a twice-divorced ________ woman.
4. Baldwin forced King ________ abdication.
5. The king's ________ succeeded to the throne as George VI.
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Towards WWII
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A: Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936 and in the same year civil war broke out in Greece.
B: In 1938 Hitler invaded Italy, breaking the Treaty of Versailles, and carried out the Kristallnacht attack against Jews.
C: German troops occupied Prague in March 1945.
D: Hitler signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact with Stalin and on 1st September 1939 invaded Poland.
E: Germany declared war on Britain and France.
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The beginning of WWII
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When war began in 1939, Britain
A: set up evacuation schemes to move people from towns.
B: stored valuable paintings in bunkers.
C: sent its troops to aid France.
D: invaded Norway and Denmark to control their natural resources.
E: ordered the retreat of their troops to Dunkirk.
F: suddenly attacked Holland and Belgium.
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Operations Sea Lion and Barbarossa
The following features refer either to Operation Sea Lion or to Operation Barbarossa. Choose the correct alternative.
A: This was the largest military operation in history.
B: In this operation the Luftwaffe had to blow out Britain's defences in the Southeast.
C: The battle linked to this operation took place in the skies over Sussex and Kent and was won by Britain.
D: After the failure of this operation, Hitler ordered the 'Blitz', an intense bombing of civilians in London and other cities.
E: This operation consumed Germany's resources for the rest of the war.
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The progress of WWII
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1. In July 1943 the Allies led by General Patton landed in ________.
2. In December 1941 the ________ bombed the US fleet in Pearl Harbor and America declared war on Japan.
3. In November 1942 General ________ beat Rommel at El-Alamein.
4. The war's turning point was when the Soviet Union defeated the German troops in the Battle of ________.
5. After ________'s declaration of war, Germany declared war on the United States.
6. In the summer of 1944 the Allies reached ________.
7. The ________ gained many victories against the Germans thanks to their advanced military technology.
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The end of WWII
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A: On 6th June 1944, known as 'Bloody Sunday', the Allied forces landed in Normandy.
B: In December 1944 the Germans retreated across France and counter-attacked at the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, but were defeated.
C: The Soviet army slowly succeeded in liberating many Western Europe countries.
D: On 30th April 1945 Hitler committed suicide and Berlin fell soon afterwards.
E: The war ended in Europe on 8th May 1945 after the Yalta Conference, which was attended by Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin.
F: The Allies' victory came with the explosion of two atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1944.
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