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Activity 1
Go to the Battle of Britain background page and find out the following information:
a. What was the blitzkrieg?
b. How many RAF squadrons were there in France in 1940?
c. What were RAF losses at the time of Dunkirk?
d. How did the Germans and British use the gap between the end
the Battle for France and the beginning of the Battle of Britain?
e. What was the strength of the RAF and the Luftwaffe by July
1940?
Activity 2
Find the following details from the airpower page about the Spitfire, the Hurricane, the Messerscmitt 109 and 110:
a. Powerplant
b. speed
c. armaments
Which was the "best" aircraft?
Activity 3
Look at the images displayed on the London Blitz images page and then write a paragraph explaining what aspects of the war are being shown.
Now go to the London Blitz text page and answer the following questions:
a. What was the blitz?
b. How did the first German bombing of London occur?
c. When did the real blitz begin and how long did it last for?
d. Where did Londoners shelter?
e. What other cities were bombed?
f. What was Hitler's intention?
g. What were the casulaties of the blitz?
h. What London buildings were destroyed in the blitz?
Activity 4
Use the Web pages listed below to answer the following questions about the Cabinet War Rooms.
a. Why did the development of aerial bombing frighten governments?
b. What casualties were expected in the first weeks of the war?
c. Why was it decided to build a secure headquarters for the Prime
Minister?
d. When was it decided to make the rooms into a museum?
History of the Cabinet War Rooms
History of the War Rooms - History 2
History of the War Rooms - History 3