GCSE GCSE History 2

Question 1

What was the Blitz?

Accepted Answer

A German bombing campaign against British cities (1940–1941)

Answer

The Blitz was the sustained German aerial bombing campaign against Britain from September 1940 to May 1941. London was the primary target, but many other cities including Coventry, Birmingham, and Liverpool were also bombed.

Question 2

What did the Suffragette movement campaign for?

Accepted Answer

Women's right to vote (suffrage)

Answer

The Suffragettes (WSPU, led by Emmeline Pankhurst) campaigned militantly for women's right to vote in early 20th-century Britain. Women over 30 gained the vote in 1918; equal voting rights were achieved in 1928.

Question 3

What was the Berlin Wall and why was it built?

Accepted Answer

A wall built in 1961 by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing to West Berlin

Answer

The Berlin Wall was built overnight in August 1961 by the East German government to stop the mass emigration of East Germans to the West. It divided Berlin until its fall on 9 November 1989, symbolising the Cold War division.

Question 4

What was the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A period of political and ideological tension (1947–1991) between the USA and USSR without direct military conflict

Answer

The Cold War (1947–1991) was a period of geopolitical tension between the US-led Western bloc and the Soviet-led Eastern bloc. It involved arms races, proxy wars, propaganda, and espionage but no direct military conflict between the superpowers.

Question 5

What was the significance of Dunkirk in 1940?

Accepted Answer

It was the evacuation of over 300,000 Allied troops from France, seen as both a defeat and a morale boost

Answer

Operation Dynamo (May–June 1940) evacuated approximately 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk using naval vessels and civilian boats. Though a military retreat, it was presented as a triumph of spirit and allowed Britain to continue fighting.

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GCSE GCSE History 2