History - Dunkirk

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Name the date of Dunkirk
10th May 1940
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Who attacked western Europe?
German Troops
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Who became Prime minister of the UK on 15th May 1940?
Winston Churchill
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What was Operation Dynamo?
The code name for evacuation of troops from Dunkirk
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How many people were evacuated from Dunkirk in the end?
36000
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On the 24th May Hitler ordered the tanks to stop and regroup. How did this benfit the British troops?
Gave British troops more time to organise a rearguard defence.
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True or False. Did Britain lose more men than Germany in the war?
True 64K
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Why did Churchill order the Royal Navy to sink French ships on 3rd July 1940?
Stop them from falling into German hands
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What other country joined Hitler and Germany to fight against Britain on 10th June?
Italy
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Who attacked western Europe?

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Who became Prime minister of the UK on 15th May 1940?

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What was Operation Dynamo?

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How many people were evacuated from Dunkirk in the end?

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