Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
What was 'the Battle of Britain', fought in summer 1940?
- AThe rescue of soldiers from Dunkirk
- BAn air battle the RAF won against the GermansRight answer
- CThe German night bombing of British cities
- DThe allied landings in Normandy
Answer: An air battle the RAF won against the Germans
Hitler needed control of the skies before invading Britain. British fighter planes resisted and won this vital battle in the air.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "The 20th century". Practice question 231 of 651, written in our own words.