Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
About how many men were rescued from the beaches around Dunkirk in 1940?
- AMore than 300,000Right answer
- BMore than 30,000
- CMore than 1 million
- DMore than 60,000
Answer: More than 300,000
The Navy, helped by civilians in small fishing and pleasure boats, brought over 300,000 soldiers back. The phrase 'the Dunkirk spirit' comes from this rescue.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "The 20th century". Practice question 229 of 651, written in our own words.