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Vocabulary Dozen
Propaganda Controlling news or media to show your
side in the best way
Allies Countries who joined forces with Britain
to fight the axis powers
Axis Countries who joined forces with
Germany to fight the allied powers.
Rationing Limited supply of food, clothes and other
goods to prevent shortages.
Invade To enter or occupy a country by force.
Nazi A follower of Adolf Hitler, leader of the
Nazi party.
Civilian A person who was not in the police or
armed forces.
Treaty of Versailles
A formal agreement signed in 1919 that punished Germany for WW1
Evacuee Someone who is moved from a
dangerous area to a safer place.
Blitz Germany air raids from a German word
‘Blitzkrieg’ meaning ‘lightning war.’
Conflict A serious disagreement or argument
Persecute Subject someone to hostility and
ill-treatment especially because of his or her religious beliefs.
Important People
Neville Chamberlain (1939—1940)
Winston Churchill (1940—1945)
Adolf Hitler– Leader of Germany (1933—1945)
Alan Turing– The man responsible for cracking the Enigma Code.
Anne Frank- German-born girl who was persecuted by the Nazis.
The Two Sides
Allies Axis Powers
Great Britain
Germany
France Italy
The Soviet Union Japan
USA
Knowledge Organiser Year Group: 6 Topic: A Child’s War Schema:
Timeline of events
1939 September
1st Germany invade Poland.
1939 September
3rd
Britain declare war on Germany.
1940 8th January
Rationing begins.
1940 May 30th
Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British Government.
1940 July 10th
Germany launch an air attack on Great Britain.
These attacks are known as The Battle of Britain.
7th Septem-ber 1940 –
10th May 1941
The Blitz.
1944 6th June
Allied troops land in Normandy (D-Day).
1945 May 7th
Germany surrenders to the allies. The war is over.
1954 4th July
Rationing ends.