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Why was the B-17
called the "Flying Fortress"?
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What were the
reasons for WWII?
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Why did Germany
wage war on its European neighbors?
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How might your
life be different if Germany won WWII?
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Would it have
been possible for The United States to stay out of World War II?
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What role did
the Nazis Party and Adolph Hitler have in WWII?
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Over 12,000
B-17s were built, why were so many needed?
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What country
were the B-17s based in?
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Why did Germany
not invade Great Briton?
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Did Germany have
plans to invade United States?
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How long did it
take the B-17s and other bombers to reach their targets?
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There were over
94,916 American aircrew causalities in WWII with 32,263 aircrew members
killed in action. Why were causalities so high in WWII? How does this
compare with conflicts today?
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What is
"air superiority" and why is it so important?
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Many people
think that the turning point in the air war occurred when Allied fighters
were able to accompany bombers all the way to Berlin and back. Why was this
important?
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Other than
Allied fighters, what was the B-17s main defense against German fighters?
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Who fired the
machine guns on a B-17?
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Why was it so
cold inside a B-17 when it was flying at altitude?
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How was the
United States able to build so many B-17s and other aircraft in just four
years?
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When aircrew
members were shot down why were they held as prisoners of war?
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Do you think
WWII pilots and other crew members were afraid when they were attacked by
German fighters and had to fly through flack fields?
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Why were so many
missions flown to Berlin?
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Why were the Schweinfurt
ball bearing factories so important?
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What was the
military objective of Strategic Bombing?
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Why were the prisoners
of war in Stalag Luft III moved when the Russian Red Army approached from
the East?
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How were the
German prisoner of war camps different from the German concentration camps?
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People often say
"freedom must be defended and fought for" do you think this is
true?
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What objective
was Adolph Hitler trying to achieve?
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It seems that
the American and German pilots had much respect for each other, why do you
think that was?
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What did the
Holocaust have to do with World War II?
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What were the
central values of Nazi ideology?
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Do you think
people of your generation benefit in any way from the sacrifices made by our
soldiers in WWII?
