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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — Chapter 3 Extra Topics

What name is given to the German night-bombing campaign against London and other British cities that continued after the Battle of Britain, during which Coventry was almost totally destroyed?

Correct answer: The Blitz, which gave rise to the phrase 'the Blitz spirit'

Despite losing the Battle of Britain, the German air force continued bombing London and other British cities at night in a campaign known as the Blitz, during which Coventry was almost totally destroyed; the phrase 'the Blitz spirit' is still used today to describe Britons pulling together in adversity.

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