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Canada and World War 2 updated 2024
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A mix between general knowledge and secifics of WW2. #ww2 #canada
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1
In the Nazi-Soviet Pact, Hitler and Stalin agreed to
attack Italy.
divide Poland between them
share the Baltic states.
attack Western Europe
2
Who were the main countries in the Allied Forces? (1942)
U.S., Italy, Britain, and Canada.
France, U.S., Britain, Canada, and the U.S.S.R.
Britain, Canada, U.S., France, and Japan.
Canada, Britain, France, Italy and the U.S.S.R..
3
What kind of government did Hitler run while he was in power?
Fascist.
Communist.
Anti-semitic
Democratic.
4
Who was the Prime Minister at the time?
Washington.
Borden.
Mackenzie King.
Bennett.
5
Who said that he secured “peace for our time” before the outbreak of the WW2?
William LyonMackenzie King
Neville Chamberlain
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
6
What kind of government did the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Russia) have at the time of WW2?
Communist.
Buddhist.
Fascist.
Nationalist.
7
During the Second World War, German U-boats attacked Allied shipping in units called
brigades
wolfpacks
Highlighter Squads
battle groups
8
What does the term
Kristallnacht
refer to?
The Night of the Broken Glass
The Night of the Broken Rights
The Night of the Broken Glasses
The Day of the Broken Crystals
9
This event caused the USA to enter the Second World War.
Normandy Invasion
Sneak attack on Pearl Harbour
The raid on Dieppe
Evacuation of Dunkirk
10
1942, the Nazi put into effect what Hitler termed the answer to the “Jewish problem.”
Nuremberg Plan.
Final Solution
Internment
Jewish Solution
11
As a result of the attack on Dieppe the Allies learned that
any attack on Hitler’s Europe would require naval & airsupport
Europe was poorly defended by Hitler’s force
they would not be able to re-invade Europe
the Canadian troops lacked courage.
12
Which of the following was
NOT
a cause of the Second World War?
Hitler’s attack on Canadian colonies
Appeasement by the western democracies
The failure of the League of Nations
Extreme nationalism
13
Who were the main axis forces?(beginning of WW2)
Italy, Japan, and the U.S.S.R.
Japan, Germany, and France.
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Germany, the U.S.S.R., and Japan.
14
During which of the following campaigns did Canadians first see action during the WW2?
USSR
Dieppe
Italy
Normandy
15
The Battle of Hong Kong, could best be described from Canadian perspective as a
stalemate
victory
disaster/loss
draw
16
Most Japanese Canadians were formally charged and were found guilty of espionage during WW2
False
True
17
In which country/area did the Canadians
NOT
fight during WWII?
France
USSR/Russia
Italy
North Africa
18
To which leader is Prime Minister Mackenzie King referring to?
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
19
Who made an alliance with Hitler before the start of the war?
No one.
Mackenzie King.
Mussolini.
Chamberlain
20
What beach did the Canadians storm on D-Day?
Juno Beach.
Long Beach.
June Beach.
Miami Beach.
21
When did D-Day occur?
June 6, 1937.
July 6, 1944.
June 6, 1944.
June 16, 1944.
22
In which province did the majority of people vote “
NO!”
in the 1942 plebiscite on
conscription
?
Quebec
BC
PEI
Ontario
23
In 1939 Canada accepted the refugees aboard the ship named St. Louis. True or False?
False
True
False
True
24
Who said, “Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription?”
Umm....Mr. Woo?
Mackenzie King
R.B. Bennett
Robert Borden
25
What was the only battle fought in North America?
Battle of the St. Lawrence River.
Battle of the Bay of Fundy.
Battle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Battle of Hudson's Bay.
26
What two cities were the first Atomic bombs dropped on by the U.S.?
Shanghai and Tokyo.
Tokyo and Hiroshima.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Nagasaki and Beijing.
27
What started World War 2 for the future Western and European Allies?
Poland invades Germany.
Germany invades Italy.
Germany has a tantrum.
Germany invades Poland.
28
What year did WW2 end?
1949.
1955.
1946.
1945.
29
Which of the following events occurred
first
in the Second World War?
The invasion of Belgium
The invasion of the U.S.S.R.
The invasion of Poland
The Battle of Britain
30
What was the name of the Canadian Air Force?
Ze Royalé Air Farce.
Luftwaffle.
RAF.
RCAF.
