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1
In 1939, some 1000 Jewish refugees fled Germany on the S.S. St. Louis. Their fate:
they landed in the United States
no nation in the Western Hemisphere would accept them
they landed in Cuba
they were accepted into Canada
2
Who was tried in the Nuremburg trials?
Soviets
Communists
Nazis
Capitalists
3
Two Canadian battalions defended Hong Kong when the Japanese attacked in December, 1941. Their fate:
they were successfully evacuated by sea in January, 1942
they defeated the Japanese with American assistance
they held off the Japanese army for six months
they were forced to surrender in less than three weeks
4
As a result of the Munich Conference, Chamberlain:
announced he had no more ‘territorial demands’
was attacked for being a coward
announced he had achieved ‘peace for our time’
resigned in disgust
5
Who was the Prime Minister of Canada during WWII?
Justin Trudeau
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Winston Churchill
Robert Borden
6
What was the result of the atomic bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Soviet Union invades Japan
Germany surrendered to the allies
US initiated the Marshall Plan to rebuild Japan
WWII ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies
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1. Which of the following is NOT considered an aspect of totalitarianism?
Only one leader with absolute power
The use of secret police
Power is always seized using force.
One ideology allowed
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Attributed to a Canadian govt official, what was the Canadian government attitude towards Jews at the time?
“let us welcome them with open arms
“if they come, we must accept them”
“they should go elsewhere”
“none is too many”
9
What were the names of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Skinny Girl & Tall Woman
Little Boy & Fat Man
Skinny Boy & Tall Man
Little Girl & Fat Woman
10
The policy of giving in to the demands of aggressive dictators by Britain and France between 1934 and 1939 was called:
Appeasement
Acquiescence
Concessions
Conciliation
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The hearing of 22 Nazi leaders for their war crimes after World War II
The Holocaust
Democratization
Demilitarization
The Nuremburg Trials
12
1. On D-Day, Canadian troops landed at which invasion beach?
Omaha
Sword
Utah
Juno
13
What date did World War 2 start?
October 8,1917
Noverber21,2002
Right Now???
September 1,1939
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Beginning in 1942, the Canadian government rounded up 90% of its Japanese Canadians because of this event
Japanese threats to Canadian ports
threats from Canadian-Japanese spies
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour in Hawaii
Battle of Hong Kong
15
When was World War 2?
1939-1945
1951-1955
1914-1918
1940-1943
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1. This leader was the first to be associated with fascism
Churchill
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
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Which group of people did the Nazis try to eradicate during World War 2
The Jews
The Arabs
The Russians
The French
18
During the war, the Canadian government did not:
institute rationing
require men and women to register for work
impose conscription for domestic military service
outlaw the Communist Party
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In February 1942, Japanese Canadians were rounded up here before being sent to internment camps throughout Canada
the legislature, Victoria
Hastings Park, Vancouver
Ottawa
Kamloops
20
This conflict was used as a testing ground for technology to be used during WWII
Spanish Civil War
Operation Barbarossa
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
21
Which country did Germany invade to start World War 2
France
England
Russia
Poland
22
Which technology was created during World War 2
Bombs
Flamethrower
Jet Fighter
Machine Gun
23
What term describes Canada's foreign policy from 1919-1939?
involvement
appeasment
isolationism
containment
24
Stalin’s need to modernize the Russian economy had all the following EXCEPT:
Signing of the NAZI-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.
Implementing “peace, land, and bread”
Collectivization of farmland.
Implementation of the 5-year plans
25
Scene of a particularly bloody battle between Canadians and Germans in Italy:
Ortona
Salerno
Anzio
Palermo
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British leader during world war 2
MacArthur
Attlee
Churchill
Roosevelt
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The Dieppe Raid was intended to
provide as a morale booster for Canadian troops
embarras the US into joining the war
open a Second Front in Europe
test German defences
28
Canada declared war on 10 September, 1939 after:
King threatened to resign if it did not
the United States offered military assistance to Canada
Parliament approved this action
King made a private arrangement with the British