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History 11: World War 2
History 11: World War 2
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1
Which is the most left wing political ideology?
Communism
Capitalism
Fascism
Socialism
2
Declaration of war by Canada differed from WW2 as this time
Canada had to blindly follow Britain
had to join as they were directly attacked
US and Canada joined together
Canadian parliament voted to join
3
What was the event called where Jewish businesses were looted and destroyed?
Weimar
Luftwaffe
Krystallnacht
Mengletown
4
Which organization for collective security was created following WW1 to keep the peace?
Union Nationale
Band of Brothers
League of Nations
United Nations
5
Canada worked to mobilize all Canadian resources through a policy called:
bilingualism
total war
isolationism
pennies from heaven proclamation
6
Who said: "not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary" ?
Churchill
Stalin
Hitler
Mackenzie King
7
The 55 nights of bombing in London during the war was known as
guerrilla warfare
the Blitz
Kristallnacht
blitzkrieg
8
Which of the follow was a German concentration set up to exterminate Jewish people?
Dieppe
Kremlin
St. Louis
Auschwitz
9
Hitler felt free to invade Poland due to
Russia's offer to help Germany
Poland telling their army to stand down
Poland being on holidays that week
the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact
10
Which of the following was NOT a beach the allies landed at on D-Day?
Sword
Gold
Utah
Crown
11
What did Churchill call the "soft underbelly of Europe"?
Russia
Italy and Sicily
North Africa
Croatia
12
When one country "gives into the demands of another" they are showing:
isolationism
appeasement
total war
communism
13
The Minister of Militia during WW2 was:
Sam Hughes
Bernie Sanders
Mackenzie King
CD Howe
14
What did the allies feel they needed to do to force the Japanese to surrender?
kamikaze raids
use blitzkrieg tactics
used scorched earth policy
drop the atomic bomb
15
The first conflict in 1936 that captured the world's attention was the
fashion war in Milan
communist takeover in Cuba
civil war in Spain
guerrilla war in Vietnam
16
The 8 months of no fighting that followed the declaration of war in 1939 was called:
proxy war
stalemate
civil war
phoney war
17
Who is considered the "father of fascism"?
Mussolini
Stalin
Franco
Hitler
18
What is the name of government owned and run businesses?
Keynsian Corporations
Queen's Quarters
King Corps
Crown Corporations
19
What event brought the US into WW2?
Pearl Harbour attack
sinking of the Lusitania
soldiers captured at Hong Kong
the need for funds to build a wall at the Mexican border
20
How did the allies gain advantage in the Battle of the Atlantic?
creating amphibious aqua tanks
sacrificing most of their merchant ships
cracking German naval codes
torpedoing German Uboats
21
Canada helped out the air force during the war by implementing the:
Prairie Farmers Rehabilitation Administration Act
British North America Act
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Canadians Against Luftwaffe Training Force
22
When Hitler first attempted to gain leadership in Germany he
unsuccessfully attempted a coup
was elected by the people
won people over with his winning style
successfully overthrew the government
23
Which of the follow is NOT considered to be a cause of WW2?
appeasement
Nazi-British Pact
imperialistic goals of Germany
failure of the League of Nations
24
What was the code name for the invasion into Russia and what led to Germany defeat?
Sealion; uboat attacks
Caterpillar; tank advances
Redbeard; aerial assaults
Barbarossa; winter
25
What is the name of the ship carrying Jewish passengers that was turned away at Halifax?
SS Imo
St. Louis
Mont Blanc
Titanic
26
What country was Canada tasked with liberating after D-Day?
Turkey
Croatia
Holland
Russia
27
Which country invaded Manchuria in 1931 and what did they want?
Japan; resources
Russia; tea
France; soldiers
Italy; water
28
Follow WW2, the US's new enemy was
drones
communism
Britain
gingivitis
29
Which left-wing party gained more popular in Canada during the WW2 era?
NRA
FLQ
CCF
WWF
30
What was the code-name for the Normandy invasion?
Barbarossa
Sealion
Overlord
Overdose
31
At which location did the allies make a miraculous evacuation?
North Africa
Normandy
Dieppe
Dunkirik
32
What were Germany's quick, successful, surprise attacks called?
the blitz
convoy system
blitzkreig
schnitzel attack
33
What was the result of the Battle of Hong Kong?
USA entered the war
Mussolini lost power
Canadian troops captured a strategic location
hundreds of Canadians became POWs
34
National Resources Mobilization Act was really a fancy way for Mackenzie-King to introduce:
Thursday Pizza Day
conscription
appeasement
isolationism
35
Which was the last country invaded by Germany before WW2 to regain territory lost in WW1?
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Japan
Turkey