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In 1939, some 1000 Jewish refugees fled Germany on the S.S. St. Louis. Their fate:
they were accepted into Canada
they landed in Cuba
no nation in the Western Hemisphere would accept them
they landed in the United States
2
The Dieppe Raid was intended to
open a Second Front in Europe
provide as a morale booster for Canadian troops
embarras the US into joining the war
test German defences
3
What were the names of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Little Girl & Fat Woman
Little Boy & Fat Man
Skinny Boy & Tall Man
Skinny Girl & Tall Woman
4
Which technology was created during World War 2
Flamethrower
Bombs
Machine Gun
Jet Fighter
5
Which country did Germany invade to start World War 2
England
Poland
Russia
France
6
What term describes Canada's foreign policy from 1919-1939?
involvement
containment
appeasment
isolationism
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Who was tried in the Nuremburg trials?
Capitalists
Communists
Soviets
Nazis
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1. On D-Day, Canadian troops landed at which invasion beach?
Utah
Sword
Omaha
Juno
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Two Canadian battalions defended Hong Kong when the Japanese attacked in December, 1941. Their fate:
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
they were successfully evacuated by sea in January, 1942
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Beginning in 1942, the Canadian government rounded up 90% of its Japanese Canadians because of this event
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour in Hawaii
Battle of Hong Kong
Japanese threats to Canadian ports
threats from Canadian-Japanese spies
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What was the result of the atomic bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
WWII ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies
US initiated the Marshall Plan to rebuild Japan
Soviet Union invades Japan
Germany surrendered to the allies
12
Canada declared war on 10 September, 1939 after:
the United States offered military assistance to Canada
King made a private arrangement with the British
Parliament approved this action
King threatened to resign if it did not
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During the war, the Canadian government did not:
outlaw the Communist Party
impose conscription for domestic military service
institute rationing
require men and women to register for work
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Attributed to a Canadian govt official, what was the Canadian government attitude towards Jews at the time?
“none is too many”
“let us welcome them with open arms
“they should go elsewhere”
“if they come, we must accept them”
15
British leader during world war 2
MacArthur
Attlee
Churchill
Roosevelt
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As a result of the Munich Conference, Chamberlain:
announced he had achieved ‘peace for our time’
was attacked for being a coward
announced he had no more ‘territorial demands’
resigned in disgust
17
Stalin’s need to modernize the Russian economy had all the following EXCEPT:
Collectivization of farmland.
Implementation of the 5-year plans
Signing of the NAZI-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.
Implementing “peace, land, and bread”
18
Who was the Prime Minister of Canada during WWII?
Robert Borden
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Justin Trudeau
Winston Churchill
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Which group of people did the Nazis try to eradicate during World War 2
The Arabs
The French
The Russians
The Jews
20
Scene of a particularly bloody battle between Canadians and Germans in Italy:
Ortona
Salerno
Anzio
Palermo
21
1. Which of the following is NOT considered an aspect of totalitarianism?
The use of secret police
One ideology allowed
Power is always seized using force.
Only one leader with absolute power
22
The hearing of 22 Nazi leaders for their war crimes after World War II
Democratization
The Holocaust
The Nuremburg Trials
Demilitarization
23
What date did World War 2 start?
Noverber21,2002
October 8,1917
Right Now???
September 1,1939
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This conflict was used as a testing ground for technology to be used during WWII
Nagasaki
Operation Barbarossa
Hiroshima
Spanish Civil War
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The policy of giving in to the demands of aggressive dictators by Britain and France between 1934 and 1939 was called:
Conciliation
Appeasement
Concessions
Acquiescence
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1. This leader was the first to be associated with fascism
Hitler
Mussolini
Churchill
Stalin
27
When was World War 2?
1939-1945
1951-1955
1940-1943
1914-1918
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In February 1942, Japanese Canadians were rounded up here before being sent to internment camps throughout Canada
the legislature, Victoria
Ottawa
Kamloops
Hastings Park, Vancouver