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World War II (Canada). CHC2D CHC2P
World War II (Canada). CHC2D CHC2P
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CHC2P. Canada in World War II. #chc2p #chc2d #worldwar #worldwarII #worldwartwo
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1
Which organization was created to ensure world peace?
United Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
NORAD
2
Canada played a significant role in liberating the Netherlands and the concentration camps.
True
False
3
How many million people died in WWII?
10 million
30 million-40 million
60-80 million
1 million
4
Which countries were part of the Warsaw Pact?
Soviet Union and its communist allies
Canada and its allies
Russia and Germany
Poland and Germany
5
Japan surrendered after the first atomic bomb was dropped by the USA.
False
True
6
Which of these is NOT a military alliance?
Warsaw Pact
NORAD
UN
NATO
7
France and Britain declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939.
True
False
8
Which organization was created to watch out for air attacks coming from the Soviet Union?
NATO
UN
Axis
NORAD
9
Hitler was democratically elected (voted in).
True
False
10
The official name for “hatred and prejudice against Jewish people” by the Nazis is....
racism
Islamophobia
discrimination
Anti-semitism
11
What event happened that resulted in the U.S.A entering the war?
Germany attacking Canada
Japan bombing Pearl Harbour (US military base)
The attack on a city in the USA
Germany sinking a US passenger ship
12
Which issue divded French and English Canadians?
Internment Camps
War Measures Act
Conscription
Rationing
13
Nazis destroyed Jewish homes, businesses and houses of worship (synagogues) on...
Christmas Day, 1938
The first night of Passover
The Night of the Broken Glass
Easter, 1938
14
Hitler made a major error by switching his attention from (invading) Britain to Russia.
False
True
15
Mackenzie King held a _______ (like a vote) to see if the population would let him break his "no conscription" promise.
Election
Referendum
Vote
Plebiscite
16
Internment of Japanese Canadians was the result (consequence of)...
Long standing anti-Asian racism in Canada
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour
Credible evidence they were spies
Red and Blue (Triangle and Diamond)
17
The Jewish people were forced to wear ___________ on their clothing to show they were Jews.
Swastika
German Flag
Star of David
A cross
18
Giving into the demands of dictators, hoping to stop them from starting another war is called -
negotiation
compromise
appeasement
reconciliation
19
Canada automatically declared war because Britain did.
False
True
20
What was the SS St. Louis?
A ship full of war goods sunk by the Nazis
A Canadian passenger ship
An American ship bombed by the Japanese
A ship carrying Jewish refugees looking to escape Germany
21
Germany invaded which country on September 1, 1939?
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
22
Which country was NOT invited to be a part of the United Nations Security Council?
Russia
Britain
Canada
USA
23
For the first time, women were allowed to vote the military in women's corps.
False
True
24
Why did the government use propaganda?
To get people to save food
To get people to buy Victory Bonds
To encourage recruitment
All of these
25
Which country was first invaded by the Nazis?
Soviet Union
Poland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
26
World War II officially ended with V-E day, on May 8th, 1945.
False
True
27
Canada's military was well-prepared to return to war.
False
True
28
Which two countries signed a "non aggression" pact?
Germany and Poland
Germany and the USA
Britain and Germany
Germany and Soviet Union
29
Germany was hardest hit by the Great Depression because they also...
had very few exports
had a big stock market
were paying their debts (reparations) from WWI
didn't have any imports
30
What was the name of the agreement that Hitler made saying he wouldn't invade Czechoslovakia?
The Munich Agreement
The Germo-Czech Agreement
The Zero Invasion Policy
The Non Aggression Pact
