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CHC2D Canada & World War 2
CHC2D Canada & World War 2
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1
Declaration of war by Canada differed from WW1 as this time
had to join as they were directly attacked
US and Canada joined together
Canada had to blindly follow Britain
Canadian parliament voted to join
2
What book did Hitler write while in prison?
Path to War
Mein Kampf
Hindenburg Files
Reichstag
3
Which country invaded Manchuria in 1931 and what did they want?
Japan; resources
Russia; tea
Italy; water
France; soldiers
4
Which is the most left wing political ideology?
Capitalism
Fascism
Communism
Socialism
5
What was the event called where Jewish businesses were looted and destroyed?
Luftwaffe
Mengletown
Kristallnacht
Weimar
6
At which location did the allies make a miraculous evacuation?
Normandy
Dunkirk
North Africa
Dieppe
7
The 55 nights of bombing in London during the war was known as
blitzkrieg
Kristallnacht
guerrilla warfare
the Blitz
8
What was the code name for the invasion into Russia and what led to Germany's defeat?
Redbeard; aerial assaults
Barbarossa; winter
Sealion; uboat attacks
Caterpillar; tank advances
9
What is the name of the ship carrying Jewish passengers that was turned away at Halifax?
Mont Blanc
Titanic
St. Louis
SS Imo
10
Canada helped out the air force during the war by implementing the:
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Prairie Farmers Rehabilitation Administration Act
British North America Act
Canadians Against Luftwaffe Training Force
11
How did the allies gain advantage in the Battle of the Atlantic?
cracking German naval codes
creating amphibious aqua tanks
torpedoing German Uboats
sacrificing most of their merchant ships
12
What country was Canada tasked with liberating after D-Day?
Russia
Turkey
Holland
Croatia
13
Following WW2, the US's new enemy was
drones
Britain
communism
the economy
14
Who said: "not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary" ?
Churchill
Hitler
Mackenzie King
Stalin
15
When one country "gives into the demands of another" they are showing:
isolationism
total war
appeasement
communism
16
What does NATO stand for?
New Allied Term Officials
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Trade Office
Never Again Total Outrage
17
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a cause of WW2?
failure of the League of Nations
Nazi-British Pact
appeasement
imperialistic goals of Germany
18
Hitler felt free to invade Poland due to
Russia's offer to help Germany
Poland being on holidays that week
the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact
Poland telling their army to stand down
19
The 8 months of no fighting that followed the declaration of war in 1939 was called:
phoney war
proxy war
stalemate
civil war
20
What did Churchill call the "soft underbelly of Europe"?
North Africa
Russia
Italy and Sicily
Croatia
21
What was the result of the Battle of Dunkirk?
USA entered the war
Canadian troops captured a strategic location
300,000 soldiers rescued from English Channel
Mussolini lost power
22
The French army set up this defense:
Rhineland
Great Wall
La Ville Fort
Maginot Line
23
When Hitler
first
attempted to gain leadership in Germany he
won people over with his winning style
successfully overthrew the government
was elected by the people
unsuccessfully attempted a coup
24
Which of the following was a German death camp set up to exterminate Jewish people?
Dieppe
Kremlin
Auschwitz
St. Louis
25
The Munich Agreement did this:
Allowed Hitler to take over the Sudetenland
Allowed Hitler to annex Austria
Allowed Stalin to join the war
Created the Nuremburg Laws
26
What were Germany's quick, successful, surprise attacks called?
the blitz
schnitzel attack
convoy system
blitzkreig
27
What Italian leader is considered the "father of fascism"?
Stalin
Franco
Mussolini
Hitler
28
What did the allies feel they needed to do to force the Japanese to surrender?
use blitzkrieg tactics
drop the atomic bomb
used scorched earth policy
kamikaze raids
29
What was the code-name for the Normandy invasion?
Overdose
Barbarossa
Sealion
Overlord
30
Canada worked to mobilize all Canadian resources through a policy called:
bilingualism
total war
isolationism
pennies from heaven proclamation
31
What event brought the US into WW2?
sinking of the Lusitania
soldiers captured at Hong Kong
Pearl Harbour attack
the need for funds to build a wall at the Mexican border
32
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Rasputin
Josef Stalin
Czar Alexander
Igor Gouzenko
33
What colour is Mr. Di Salle's shirt today?
White
Blue
Black
Green
34
On D-Day, which beach did Canadian troops land on?
Sword
Juno
Gold
Utah
35
Which organization for collective security was created following WW1 to keep the peace?
Union Nationale
Band of Brothers
United Nations
League of Nations