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Ch.16 - World War 2 Looms
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1
_____________ is the deliberate and systematic killing of an entire group of people.
Isolationism
Genocide
Fascism
Appeasement
2
Nazi dictator who believed the Germans were a master race.
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Charles de Gaulle
3
Leader whose political philosophy was based on nationalism and racism?
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
4
Germany, Italy, and Japan were called the ______ Powers.
Axis
Dunkirk
Allied
Atlantic
5
After the war, Germany was divided between what four countries?
Sweden, Russia, Britain, Italy
Britain, Canada, France, Russia
Britain, France, America, Russia
Italy, Canada, Russia, France
6
Nationalism is an intense loyalty to one's?
Religion
Family
Race
Country
7
In the United Nations, who held majority of the power?
Security Council
General Assembly
Elected Assembly
Canada
8
During World War II, Canada did not intern enemy aliens.
False
True
9
Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb?
Soviets urged Truman to dropped the bomb
Japanese called Truman's bluff when threatened with the bomb
End the war quickly with few Japanese casualties
End the war with less American casualties
10
Leader of Great Britain who opposed appeasement
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
11
Which nation signed a pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?
Italy
Japan
Spain
Soviet Union
12
Which WWII battle was considered a Canadian tragedy?
Pearl Harbor
Invasion of Sicily
DDay
Dieppe
13
Churchill and Roosevelt met secretly to draft the ___________ in support of the Allied Powers?
Trade Embargo
Allied Pact
Lend-Lease Act
Atlantic Charter
14
Where were the Japanese Canadians interned?
British Columbia
Quebec
Alberta
Nova Scotia
15
A ___________ is a "lightning war" of quick, crushing surprise attacks
Fascism
Holocaust
Genocide
Blitzkrieg
16
Country that began the war in an alliance with Germany but ended the war fighting Germany?
Japan
Soviet Union
Poland
France
17
Leader of the fascist government in Italy
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
18
When did World War 2 begin and when did it end?
1937- 1941
1938- 1944
1939- 1943
1939 - 1945
19
Government that stresses nationalism and places the interest of the country above an individual
Fascism
Totalitarian
Dictatorship
Communism
20
Which of the following countries was an Axis Power?
Soviet Union
Spain
Turkey
Italy
21
A totalitarian leader who believed in Communism
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
22
In what year did Germany invade the Soviet Union?
1939
1941
1938
1940
23
Propaganda encouraged women to contribute to the war
True
False
24
When did D-Day occur?
July 26, 1942
June 6, 1937
June 16, 1944
June 6, 1944
25
In the ___________, the Nazis systematically murdered over 6 million Jews?
Blitzkrieg
Holocaust
Appeasement
War Machine
26
What two cities did the US drop atomic bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hong Kong and China
Japan and China
Iwo Jimi and Okinawa
27
Adolf Hitler believed in all of the following
except
?
Nationalism
Pure Aryan race
Treaty of Versailles
Militaristic expansion
28
Which of the following did Adolf Hitler oppose?
Munich Pact
Nuremberg Laws
Kristallnacht
Treaty of Versailles
29
Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union into an industrial power?
Hitler
Stalin
Lenin
Mussolini
30
Who won the eastern front's Battle of Stalingrad in 1942?
Canada
Russia
Italy
Germany
31
The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war?
Japan
Germany
Italy
Soviet Union
32
Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?
Aryans
Fascists
Nationalists
Jews
33
What beach did the Canadians storm on D-Day?
Gold
Omaha
Utah
Juno
34
With this Act, the Canadian government could legally conscript soldiers
Atlantic Charter
War Measures Act
National Resources Mobilization Act
Constitutional Agreement Act
35
Which countries did Germany attack in 1938?
Belgium and France
Austria and Yugoslavia
Poland and Austria
Czechoslovakia and Austria
36
America's Neutrality Acts outlawed arms to?
All European countries
All countries at war
Fascist countries
Communist countries
37
What countries are the Axis Powers?
France, Norway, Finland,
Germany, Italy, Japan
Ireland, Spain, Sweden
Great Britain, Syria, Iran
38
Japan launched a surprise attack on the naval base at __________?
Pearl Harbor
Britain
Dunkirk
France
39
What was the name of the Canadian Air Force?
RAF
Luftwaffe
Spitfires
RCAF
40
Who invented the battle technique called "mouse holing"?
Canada
Russians
Italy
America
41
The Nazi's rounded up Jews and other people they felt were inferior and sent them to ________?
Merchant ships
Synagogues
Concentration camps
Peacetime drafts
42
Why was it more difficult for Germany to occupy Britain than to occupy France?
France was larger
Britain was closer
Britain was surrounded by water
Britain was protected by Ireland
43
What was the German
blitzkreig
strategy?
Long, steady advance
A system of fortifications
surprise bombing and overwhelming
"out-waiting" the opponent
44
What country did Canada help liberate at the end of WWII?
Switzerland
Poland
Netherlands
Norway
45
Dieppe was a complete failure and nothing was learned from it.
True
False
46
What battle was known as "Little Stalingrad"?
Ortono
Sicily
Monte Cassino
Gothic Line
47
Which of the following countries was a member of the Allied Powers?
Sweden
Greece
Great Britain
Finland
48
United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union were known as the _______ powers?
Axis
Atlantic
United
Allied
49
What two radio stations helped keep Canadians informed of what was happening in the war?
BBC and NFB
BBC and CBC
CP24 and NFB
CBC and NFB
50
What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazi's?
Extermination of a specific group of people
Anti-Sematic ideas
A nations citizens abusing the government
Creating terror in a nation