Life, Control & Change During the War
What treaty punished Germany after World War I with land loss, reparations, and war guilt?
Treaty of Versailles
What 1936 action broke the Treaty of Versailles by moving troops into a forbidden zone?
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
What fast, coordinated military tactic did Germany use to quickly defeat enemies?
Blitzkrieg
Why did Canada officially declare war on Germany?
To Support France and Great Britain after the invasion of Poland
What 1935 laws stripped Jewish people of German citizenship and rights?
The Nuremberg Laws
What type of work did many Canadian women take on due to labour shortages?
Factory and munitions work (war industries)
What country was annexed by Germany in March 1938?
Austria
What 1940 evacuation rescued over 300,000 Allied soldiers from France?
Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)
What act gave the Canadian government sweeping powers during the war?
The War Measures Act
What violent 1938 event marked a shift from discrimination to open violence against Jews?
Kristallnacht
By 1932, approximately how many Germans were unemployed?
About 6 million
What region of Czechoslovakia did Hitler demand because many Germans lived there?
The Sudetenland
What 1940 air battle stopped Germany from invading Britain?
The Battle of Britain
What were gardens planted by civilians to help supplement food supplies called?
Victory Gardens
What term describes the forced removal of people from their homes into restricted areas?
Segregation (ghettos)
What group in Canada was forcibly relocated and placed in internment camps after Pearl Harbor?
Japanese Canadians
What agreement gave Germany the Sudetenland in an effort to avoid war?
The Munich Agreement
What was the planned German invasion of Britain called?
Operation Sea Lion
Which beach did Canadian troops land on during D‑Day?
Juno Beach
What international organization was created in 1945 to help prevent future wars?
The United Nations
What year was Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany, and what made him a dictator with limitless power?
1933, and he combined the roles of President and Chancellor
What invasion on September 1, 1939 is considered the immediate cause of WWII?
Germany’s invasion of Poland
What French defensive structure was bypassed when Germany invaded through Belgium?
The Maginot Line
What board controlled prices and wages to prevent inflation during WWII?
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
What postwar trials held for Axis leaders responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity?