Air/Navy
What does RCAF stand for?
What country is Dieppe located in?
France
Approximately how many Indigenous soldiers enlisted in the Canadian army?
3000
Which international event resulted in the US Military asking the Canadian government permission to build a sub-port in Prince Rupert?
Pearl Harbour
List three countries that were part of the axis
Germany, Italy, Japan
List one fact about the RCAF
grew quickly
250 000 Canadians joined
high casualty rates
various answers
Describe what warfare was like in Italy
Which two divisions of the Canadian military were Indigenous soldiers initially excluded from at the start of WWII
RCN and RCAF
The highway
Wartime housing
Curling rink
Seaplane hanger
What was Canada's stance on Jewish immigration before WWII? What was the name of the boat the government turned away.
The government did not allow it.
Turned away the St. Louis
What was the Canadian navy mainly helping with during WWII? (two things)
movement of food and military supplies from Canada
rugged terrain
muddy
cold
rainy
horrible conditions similar to WWI
societal racism
What was built in the Prince Rupert harbour to protect from Submarines?
Anti-Submarine Net
List three countries that were part of the allies
Canada, Britain, USA, USSR (later), France,
What were groups of German u-boats called?
Wolf Packs
List three things you know about the Holocaust
List three types of jobs were women doing during WWII.
Wireless operators
coders
drivers
nurses
working in factories
List three facts about Canadian liberation efforts in the Netherlands during WWII and the connection to present day.
-driving out Nazi troops
-bringing food
-long lasting connections
When Indigenous soldiers came home from WWII list two injustices they experienced.
They did not receive equal benefits
They came home to societal racism
What was the name of the small warships built for the Canadian navy?
Corvettes
Name two things that went wrong in Dieppe.
Ship carrying Canadian soldiers met a small German convoy.
Canadians did not go ashore until daylight
Communication between sea and land was poor
troops became trapped on beaches
What did Indigenous groups start to organize upon coming home from the war.
What was the name of the spot where the US Army built an military base in Prince Rupert?
Acropolis Hill
What sort of injustices did Japanese Canadians experience during WWII?
List three
Racism
Internment Camps
Belongings confiscated
Belongings sold
Relocated to Japan
Relocated to other parts of Canada