Important Figures
Who was the Prime Minister during WWI in Canada?
Robert Borden
Which battle did the Germans use chlorine gas?
Which two alliances were formed during the Cold War that divided Europe?
NATO and Warsaw Pact
Which two Japanese cities had an atomic bomb dropped on them by the United States?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Who were the 3 leaders present at the Yalta Conference?
Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on June 22, 1941?
Operation Barbarossa
What did Winston Churchill famously say in a speech had descended across the continent (Europe) in 1946?
The Iron Curtain
What was the name of the first satellite launched to space in 1957 that was created by the Soviet Union?
Sputnik
Which famous scientist warned the U.S.A that the Germans was developing an atomic bomb?
Albert Einstein
What are the names of the 5 beaches that were fought on during the Battle of D-Day? Which beach was given to the Canadians?
Juno, Ohama, Sword, Gold and Utah
Juno was given to the Canadians
What was the name of the plan the United States created in 1947 for the rehabilitation of Germany?
The Marshall Plan
What was the allies code name for the atomic bomb project?
Manhattan Project
Which U.S President ordered a naval blockade to stop Soviet ships from delivering missiles and warheads in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
President John F. Kennedy
This battle was fought in 1943 in the mountainous countryside in Italy. Germans had blown up all bridges and the steep terrain gave them the advantage.The Canadians used a strategy called “mouse holing" and were successful.
Battle of Ortona
During the Korean War, which side did the United States and Soviet Union take?
United States - South Korea
Soviet Union - North Korea
What was the name of the drills practiced in schools and often shown on television in case there was a threat of nuclear attack?
Duck and Cover
Which Canadian Prime Minister created the UNEF and helped end the conflict during the Suez Canal crisis, awarding him a noble peace prize?
Lester B Pearson
Which two battles of WWII were more or less air battles involving the USA and Japan?
Battle of Coral Sea and Battle of Midway
What does NATO stand for? Where are the headquarters located (city and country)?
NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels, Belgium
What was Canada's greatest aeronautical achievement? And which Prime Minister of Canada was responsible for the cancellation of the project?
Avro Arrow, John Diefenbaker