A leader that has absolute authority in a government. There was a rise in this type of leader in European countries prior to WW2.
What is a 'dictator'?
100
The 70th anniversary of this day occurred on June 6th, 2014.
What is D-Day?
100
The term that refers to the "prejudice, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as a national, ethnic, religious or racial group."
What is 'anti-Semetism'?
100
The dictator that rose to power in 1933 in Germany.
Who is Hitler?
100
The name given to the day that Allied forces claimed Victory in Europe in WW2.
What is V-E Day?
200
A peace agreement that was signed at the end of WW1 that contributed to the start of WW2.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
200
The battle that was a disaster for Allied powers, but allowed them to test German defences and gain important information to plan for D-Day.
What is the battle of Dieppe?
200
The term given to the 100-mile wide strip of Canada's west coast that every person of Japanese race were asked to leave.
What is the 'protected area'?
200
The leader of the Soviet Union during World War 2.
Who is Stalin?
200
The Axis Powers.
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
300
An organization that was created at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 to try to solve disputes between nations in a peaceful manner.
What is the League of Nations?
300
The largest amphibious invasion force in history (included over 150,000 Allied troops!).
What is D-Day?
300
The two reasons (think battles) that Canadians became openly hostile toward Japanese Canadians during WW2.
What was the attack on Pearl Harbor and the attack on Hong Kong?
300
Canada's Prime Minister during World War 2.
Who is Mackenzie King?
300
The beach that Canadians fought on during D-Day.
What is Juno Beach?
400
An agreement made by Britain, France, and Italy to let Hitler take the Sudentenland, an area of Czechoslovakia.
What is the Munich Agreement?
400
The two cities that the US dropped atomic bombs on.
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
400
The term used to describe when Jewish people were forced to walk away from the Allied forces that were coming.
What were 'forced marches' or 'death marches'?
400
The Prime Minister of Britain during World War 2.
Who is Winston Churchill?
400
A way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government.
What is Fascism?
500
The four causes of WW2.
What is:
a) the Treaty of Versailles
b) the Economic Depression and Rise of Dictators
c) Failure of the League of Nations
d) Policy of Appeasement
500
The term used for the evacuation from the coast of France where boats of all sizes were used to save over 300,000 British soldiers.
What is the 'Miracle of Dunkirk'?
500
The night that German mobs attacked and killed Jews, burned more than 1000 synagogues, and vandalized Jewish businesses, schools, and other buildings.
What is "kristallnacht" or the "night of broken glass"?
500
The leader of Italy during WW2.
Who is Mussolini?
500
The term used when one country incorporates territory from another country into their own.