Terms
What is an air raid?
attack from the air.
What does WPA mean?
Womans Patriotic Association.
What date did Word War II start?
Septmeber 1st 1939.
What is the name of the dictator that invaded Poland?
Adlof Hitler.
what branch did most Newfoundlanders want to enroll in?
The merchant marines because they were used to boats
What does the black out rule include?
Turning all lights out
What are some things the WPA did?
Visted grifing family's
Made hats and socks
Raised funds
When did the german U-190 surrender to the royal Canadain navy?
may 11th 1945.
Who enrolled in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art?
Margaret Duley.
What does NFLD stand for?
hint its not Newfoundland
Never Found Lying Down
What is prisoner of war?
Prisoner of War were members of the enemy armed forces usually captured in areas of conflict.
What did the women do at home?
They had to cook, take care of the kids, and do all the house hold work.
the fish markets were in decline by _______ because of the weakened economies in war-torn Euprope and there inability to purchase goods.
1949.
Who promised too build a modern province for the Newfoundlanders and Labradorians?
Joseph r.smallwood.
What were the most popular gathering places in St.Johns?
The most popular stops were the Caribou Hut on Water Street and the Knights of Columbus Hostel on Harvey Road.
What is economic dislocation?
Economic dislocation occurs when large numbers of people move from one type of employment to another.
The Canadian armed forces had three womans branch's, What are they?
The woman's Royal Canadian Navel Service
The Womans Divison Of The Royal Canadian Air Force
The Canadian Womans Army Corps
What year S.S.Saganaca and the S.S.Lord Strathcona ancerned by Lance cove,Bell Island and where sunk by U-513 ?
september 5th 1942.
What is a Grand Falls job and what did it offer?
A Grand Falls job is a job that had regular pay.
In 1942 how many men and women were hired to work in Canada?
3600.
What is internment camp?
Internment camps that were temporarily places of confinement.
What year was the recruitment of the Canadain Woman Army Corps?
1943
What year did World War II end?
1945.
What job did Margaret Duley have?
She was best known as a writer.
What was the S.S. Caribou hit with on October 14, 1942?
The S.S. Caribou was hit with a torpedo.