Pre-War
Canadians at War
Allied Battles
Anti-Semitism in WWII
War at Home
100
What countries were part of the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan made up the Axis Powers
100
What does RCAF stand for?
Royal Canadian Air Force
100
The German Army trapped the Allies in this area in Northern France.
What is Dunkirk?
100
What is Anti-Semitism?
An intense hatred of Jewish people.
100
What happened to people who were caught hoarding resources?
They can be arrested and jailed
200
When did Canada declare war?
Canada declared war on September 10th, 1939
200
What was the first land battle the Canadians participated in?
The Battle of Hong Kong
200
When did D-Day officially start?
June 6th, 1944
200
What was the name of Hitler's master race?
Aryans (Caucasians of German descent)
200
What does WPTB stand for?
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
300
Germany signed a non-aggression pact with this country?
What is the Soviet Union?
300
This military attack helped teach the Allies valuable lessons on how not to launch an attack on France.
What is the Dieppe Raid?
300
The strategy of launching quick attacks to overwhelm the enemy.
What is Blitzkrieg or lightning war?
300
What were the laws that took away many Jewish civil rights and when were they passed?
The Nuremberg Laws were passed in 1935
300
Who was C.D. Howe?
Canada's Minister of Munitions and Supply, also known as the "Minister of Everything"
400
Why did it take Canada so long to declare war?
Memories of WWI (They didn't want to go to war again) Pacifism (People wanted to promote peace) Great Depression (10 years in, people couldn't care less about foreign conflicts) Isolationism (Wanted to avoid war/future conflicts) Political Leadership (PM King wanted to keep Autonomy in Canada) Appeasement (Supported the Munich Agreement, and drastically misjudged Hitler's character)
400
This was the name of the assault on Sicily.
What is Operation Husky?
400
This event brought the Americans into the war.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbour?
400
An event in which 7000 Jewish shops were looted, 20000 Jews were arrested, and many were savagely beaten
What is Kristallnacht?
400
Name 3 act/agreements that strengthened Canada/America relations.
1940 Ogdensburg Agreement, Lend-Lease Act 1941, Hyde Park Agreement 1941, Alaska Highway 1942-1943.
500
This ship of Jewish refugees was denied entry to Canada in 1939.
What was the St. Louis?
500
At Ortona, the Canadians developed this process which involved clearing out individual houses.
What is mouse-holing?
500
Name 3 out of the 5 beaches invaded on D-Day and the countries that invaded them.
1) Utah- America 2) Omaha- America 3) Gold- Britain 4) Juno- Canada 5) Sword- Britain
500
This amount of Jews were murdered by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945.
What is 6 million?
500
In December 1939, the Commonwealth Countries signed this agreement to train air force pilots in the open spaces of Canada.
What is BCATP?
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