World War 2 (A)
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Who were the Allied forces?
UK, France, USA and Canada
Who was the leader of Italy during World War 2?
Benito Mussolini
Who was the leader of Germany during WWW2?
Adolf Hitler
Who did the Allies defeat in the Pacific theatre of the war?
Japan
What were the two places that the U.S.A dropped bombs on in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What nation did Germany invade to cause WW2?
Poland
A political philosophy where there is one central leader, personal rights are limited, and is often based on nationalism and racism.
Fascism
The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jewish people is called...
The Holocaust
What was the Internment of Japanese Canadians?
Forced to go to camps during WW2 for fear of being spies or sympathetic to Japan
What country was Joseph Stalin the leader of?
USSR or Russia
How long did World War II last
6 years (1939-1945)
Jews
Who was the Prime Ministers of Canada during WWII?
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Name of Japanese dictator during World War 2?
Hideki Tojo
What is Fascism
A political philosophy where a dictator has total control - personal liberties are restricted and ideology is often based on nationalism and racism
How did Canadians conserve and ration during WW2?
Scrap drives, victory gardens, ration books.
Name 2 countries controlled by the Axis Powers by 1941?
Albania, Belgium, Channel Islands, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland
The name of a leader who has complete control over all aspects of government and even citizens lives
Dictator
This battle was Canada's failed invasion of France in 1942?
The Dieppe Raid
What happened on the 7th of December, 1941
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
VE Day was celebrated on May 8th 1945. What does VE Day stand for?
Victory in Europe Day
What was Hitler’s famous quick and nimble strategy (lightning war) for attacking called?
Blitzkrieg
Date of D-day
June 6th, 1944
What was the name of the neighborhoods where the Nazis required Jewish people to live during the Holocaust?
Ghettoes