Alternate Perspectives
On the Home Front
Military Roles
Success & Defeat
100

Why was it difficult to get a job or housing in Canada during WWII if you had German, Italian, or Japanese heritage? 

"Connection to the axis" 

100

Who filled the roles left by conscription in Canadian workforce?

Women

100

What was the name of the women's military division that provided medical care to soldiers during battle?

Nursing Sisters

100

What mode of transportation did Canada manufacture in large quantities for the allied military during WWII?

Airplanes (Hawker Hurricanes) and/or navy ships (Destroyers) 

200

What other historic event was happening in Canada at the same time as WWII that meant Indigenous contributions were often unrecognized?

Residential School System

200

Name an area of Canadian industry that experienced a huge boom during WWII

Shipbuilding, airplanes, ammunitions, fabric, grain production 

200

What was the name of the Indigenous group of soldiers who sent secret messages across enemy lines during WWII?

Cree Code Talkers
200

What two unexpected landforms led to the Canadian Army's defeat during the raid of Dieppe?

Pebbly Beaches and steep cliffs 

300

Why were low-income women often not able to take the new employment opportunities the arose during WWII?

Lack of education, child care expenses
300

Canada supplied most of Britain's ______ during WWII

Grain/Food supplies

300

In what division of the military did women work both in traditional housekeeping and in roles responsible for navigation and code breaking? 

Women's Canadian Army Corps (WCAW)

300

Where in Canada was the Navy directly attacked by U-Boats during WWII?

The Gulf of Saint Lawrence 

400

What major event happened before WWII that contributed to limiting Jewish immigration in Canada?

The Christie Pits Riot

400
What new medical invention was created by Canadian doctors and nurses during WWII?

Blood donations

400

Why was the parachute battalion important to Canada's success at Juno Beach?

Placed Canadian troops farther beyond enemy lines 
400

What was the name for the area of the Atlantic ocean where the majority of large scale attacks happened during the Battle of the Atlantic?

The Black Pit (middle of the Atlantic ocean)

500

In what military division did skilled women train men for a job they were not allowed to do themselves?

RCAF (Air Force Pilots) 

500

What were two common messages citizens may see shared in propaganda posters during WWII?

Buy war bonds, join the military, stay hopeful, join the workforce 
500

What was the name of the Canadian navy division that shipped supplies across the Atlantic ocean?

The Merchant Navy

500

During the Battle of Normandy, what were the two ways the Allies tricked the Axis into thinking the attack was happening elsewhere?

Spreading false information and using a "dummy" army

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