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Air/Navy
Dieppe/Italy
Indigenous Soldiers/Canadian Women
PR WWII/Liberation Efforts
Injustices WWII
100

What does RCAF stand for?

Royal Canadian Air Force
100

What country is Dieppe located in?

France

100

Approximately how many Indigenous soldiers enlisted in the Canadian army?

3000

100

Which international event resulted in the US Military asking the Canadian government permission to build a sub-port in Prince Rupert?

Pearl Harbour

100

Which two parts of the Canadian military were Indigenous Soldiers not allowed to join at first?

RCN and RCAF

200

List one fact about the RCAF

grew quickly

250 000 Canadians joined

high casualty rates

various answers

200

Describe what warfare was like in Italy

street by street, house by house
200
Name one example of infrastructure built in Prince Rupert during WWII that is still in use today.

The highway

Wartime housing

Curling rink

Seaplane hanger

200

What was Canada's stance on Jewish immigration before WWII?

The government did not allow it

Turned away the St. Louis

300

What was the Canadian navy mainly helping with during WWII? (two things)

movement of food and military supplies from Canada

300
What were the conditions like in Italy?

rugged terrain

muddy

cold

rainy

horrible conditions similar to WWI

300

What is the acronym for Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service?

WRNS

300

What was built in the Prince Rupert harbour to protect from Submarines?

Anti-Submarine Net

300

Describe a divisive issue the RCAF was involved with in Germany. 

Bombing of Hamburg at night

Death of civilians

400

What were groups of German u-boats called?

Wolf Packs

400
Describe what happened to Canadian soldiers in Ortona Italy. 

They fought for a month

1372 soldiers died

horrible conditions

400

What types of jobs were women doing during WWII.

Wireless operators

coders

drivers

nurses

working in factories


400
List three facts about Canadian liberation efforts in the Netherlands during WWII and the connection to present day. 

-driving out Nazi troops

-bringing food

-long lasting connections

400

When Indigenous soldiers came from WWII home list one injustice they experienced.

They did not receive equal benefits

They came home to societal racism

500

What was the name of the small warships built for the Canadian navy?

Corvettes

500

Name two things that went wrong in Dieppe.

Ship carrying Canadian soldiers met a small German convoy.

Canadians did not go ashore until daylight

Communication between sea and land was poor

troops became trapped on beaches

500

What did Indigenous groups start to organize upon coming home from the war.

Indigenous political organizations
500

What was the name of the spot where the US Army built an military base in Prince Rupert?

Acropolis Hill

500

What sort of injustices did Japanese Canadians experience during WWII?

List three

Racism

Internment Camps

Belongings confiscated

Belongings sold

Relocated to Japan

Relocated to other parts of Canada