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Holocaust
100
Who was Canada's Prime Minister during WWII?
William Lyon Mackenzie King
100
Germany, Japan, and Italy were known as what?
The Axis Powers
100
This was a battle in which Germany was attempting to sink merchant ships to Britain.
Battle of the Atlantic
100
True or False? Japan and Germany surrendered together.
FALSE
100
What is Holocaust translated from Hebrew to english?
Burnt Sacrifice
200
What was the name of the document that let Canada decide whether or not they joined the war?
The Statute of Westminster
200
This means "lightning war".
Blitzkrieg
200
What were German submarines called?
U-boats
200
What province joined Canada after/as a result of WWII?
Newfoundland
200
What term do Jews prefer to use instead of Holocaust? What does it mean?
Churban- Destruction
300
What was the name of the treaty signed in WWI that was a major cause of WWII?
The Treaty of Versailles
300
The attack on this naval base brought USA into the war.
Pearl Harbour
300
What was the name of the technique used by the USA in the Pacific?
Island Hopping
300
What was name of the first city that experienced an atomic bomb.
Hiroshima
300
What was the name of laws in Germany that discriminated against Jews?
Nuremburg Laws
400
What was the first part of the war called...because nothing really happened?
The Phony War
400
The code name for Germany's attack on the Soviet Union.
Operation Barbarossa
400
What was the code name for the invasion of Normandy
Operation Overlord
400
What was the name given to the first atomic bomb dropped?
Little Boy
400
What name is given to the 9/10 of November, 1938 that persecuted Jews?
Kristallnacht or "Crystal Night"
500
What was the name of the line of defense at Frances border to prevent Germany from attacking?
Maginot Line
500
Famous raid where Canada suffered many casualties.
Dieppe
500
What was the name of the section of beach that Canada was designated to on D-Day?
Juno Beach
500
What was the name of the second city bombed with an atomic bomb?
Nagasaki
500
What chemical was used in the gas chambers during the final solution?
Zyclon B