One of the causes of WWII. This type of government rose to power in Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union during the 1930s.
What is totalitarianism.
100
After Canadian soldiers returned from the war they got married and had many children. For the first time in Canadian history, the population was very young.
What is the baby boom.
100
This man was the fascist dictator of Italy during WWII.
Who is Benito Mussolini.
100
One of the reasons for the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union were competing for the most powerful nuclear weapons.
What is the arms race.
100
This ended WWI but is one of the reasons for WWII.
What is the Treaty of Versailles.
200
The allies thought that if they gave Hitler a little bit of what he wanted he would be happy and stop trying to take over other countries.
What is appeasement.
200
The name given to describe Canada's love of a prime minister. He was famous because of his social life and his charming personality.
What is Trudeaumania.
200
This French-Canadian helped Mackenzie King's Liberal government's popularity in Quebec.
Who is Ernest Lapointe.
200
September 1945: the name of a young Russian man who told the Canadian government that he knew of a Soviet spy ring operating in Canada.
Who is Igor Gouzenko.
200
A tragedy where 6 000 000 Jews were killed in concentration camps.
What is the Holocaust.
300
September 10, 1939.
What is the date Canada declared war on Germany.
300
A period in the 1970s when acts of terrorism happened in Quebec. For the first time in history, the Prime Minister had to enact the War Measures Act in a time of peace.
What is the FLQ Crisis.
300
This leader had a non-aggression pact with Germany until Hitler invaded his country during Operation Barbarossa.
Who is Josef Stalin.
300
The members of this organization promised to help all other member countries when they needed it; an attack against one was an attack against all.
What is NATO.
300
ONE of the two Japanese cities where atomic bombs were dropped in 1945.
What are Hiroshima OR Nagasaki.
400
This "line" was built by France after WWI to keep Germany out; however, in May 1940 Germany easily went around it and captured France.
What is the Maginot Line.
400
This important document was included in the Canadian Constitution in 1982.
What is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
400
This group of women are celebrated for the work they did to give Canadian women the right to vote in 1918.
Who are the Famous Five.
400
The closest the world has ever come to a nuclear war. The U.S. president threatened to blow up this country if it didn't remove Soviet weapons immediately.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis.
400
In 1917 this war-time decision led to a big divide between English Canadians and French Canadians.
What is Conscription.
500
A German attack where many Canadian soldiers were killed.
What is Dieppe.
500
ONE of the two meetings where Prime Minister Brian Mulroney attempted to change the constitution.
What is Meech Lake OR Charlottetown Accord.
500
This man rose to power in Germany in the 1930s and made himself dictator for life by 1939.
Who is Hitler.
500
The United Nations is made up of these two groups.
What is a General Assembly and a Security Council.
500
1938: Britain and France agree to give Hitler a piece of Czechoslovakia hoping that he will stop invading other countries.