You Should Know This
Canada was involved in the creation of the Atomic Bomb. What was the name of this project?
Manhattan Project
Fascism as a government system was created by the leader of this country.
Italy (Mussolini)
This woman had a son who was an artist, author, and military veteran
Hitler's mom
The Allies had to cross this body of water in both D-Day and the Battle of Dieppe.
English Channel
"The Night of Broken Glass" where Jewish shops and synagogues were looted and burned
Kristallnacht
What was the name of our beach on D-Day?
Juno Beach
What are the names of all the Allied beaches on D-Day?
Utah, Sword, Gold, Omaha, Juno
He was the communist leader that was responsible for killed over 16 million of his own people.
Stalin
Canadian corvettes would travel up this river to escort supply ships to Great Britain
St. Lawrence River
The term given to the mass gassing and extermination of Jews near the end of the war
Final Solution
Our Prime Minister during WWII.
WL MacKenzie King
Japan bombed Pearl Harbour so they could control oil reserves in this body of water.
Pacific Ocean
This guy smoked a cigar and watched London burn during the Blitz
Sir Winston Churchill
Which country did the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact directly concern?
Poland
Jews were brought to concentration camps in these
Cattle cars (trains)
Canada's main battleships used in WWII were called what?
Corvette
What caused Japanese Canadians to be targeted by the Canadian government?
Attack on Pearl Harbour
This US President declared that "June 7, 1941....a date that will live in infamy"
FDR - Roosevelt
This country, directly south of Germany, was Hitler's first country he invaded
Austria
This is where Jews were moved to to segregate them from everyone else in the early stages of the H
Ghettos
How many days did it take for Canada to declare war against Germany after Great Britain did?
7
What was a major fundraising effort the Canadian government undertook to afford the war?
Victory Bonds
This was the leader that promised "Peace in our Time" after the Munich Agreement
Neville Chamberlain
This country was invaded by the Allies on D-Day?
France
The worst extermination camp where over 1 million Jews were murdered
Auschwitz