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The Start of WWII
Conscription
Home Front
Totalitarians
The End of WWII
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The start of WW2.
When was 1939?
100
Says "not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary".
Who was Mackenzie King?
100
Everyone contributes to the war effort and the entire resources of the nation is mobilized for war.
What is total war?
100
Name five totalitarian countries
What were Germany, Italy, Soviet Union, Japan and Spain?
100
When did WWII end?
What is 1945?
200
The length of Canada's delay in entering the war.
How long was a week?
200
Which province voted for no conscription?
What is Quebec?
200
Popular nickname for women who joined war industries.
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
200
Labour camps Stalin established in Siberia.
What are Gulags?
200
Who dropped the atomic bomb?
Who is U.S.?
300
Why the League of Nations was ineffective.
What was because they didn't have a strong enough military force to enforce their policies?
300
What does NRMA stand for?
What is National Resources Mobilization Act?
300
Limited the amounts of certain goods Canadians were allowed per week.
What was rationing?
300
Who was the Furher?
Who was Hitler?
300
What ended WWII?
What is the Japanese realizing that they could not withstand the awesome power of the new U.S. weapons?
400
The invasion(s) that didn't contribute to the beginning of the war. (more than 1 possible answer)
What was Japan invading Hong Kong/Germany invading Russia?
400
Define NRMA?
What is an act passed in 1940 enabling the government to do whatever was necessary for the war effort; it was amended in 1942 to allow conscription?
400
The war produced this and improved the economy
What were more jobs?
400
Gangs of fascists who intimidated their opponents by attacking communists and socialists.
What were blackshirts?
400
What was the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb?
What is the "Enola Gay"
500
The French port the Allies were forced to evacuate at the beginning of the war.
Where is Dunkirk?
500
How many conscription were sent to Europe?
What is 12,908?
500
Canada hosted and ran this for the Allies (it also contributed to the autonomy).
What was the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan?
500
The invasion of the Soviet Union was called
What is operation of Barbarossa?
500
How may Canadians died at the end of WWII?
What is 8.5 million?