Battle of Britain
Who was the Prime Minister during the Battle of Britain?
Winston Churchill
What was the code name for the Dieppe Raid?
Operation Jubilee
How many people were killed in the Nanjing Massacre?
200,000-300,000 people
What three countries were part of the Tripartite Act?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What is the date of the Pearl Harbour attack?
December 7, 1941
What was the name of the American propaganda character that was inspired by Canadian Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl
Rosie the Riveter
Which henchmen was the organizer of the Holocaust?
Adolf Eichmann
When the Battle of Britain ended, where did Hitler attack next?
Russia
Was the Dieppe Raid a success?
No but it was reported as one
How long did the massacre last?
6 weeks
Which imperial power did Japan beat in war that gave it the confidence to expand its empire?
Russia
What did the US stop supplying Japan that caused Pearl Harbour?
Oil
List three jobs/roles that women held during the war that they did not before
Navy, airforce, factories, farmers
What is the name of Hitler’s wife and dog?
Eva Braun and Blondi
What was the German goal with the Battle of Britain?
To take over the air in British territory, to scare the British out of interfering with German takeover of Europe
What were some of the difficulties that the Allies faced in the Dieppe Raid?
Topography, German defences, weather conditions
What did the Chinese soldiers do during this battle?
Flee
What is Japanese Pan-Asianism?
The desire to expand the Japanese empire by taking over the rest of Asia, but also believing that it was better for the Japanese to take over other Asians than for the West to do so
What was the goal with Pearl Harbour? What was the result?
Delay American entry into the war, but it made them join immediately
What famous Canadian lived in the Japanese detention camps after Pearl Harbour?
David Suzuki
Which henchmen was Hitler’s minister of propaganda?
Joseph Goebbels
he British planes in the Battle of Britain were reliable, but were painted with a substance called aircraft dope, which contained a material that did what to the plane?
Made it flammable
Which battle saw the largest losses at the Dieppe Raid?
Blue Beach
What was the role of Robert Wilson in the Nanjing Massacre?
He was a doctor that saved lives of civilians and Chinese soldiers
In the political cartoon shown in class, how was Japan represented? How was China represented? (The one where they were standing in a circle cutting something up)
Japan was a samurai sitting AMONG the imperial powers, China was a pie being cut up between them all
Who gave the "Live on in Infamy" speech?
FDR
What was the nickname of the women who worked on farms?
Farmerettes
What was Martin Borrman’s role?
Secretary to Hitler
Did Albert Speer know about the extermination of Jewish people during the Holocaust? How do we know?
Yes, he denied it in court but we found out in a letter from 2007 after he died