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Canadian History 1201
Unit 2 Canada 1930 - 1945
1930's:
The Great Depression
The Causes of World War II
Rise of Hitler / Nazism in Germany
Study Questions / Terms
Chapter 5: Canada in the 1930's
(pgs. 139 – 186)
Stock Market Crash Tuesday, October 29th, 1929
1. What were the underlying causes of the Great Depression?
Chapter 6: Canada & World War II
(pgs. 187 – 248)
Section 1: Lead Up To War
(Pgs 187 – 193)
Adolf Hitler
Collective Security
Diplomacy
Arbitration
Isolationism
Benito Mussolini
Boycott
Economic Sanctions
Haile Selassie
1. What was the immediate cause of World War II? What were the underlying causes?
2. What was the League of Nations? What was the main purpose of this organization?
How did it plan to carry out this purpose?
3. Why did the League of Nations have a very little chance of being successful?
4. Explain how the League of Nations failed in the following two events of the 1930's:
a) The Manchurian Crisis ( 1931 )
b) The Invasion of Abyssinia ( 1935 )
5. Why did Canada and the United States follow a policy of isolationism in the 1920's
and the 1930's?
6. How did Canada attempt to help the League of Nations in the Abyssinian dispute?
How successful was it?
7. Who were the Axis Powers of World War II? Who were the Allied Powers?
Section 2: Causes of the War
( pgs. 194 – 201 )
Neutral
Civil War
Mackenzie – Papineau Battalion
Annexed
Appeasement
Neville Chamberlain
Munich Pact
Non Aggression Pact
Blitzkrieg
Anti – Semitism
Third Reich
Scapegoats
Ghettos
Totalitarian Rule
Extermination
Genocide
Holocaust
1. What were some of the causes of the Spanish Civil War ( 1936 – 1939 )?
2. How were Canadians involved in the Spanish Civil War? How did Adolf Hitler view
Britain's and France's stance on the civil war?
3. The idea German expansionism was very evident in the 1930's. Explain Hitler's
policies of “ lebensraum “ and “ anschluss”. How were these policies carried out in
the 1930's?
4. What was the policy of appeasement followed by Neville Chamberlain in the 1930's?
Why was it followed?
5. How did the Canadian Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King , react to this
policy?
6. What are some of the ideas followed by fascism?
7. Why did Hitler single out the Jews in Germany as a problem in the 1920's and 1930's?
What were some of the “ anti – Semitic “ tactics that he employed to gain exert control
over them?
1939 – 1945 World War II
Canadian Battles: The Atlantic, Hong Kong, Dieppe, Ortona,
Juno Beach, Liberation of Holland
Tragedies of War: The Holocaust / Treatment of Japanese POW's
Targeting Civilians
Canada on the Homefront: Treatment of Japanese Canadians
Role of Women
Conscription Crisis
Compulsory Service
Battle of Stalingrad
Section 3: The War in Europe
( pgs. 202 – 211 )
Cryptologists
Nazi – Soviet Pact
Franklin Roosevelt
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Overlord
1. Even though Canada was not obligated to enter World War II at the same time Great
Britain did, why did Canada enter the war on September 10th , 1939?
2. Provide examples of how some of the new technologies of World War II did not result
in trench warfare as it had done in the first World War?
3. Why was Canada ill – equipped to enter World War II? How did it get the “ breathing
space “ to get ready?
4. Explain the war in Western Europe from April 1940 – 1942.
5. Prior to 1942, what did Canadian Soldiers mainly do in Great Britain?
6. Why did Hitler break the Soviet – German non aggression pact in 1942? What were
the consequences of this action?
7. How did the United States become involved in World War II?
8. Explain Canada's role in the Dieppe Raid on August 19th, 1942? Was it successful?
9. What was Canada's role in the Italian Campaign? What happened at the Battle of
Ortona?
10.Explain the D – Day Invasion. Why was Canada's role in this invasion?
11.What role did Canada play in the Liberation of the Netherlands ?
Section 4: Canadian Involvement around the World
( pgs. 212 – 220 )
The Caribou
Wolfpacks Camp X
1. Besides Western Europe, name three other places where Canadian Soldiers served
during World War II.
2. Canada’s first action in WWII was in the Battle of Hong Kong? Explain Canada's role
in this affair.
3. What was Canada's role in the “ War at Sea “ ? How successful was Canada's role?
4. Explain the “ convoy system “ and Canada's role in it.
5. What was Canada's role in the air? How successful was it?
Section 5: An Expanding Role For Woman
( pgs. 221 – 226 )
1. Explain how the role of women differed from World War I to World War II.
2. What important role did Canadian women play at the home front during World War
II?
Compulsory Arbitration
Internment Camps
Section 6: The War At Home
( pgs. 227 – 234 )
Lend Lease Act
Plebiscite
Enemy Aliens
Refugees
1. How did Canada commit to a “ total “ war effort during World War II?
2. How did the Canadian Government employ propaganda during World War II? Why
was it used?
3. What did Mackenzie King promise in the 1939 election? Explain how the
Conscription Crisis once again between the French and English in Canada in World
War II? How was it resolved?
4. Explain the role and the treatment of the following minorities in Canada during World
War II. a) Black Canadians b) Native Canadians
c) Jewish People
5. One of the most embarrassing points in Canadian History is the treatment of Japanese
Canadians by the Canadian Government. Why did the Canadian Government single
out the Japanese in Canada for discriminatory treatment? How did Canada carry out
this treatment and how did it finally end?
Section 7: The Legacy of War
( pgs 241 – 248 )
Hiroshima & Nagasaki Patriotism Cold War
Middle Power
1. What was the “ high price “ that Canadians paid in World War II?
2. What were some of the “ human costs “ of the war in other countries?
How was Canada viewed on the international scene after World War?
Canadian History 1201
Canada & World War II ( 1939 – 1945 )
Complete the follow chart as it pertains the years leading to World War II
Year
1931
Major Events
1932
1933
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Complete the following chart as it pertains
Canadian Involvement in the years of World War II
Year
1940
Major Events
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Complete the following chart as it pertains
to the major non – Canadian events in the years of World War II
Year
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Major Events
Canadian History 1201
Canada & WWII
Battle
Battle of
The Atlantic
1940 – 1945
Battle of Britain
July –Sept
1940
Battle of
Hong Kong
December
1941
What happened
Role of Canadians
Key Words
Raid on Dieppe
Aug.1942
Battle of Ortona
Dec. 1943
D- Day
Juno Beach
June,1944
Liberation of
Europe
( The
Netherlands)
1944-1945