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History 1201 Unit 5 World War 2
Note Review
1. When did Hitler and the Nazi gain control of Germany? 1933
2. What did Hitler blame Germany’s problems on? Treaty of Versailles, Jews, Jewish
bankers who would not fund the war
3. When did Germany invade Austria? 1938
4. What is known as the policy of avoiding war by granting an aggressive country whatever it
wants? Appeasement
5. Who made up the Allies in World War 2? Britain, France, U.S.S.R., the U.S., Canada and
other Commonwealth nations
6. Who made up the Axis powers? Germany, Italy and Japan
7. When did German armies invade Poland? September 1939
8. What did invading Poland lead to? England and France declared war on Germany
9. How long did it take for Germany to crush Poland? 4 weeks
10. What was the name given to Lightning War where Germans used tanks and bombers to
invade quickly? Blitzkrieg
11. What was the name for the Phony War when war was declared but the Allies were not
fighting yet? Sitzkrieg
12. What gave Canada complete control over its dealings with other nations and when was it
signed? Statute of Westminster, 1931
13. Who was Prime Minister of Canada at the onset of World War 2? Mackenzie King
14. When and why did Canada make a full scale war effort? 1940 with the defeat of France
15. When did Japan declare war on Britain and The USA? 1941
16. What naval base did Japan attack belonging to the USA? Pearl Harbor
17. What country did japan attack containing Canadian forces and took many prisoners of War?
Hong Kong
18. How long did the battle of Britain Last? 8 months
19. How many men, women and children lost their lives during the Battle Of Britain? 40 553
20. When Hitler could not defeat Britain where did he turn his attention? U.S.S.R.
21. What country was Hilter’s first defeat during World War 2? Britain
22. What were German submarines Known as? U-boats
23. What was the name given to the way that the German submarines would hunt vessels in the
north Atlantic? Wolf Pack
24. The area of the North Atlantic that could not be defended by airplanes was called? Black
Pit
25. Where did the money to build merchant vessels come from during World War 2? Borrowed
money from U.S. who got money from Lend-Lease Act
26. What were the benefits that the merchant sailors could not receive after the war? Pensions,
University educations, housing or land grants, small business financial aid, veterans health
care benefits.
27. After U.S. declares war on Japan why did they not choose all out war on Japan? Decided to
defeat Germany first
28. In what year did the Allies decide they were going to try to retake Europe? 1942
29. What town were Canadian troops to take on one of the first landings in Europe? Dieppe
30. How many Canadian soldiers were killed or captured during the raid on Dieppe? 2853
31. When was D-Day? June, 1944
32. What was the code name given to D-Day? Operation Overlord
33. What was the Canadian Objective During D-Day? Juno Beach
34. What did D-Day mark? The beginning of the end for Germany
35. What two countries did Canada help liberate after D-Day? Belgium and the Netherlands
36. How did the war help Canada’s economy? Unemployment vanished, people joined the
armed forces and worked in weapons and munitions factories
37. What was the result of the panic that resulted after the start of World War 2? Inflation
38. When King had a referendum on conscription what were the percentages for Quebec and the
rest of Canada? 80 % Quebec said no, 80 % rest of Canada said yes.
39. When did Canada and Japan go to war? Dec, 1941
40. What was the name of the institution that created documentaries and short films showing the
importance of Canadian civilians as part of the war effort? National Film Board
41. How many women were in the paid workforce in 1943? 1 000 000
42. How many women were doing farmwork in 1943? 800 000
43. What were the government incentives for women to go to work? Tax exemptions and
childcare facilities
44. What was the name of the book that Hitler wrote after he seized power? “Mein Kampf” My
Struggle
45. What as the name given to the mass murder of Jews by the Nazi’s in concentration camps? The
Holocaust
46. Who did Hitler believe was the master race? Aryan People
47. Who did Hitler use as the scapegoat for Germany’s World War 1 loss and the economic
depression that follows? Jews
48. When did the German forces surrender to the Allies? May 8, 1945
49. What country were Canadian given the task of Liberating? Holland
50. How many Canadians were killed or wounded trying to liberate the country in question 49?
6300
51. What two cities in Japan did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on? Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
52. What the casualty toll of the atomic bombs? Almost 500 000
53. When did the Japanese surrender? August 15, 1945
54. What countries would make up the U.N. ? US, Britain, France, Canada, the Soviet Union
and other small countries
55. When did the U. N. expand its scope to developing countries? 1951
56. When was the Munich agreement signed? 1938
57. What did the Munich agreement allow Hitler to do? Take over Czechoslovakia but stop
seizing any more land
58. What role did Mackenzie King see for Canada in World War 2? Would only send a few
soldier and not a war Canada would take a huge role in
59. What was the name of the act that gave the government of Canada special emergency powers
to mobilize all the resources in the nation to defeat the enemy? National Resources Mobilization
Act (NRMA)
60. Who was the Minister of the department of Munitions and supplies? C.D. Howe
61. What city was used for the construction of naval vessels during World War 2? Vancouver
62. What city was used for the construction of planes and bombers during World War 2? Montreal
63. What was the name of the plan to train pilots and flight personnel from all over the
commonwealth? British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
64. How many people were trained as pilots, navigators flight engineers and ground staff? 130 000
65. What was the cost of this training? $2.2 Billion
66. What was the name of the ship that came to Canada with 900 Jewish refuges that was denied
access to Canada and sent back to Germany where they likely died in concentration camps? St.
Louis