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World War 2
Review #1
Causes of
WW2
Canada
and
immigrants
Canada the
home front
War
overseas
Misc. War
Head lines,
people,
agreements
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Name the German, Italy
and Japanese alliance
Ans: Rome, Berlin Tokyo axis
What is Fascism
Ans: Belief that humans have value in so far as they
serve the needs of the state, all aspects of life controlled
by government
How did the allies
appease Hitler leading up
to war
Ans giving into his demands (Czechoslovakia ) and
ignoring violations of the treaty of Versailles
Why did the League of
Nations fail?
When countries violated other nations there was no
actual consequence. The major powers USA and Russia
did not participate
What was splendid
isolationism and how did it
lead to war
Largely the USA not wanting to participate in international
relations in Europe. No big brother to protect smaller
European nations.
How did the depression
lead to war
1.
2.
Fringe parties with extreme ideas were voted in in hopes
of breaking the depression.
People were so focused on survival they did not want to
engage in out side issues
What was the reason for
war in the pacific
Japan needed to secure resources for there developing
economy, the USA had treaties which prevented japan
form trading with many of the nations in asia
World war 2 officially
started on this day
3 September 1939
When did Canada enter
WW2 and what was the
significance
10 Sept 1939, 7 days after Britain declared war thus
showing our independence
The USA was pulled in to
WW2 as a result of this
event on this day
Attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec 7 1941
What was the SS St Louis
incident?
Jews trying to immigrate first to Cuba, then USA and finally
Canada were denied entry and sent back to Germany. Canada
had the greatest restrictive immigration policies to wars Jews
then any other allied nation
Treatment of Jewish
people in Canada
They were discriminated against, hiring restriction, forbidden to
join certain clubs or buy property with in some developments.
There was a high level of anti-Semitism in Canada
In the early years of the war
with concern over the potential
of threat from Japan both the
military and RCMP conducted
studies which showed
Japanese Canadians living in British Columbia posed no
threat to Canada and were considered to be very loyal
The Canadian government
interned Japanese Canadians
because of this event
Ans; Attack on pearl harbor
While interned what happened
to the property of Japanese
Canadians
Ans; Sold to pay for their internment under the
Custodians of aliens act for a ¼ of its actual value
At wars end what
happened to Japanese
Canadians
Ans: either deported, to Japan, under an order in council
or forced to find a new home away from costal BC
What was the holocaust
The systematic degradation and eventual death of
Jewish people by the Nazis (6 million)
What was the “Final
Solution”
Ans: Planed extermination of Jewish people in occupied
europe
Groups classed as
contentious objectors
during the war
Mennonites, Hutterites, and Doukhobors
Canada continued to
follow this principle with
regards to immigration
Fundamental Character
While no cheering crowds of
WW1, why did many
Canadians sign up for war?
Ans: Escape the burden of the depression
Using everything possible
for the war effort
Ans: Total war
Drafting women at home
to work in the war effort
Ans: National Selective Service Act
Suppose to be Canada’s
main contribution to the
war effort
Ans: British Common Wealth Air Training Plan
Reduce, reuse and recycle is
our modern quote to conserve,
what was the quote in WW2
Ans: use it up, wear it out, make it do or do with out
This organization froze wages
and regulated food and
commodities during WW2
Ans: War time prices and trade board preventing
profiteering
What was the 1942
plebiscite about?
Ans: Canadians letting king out of his promise of no
conscription for over seas
How did King confuse
Canadians on conscription
Ans: No Clear view, conscription if necessary but not
necessarily conscription. Then conscription for home
defence but not overseas
Who were the “Zombies”
Ans: Men drafted under the national resources
mobilization act for home defence only
Military Groups that
Canadian women served
in
Ans: CWAAF, CWAC, WRENS and Canadian medical
corps
What did the NAZI Soviet
pact or treaty of nonaggression do?
Ans divided Poland between Russia and Germany while
ensuring peace between them
December 8th 1941
Japanese soldiers
engaged Canadians here
Ans: Hong Kong
How were prisoners
treated by the Japanese
Ans: very poorly, forced marches labor, execution,
minimum food, and ridicule
What was the purpose of
Dieppe, give one
Ans: a. to see if port in France could be taken.
b. to relieve pressure on the Russians.
c. to try and get the enigma code machine
Why did Dieppe fail
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Change in tactics
Lack of air support
Delayed one month
Landing in daylight
Poor communication equipment
What military technique
did the Canadians pioneer
at Ortona
Ans: Mouse holing
What countries did
Canada successfully
invade in ww2
Ans; Italy, France and Holland
What day did operation
overlord take place on
and Canada's assignment
Ans: 6 june 1944 and Juno beach
How did Canada fair on
D- Day
Ans Pushed further than any other force
After landing Canada’s
main goal on continental
Europe was
The Liberation of the Netherlands
Canada protected the
convoys of the Atlantic
with this type of ship
Ans: Corvette
Using sound waves
underwater to find
obstructions or the enemy
Ans: Sonar
Main risk to allied
shipping came from
Ans: Wolf Packs or U-Boats
Canada’s role in the
atomic bomb
Ans; Provide uranium, working environment (labs) and
scientist. Canadian aboriginals who mined the uranium
suffered immensely (no protection)
Give thee reasons to drop
the bomb
Ans: Show we had it, justify the cost, save soldiers lives,
end the war before Russia could enter
Name of the bombs and
where they were
detonated
Ans, Little boy Hiroshima, and fat man Nagasaki
VE and VJ Day
May 8th 1945
Aug 14th 1945
NAZI stands for
Ans: National socialist German workers party
Why was Canada militarily
unprepared to participate at the
start of World War Two
The Canadian government misjudged the fascist threat in
Europe
“With the aid of radar and the addition of a
small number of Canadian fighter pilots,
there is little argument that this was a
success for the Allied forces” To what
battle does this statement refer?
Britain
KING RETURNS HOME
FROM OVERSEAS
MEETING “I‘m convinced his
goal is world peace”
Adolf Hitler
“CANADA’S FIRST
EUROPEAN BATTLE ENDS
IN DISASTER! Over 2800
killed or captured in raid”
Dieppe
example of rationing
during WW2
obtaining staple goods through the exchange of coupons
Which group of Canadian
veterans was denied access
to these benefits at the end
of WW2
Canadian Merchant Navy
“Never in Canadian history had the
Government controlled the lives of so
many and changed the lives of Canadians
so much and so swiftly as during World
War Two”.
the mobilization of Canada’s entire economy behind the
war effort
Canadian put in charge of
building the Hurricane and
Hellfire fighters
Elsie MacGill
suspension of civil liberties
in times of national
emergency
War Measures Act
Agreement that meant
Canada and USA would
defend one another if ever
attacked
Ogdesburg Agreement
Allowed Britain to receive
war goods from the
United States
Ans: Lend Lese act
Agreement for the USA to
buy Canadian raw
Materials
Hyde park declaration