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Socials 11 – Chapter 5 Questions
1. List the ways in which Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler each made his country a totalitarian
dictatorship.
2. How did the Nazis try to accomplish their goal of a “master race” in Europe?
3. What was Canada’s involvement in the Spanish Civil War?
4. Explain why appeasement was used by Britain and France toward Germany.
5. Why was the non-aggression pact important to both Germany and the U.S.S.R.?
6. Why was the League of Nations unable to stop the aggression of Japan and Italy? How did this
failure encourage Hitler?
7. What reasons were given for Canada’s admitting so few Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in
Europe? Do you think that official reasons were the real reasons? Explain.
8. Explain why German forces needed to invade Britain if they were to hold Western Europe. What
efforts did they make to do this?
9. How did Canada contribute to the Allied victory in the Battle of Britain?
10. What strategic benefit was there to controlling the Mediterranean? Why would the Axis have
needed to control this area?
11. Do you think it was an error on Germany’s part to invade the U.S.S.R.? Explain. Using the
information about each of the major battles in this section, explain the strategic advantages
of the Axis forces as well as how these eventually led to the major turning point that occurred in
Stalingrad.
12. Why did the Japanese attack the U.S. navy at Pearl Harbor? How did this attack change the
course of the war?
13. Why was the Dieppe Raid unsuccessful? Do you think it was a disaster or a learning experience?
Support your opinion.
14. What was D-Day? Why was it necessary? In what ways did the D-Day invasion differ from the
raid on Dieppe? What role did Canadian troops play in both of these invasions?
15. What three initiatives did the Canadian government undertake to prevent inflation and pay for
the war? How successful were these initiatives?
16. How did the war end the Depression?
Critical Thinking Chapter 5
PART ONE – NEW WORLD ORDER
To get full marks, each response must be at least 2 sentences long!
1. GERMANY 1937
- Why did so many people attend a rally to see Hitler?
2. BRITAIN 1937
- “We responded to the atmosphere of the crowd – the cheering and all. I felt a defiant pride
and thrill belonging to the Empire…it seems so dangerous all of this.” Why do you think this would be
dangerous?
3. GERMANY 1939
- Why do you think the Germans targeted the Jews?
4. SOVIET UNION 1939
- What was the reality of Soviet life?
5. GERMANY 1939
- Germany attacks Poland on September 1st, 1939 and it was captured 3 weeks later. What made
the German army superior?
6. FRANCE 1940
- Why were the French citizens afraid of the Germans? What did they have to do? In a similar
situation, how would you react?
7. LONDON 1940
- Explain the resolve Londoners were feeling after the months of German bombing. Why would
they want to be nowhere else BUT in London?
8. GERMANY 1941
- Operation Barbarossa (attacking Russia) was a war of “extermination”. Over 3 million Soviet
soldiers were capture and 600,000 killed. In the minds of the Germans, what made the killing of
prisoners permissible?
PART TWO – TOTAL WAR
To get full marks, each response must be at least 2 sentences long!
1. PEARL HARBOR 1941
- What happened to the Japanese in America? Was it fair?
2. WORKING WOMEN
- What kind of jobs did they have?
3. BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
- What was fearful about being a sailor?
4. GERMAN OCCUPIED SOVIET UNION
- Martial Law decreed that you could not be in the streets after 6pm. What was the purpose of
Martial Law?
5. GERMAN OCCUPIED YUGOSLAVIA (VERY GRAPHIC – FAST FORWARD AND SKIP IF YOU PREFER)
- What did public executions due to those still alive and living in Yugoslavia?
6. GERMAN OCCUPIED POLAND
- What was life like in the Jewish Ghettos especially for children?
7. STALINGRAD 1943
- Why was Stalingrad the symbolic turning point of the war?
8. HAMBURG, GERMANY 1943
- What was the purpose of the massive bombing raids?
9. PACIFIC 1944
- Why were there so few prisoners of war in the Battle of the Pacific?
PART THREE – TRIUMPH AND DESPAIR
To get full marks, each response must be at least 2 sentences long!
1. SOUTH ENGLAND, 1944
-250,000 troops died or were wounded on June 6, 1944. Was it worth it?
2. NORMANDY, 1944
-90,000 German soldiers were captured in the first month. What thoughts do you think went
through their minds as they were taken as prisoners?
3. SOUTH OF FRANCE, 1944
-Why would some French fighters, fight against the Allies (the USA) who were trying to liberate
and free their country of the Germans?
4. GERMANY, 1944
-All that was left of the Germany army was old men and boys. Why did this happen?
5. GERMANY, 1945
- The USA was moving 50 miles a day in Germany. Why do you think there was so little
opposition?
- Why did the news of President Roosevelt’s death shock the troops?
6. BUCHENWALD, 1945
- The citizens of Buchenwald said they were blameless for the massacre at the concentration
camp. Were they? Why or why not?
7. DACHAU, 1945
- “They told us to hate. Hate saps the spirit. Hate corrodes the capacity to love – anyone who
hates that much cannot properly love again.” What does this quote from a German soldier mean?
8. BERLIN, 1945
- After taking Berlin, the Russians had 3 days to do whatever they wanted in Berlin. They were
told “The city is yours”. This meant they could take what they wanted including over 100,000 reported
cases of rape. Was this fair?
9. OKINAWA, 1945
-After several days in Okinawa with no opposition, Japan unleashed “Kamikaze” – suicide pilots.
Over 2000 Japanese pilots kill themselves. Why did they do it?
-Japanese citizens in Okinawa are left starving after the soldiers take all their food and then
Japanese commanders encouraged mass-suicide and gave everyone a hand grenade. Many citizens
didn’t know how to use the grenades so found other ways to kill themselves. Why do you think the
Japanese citizens would do this and not just surrender?
10. HIROSHIMA, 1945
-The Atom bomb killed thousands, destroyed and leveled the entire city and badly burned those
that survived. Why did the Americans drop an atomic bomb? Is the bomb too destructive?
-Was the use of nuclear weapons justified?
11. NEW YORK, 1945
-The war is over. Victory in Japan! A man says, “The first day of peace reminds me of the first
day of war”. What does he mean?
12. CONCLUSION
- As a result of the war, there were now 30 million refugees and 55 million lives lost. In a
paragraph (5 sentences), what have you learned about war?
Document Analysis Chapter 5
Document I
1. What issue is illustrated in this cartoon?
2. What stance is the figure in the cartoon taking?
3. What is the likely outcome of this attitude, in the cartoonist’s opinion? (3 marks)
Document II
Dieppe, 1942
Juno Beach, June 6, 1944
1. Contrast these two amphibious assaults by Canadian troops. (4 marks)
2. Why are some men carrying bicycles? (Note: Teachers may consider this a bonus question.)
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Document III
Admiral William Leahy, advisor to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman
Col. Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
1. Based on these quotations and other information you have learned, what were the justifications used
for the atomic bombing of Japan? (5 marks)
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Document IV
1. The greatest increase in GNP took place between which two years?
2. The smallest increase in GNP took place between which two years?
3. Provide reasons why the increase between 1944 and 1945 would be so small. (3 marks).